I was told by a reader since I like imaginative and escapist fiction I should read Jack Vance. I had heard of Vance's name over the years but never had an inclination to read any of his work. I did internet research about the author and found out he has been an...
Book Review 114: To Open The Sky by Robert Silverberg
by MHill | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews, Robert Silverberg 1967-1976
Can human beings live forever? Of course, we all know the answer to that question. One death per person. However, science fiction has tackled the immortality theme throughout its history as a genre and Robert Silverberg addresses it in several of his books during...
Book Review 108: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
by MHill | Jun 4, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
Reading and reviewing a very popular novel like The Name of the Wind has made me examine why do I read fiction? Is it to escape the humdrum and monotony of my everyday life? Is it to learn about someone who is different from my background and can cause me to become...
Book Review 102: Messenger by K.M. Tremills
by MHill | Mar 16, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews
One thing, I enjoy about doing reviews is that I get to discover new authors. Taking a chance with a new author has been one of the easiest risks that a reviewer can ever make. I recently came across Messenger by K.M. Tremills. Tremills is an author that I have made...
Book Review 101: Meji Book One by Milton Davis
by MHill | Mar 2, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews
I was asked to read and review two books for Black History Month and here's the review of the first book. It is Meji Book One by Milton Davis. Meji Book One is an epic fantasy in the style of Conan or Tarzan in an African inspired setting. It was a...
Book Review 99: Trader by Charles de Lint
by MHill | Jan 13, 2017 | 2016 Book Reviews, Charles De Lint, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Newford, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes the best books are not the ones you get the most amazing reading experience from. But, the ones that touch you at the right time or season in your life. Trader by Charles de Lint fits that description. "I'll tell you about art. Do the best job you possibly...
Transformation Toward Destiny by Marion Hill
by MHill | Oct 25, 2016 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Transformation Toward Destiny is out now!!! Get your copy at these retailers: Kobo Apple iTunes Barnes & Noble Nook Amazon Kindle Paperback
Book Review 92: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
by MHill | Oct 2, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorite Duologies, Octavia Butler
There has not been a novel that caused such discomfort, challenge my assumptions, or made me defensive while reading like Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler. It is the sequel to Parable of the Sower and continues Lauren Olamina's quest to create a new religion,...
Book Review 91: Masterminds by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by MHill | Aug 30, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Retrieval Artist Series
Masterminds is the eighth and final book of the Anniversary Day Saga in the Retrieval Artist Series by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. All the threads of the previous seven books in the saga finally comes together as we find out who is the mastermind behind the Anniversary...
Book Review 90: Starbase Human by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by MHill | Aug 21, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Retrieval Artist Series
Can an old and dilapidated starbase be the key to solving the Moon's Anniversary Day Bombings and it's survival? Starbase Human, the seventh book in the Anniversary Day Saga of the Retrieval Artist Series, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch attempted to answer that question....