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Alexander rated Bull Moon Rising: 3 stars

Ruby Dixon: Bull Moon Rising (Hardcover, 2024, Ace)

Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon (Royal Artifactural Guild, #1)

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an …

Alexander rated Shield of Sparrows: 3 stars

Devney Perry: Shield of Sparrows (Hardcover, Entangled: Red Tower Books)

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their …

Alexander rated Love in the Ruins: 4 stars

Walker Percy: Love in the Ruins (1999, Picador USA)

Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy

Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to …

Alexander rated A Drop of Corruption: 5 stars

Robert Jackson Bennett: A Drop of Corruption (2025, Del Rey)

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of …

Alexander rated Piranesi: 3 stars

Susanna Clarke: Piranesi (Paperback, 2021, Bloomsbury Publishing)

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set …

Alexander rated The Honjin Murders: 4 stars

Seishi Yokomizo: The Honjin Murders (Paperback, 2020, Pushkin Vertigo)

The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo (Kindaichi Kosuke)

In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …

Alexander rated Paladin's Strength: 4 stars

T. Kingfisher: Paladin's Strength (Hardcover, 2021, Argyll Productions)

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher (The Saint of Steel, #2)

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive …

Alexander rated Sueurs Froides: 4 stars

Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac: Sueurs Froides (Paperback, French language, 1999, Editions Flammarion)

Sueurs Froides by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac

Alexander rated Wasteland: 3 stars

W. Scott Poole, W. Scott Poole: Wasteland (Paperback, 2018, Counterpoint)

Wasteland by W. Scott Poole, W. Scott Poole

Alexander reviewed The Shores of Space by Richard Matheson

review The Shores of Space

3 stars

as often in collections of short stories it is a mixed bag. my three favourites - "being", was reminded of Stephen King - "the test", a really effective dystopian vignette (honorable mention "trespass", a greater than expected pulp story) - "the last day", a reflection about world's end

Alexander rated Death of the Author: 5 stars

Nnedi Okorafor: Death of the Author (Hardcover, 2025, HarperCollins Publishers)

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

The future of storytelling is here.

Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in …

Alexander rated Inventing the Renaissance: 3 stars

Ada Palmer (duplicate): Inventing the Renaissance (Hardcover, 2025, Head of Zeus)

Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (duplicate)

The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages …

Alexander rated Rocky Beach: 4 stars

Christopher Tauber: Rocky Beach (Hardcover, Franckh-Kosmos)

Rocky Beach by Christopher Tauber

Alexander reviewed Die Doppelte Nacht by Carlo Levi

Carlo Levi, Bernd Roeck, Martin Hallmannsecker: Die Doppelte Nacht (Hardcover, German language, 2024, C.H. Beck)

review of Die doppelte Nacht

2 stars

i have to admit, i expected something like a travel journal and got some kind of a novel. a difficult spot: the meetings and observations in germany in 1958 were interesting, but maybe 'invented'. and the author's reflections about the nature of 'the german', riddled with a reference-game, were rather artificial and old fashioned.

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