Libriomancer, Jim
C. Hines. ISBN: 978-0756407391
May 2013
Urban fantasy. Excellent story (I didn't even mind the fire-spider!) with
an intriguing magical system based on the creative spark of fiction writers,
and the power of the written (typed/inked/tattooed) word available to
practitioners. Awaiting a sequel (Codex Born)
The Disaster Diaries, Sam Sheridan. ISBN - 9781594205279
May 2013
Funny trip through various unlikely apocalypsae, especially considered that
they're all strung together into one single narrative, beginning with a
mega-quake, proceeding through into a zombie infestation, escape from
totalitarian government, into a desert wasteland road-warrior phase, then a
Postman-like scenario, and finally into a nuclear winter. The fictional
narratives are fun and engaging, but they don't always point directly to the
real-world lessons that the author learns or experiences. I'm sure that
trapping and tanning is important, but perhaps more so is orienteering,
no? Good companion to such books as the Zombie Survival Guide, but a bit
hefty to make it into the Bug-Out Bag.
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