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  • The ice dragon by Martin, George R. R.
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Great short with gorgeous illustrations, but slightly deceptive when marketed as new (its a 'new edition') since this was actually written back when Carter was President.

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  • The hedge knight : the graphic novel by Martin, George R. R.
    ★★★★☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Even a simple genealogy would have been an asset.

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  • The lost fleet : Beyond the frontier : Leviathan by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    If it is the end of the series, it is a conclusive one.

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  • The lost stars : imperfect sword by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Even more action packed and tense than previous installments.

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  • The lost stars : tarnished knight by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    An offshoot of his Lost Fleet novels, with this first in a new series Campbell takes his now-familiar universe and explores it from a new angle. By focusing on the heretofore antagonists, he humanizes what were up to this point a fairly monolithic and cartoonish enemy force. There is quite clearly a different tone with this volume as well, which also offers a nice change of pace. Where the Black Jack books have mainly focused on concepts of Leadership and responsibility, this new series has taken a more morally ambiguous focus on questions of trust. I'm looking forward to future installments to Campbell's rapidly expanding catalog.

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  • The lost fleet : beyond the frontier : dreadnaught by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Military SciFi with a moral edge, interspersing carefully crafted, mind bending 3-D warfare with philosophical discourses on the nature of duty and leadership. Jack Campbell has once again written a page-turning masterpiece that will leave you itching for the next installment.

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  • Victorious by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    A fitting conclusion to the series. Like with his other two sets of novels (published as John Hemry) this one leaves room for an expansion of the universe without demanding a sequel or feeling incomplete.

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  • Relentless by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    A satisfying installment of an ongoing saga. Campbell tells a self-contained story while moving along an overall plot-line - something far to few other authors are capable of doing well.

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  • Beyond the frontier : steadfast by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    A worthy continuation of an ongoing series.

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  • Beyond the Frontier : guardian by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Everything good sci-fi should be - smart, exciting and funny.

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  • The lost stars : perilous shield by Campbell, Jack
    ★★★★☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Good right up until the final 20 pages when it went off the rails, out of the realm of military sci-fi and into the purview of daytime soap opera.

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  • Blue Beetle. by Bedard, Tony.
    ★☆☆☆☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

    So halfway through the book the series reboots? and throws the title character into space? After an apparent crossover with O.M.A.C. that was never mentioned before or since? Ad where the subtitle "blue diamond" comes from I still don't know?

    All these and more are questions that will never be answered if you bother to read this (mercifully canceled) crap.

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  • Batwing. by Palmiotti, Jimmy.
    ★★★☆☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

    Genius MMA fighter related to the CEO is only slightly less ridiculous but vastly preferable to crusading policeman on a corrupt continent.

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  • Batwing. by Nicieza, Fabian.
    ★☆☆☆☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

    Entering the same death spiral that killed off Hawkman as a solo title.
     

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  • America's boardwalks : from Coney Island to California by Lilliefors, Jim,
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: History

    More than just the Jersey shore...a historic account of the growth (and sometimes death) of a cross-section of seaside playgrounds.

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  • What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions by Munroe, Randall.
    ★★★★★

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Humor Science

    Entertaining mixture of pop science and offbeat comedic commentary. Enjoyable footnotes are a particular favorite of mine, and on this front Munroe also doesn't disappoint. The only thing that might be called a weakness is a preponderance of questions that contain the concept "destroyed by the pressure wave of the explosion" and/or "burned up in the atmosphere" in the answer.

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  • The first X-Men by Adams, Neal,
    ★★☆☆☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

    revisionist, but interesting.

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  • Sea Isle City by Stafford, Michael F.
    ★★★☆☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: History

    A little to much boosterism and not enough history.

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  • Dark chant in a crimson key by Chesbro, George C.
    ★★☆☆☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Fun but ultimately disappointing, since 30% of the story seems to be nothing more than recycled plot recitation from another of Chesbro's book series.

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  • The fear in yesterday's rings by Chesbro, George C.
    ★★★★☆

    Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 9, 2017

    Tagged: Fiction

    Whats starts off as a pedestrian mystery - who is the guy with the weird stuff? - quickly turns into something more - werewolves of the Heartland - with satisfying results.

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