Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Howdy, My eldest son and I just returned from an adventure in Yellowstone and the Tetons––it was AWEsome. Anyway, while on the trip, I...

Howdy, Today, I will try out my new book review format for a single, slightly longer review. I've already used this format for my what...

Howdy, Seems like it's been forever since I've written one of these. Well, maybe not, but that's how it feels. Most of it's due to the...

Howdy, Seems like I haven't been writing these quite as often lately. The reason is that I've been busy with things related to my...

Allen’s son Ben, who suffers from epilepsy, is the emotional core of the story that is surprisingly moving and differentiates Last Hope...

As promised, here is my extended review of Screams from the Void by Anne Tibbets. I received an ARC to review as a participant in a blog...

Lately, it's been a smorgasbord of speculative fiction with a thriller thrown in for good measure. Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames...

I’ve known about Patricia Briggs for several years but have only now read her excellent novel Moon Called. It may be her debut novel––I’m...

Howdy, Most recently, it's been fantasies of the grimdark variety and popsci for me. Each book is quite excellent, surprisingly so in...

Journey to New Salem by Mark Rosendorf I received an advanced reader copy of this novel in exchange for a review. Journey to New Salem is...

Howdy, This month I've been up to my nose in speculative fiction. This second batch is a continuation of what's been an excellent month...

Howdy, For my latest review, I am writing about the near future political thriller Null States by Malka Older. If you haven’t read her...

Howdy, This month I've been neck-deep in speculative fiction in all stripes. It's been quite an excellent batch, with each book standing...

Howdy, Last month I started doing extended book reviews––starting with Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. For my second extended book review, I...

Howdy, Lately, I've been reading some entertaining steampunk and a historical novel with a wide cast of despicable characters. I've...

Howdy, I decided to try my hand at writing an extended book review (here is my review on GoodReads), perhaps once or twice a month. We'll...

Howdy, What books on writing do you keep close at hand? I was thinking about this recently. I've read many books about writing, from...

Howdy, So far, 2021 is promising to be a great year for reading. Last month, I reported on some fantastic reads, a few surprisingly so....

Howdy, Here's to hoping 2021 will calm down a bit in the weeks to come. In the meantime, I'm going to keep on reading and writing and…you...

Howdy, It's great to see 2020 in the rearview, isn't it? I mean, phew! I'm still wiping my brow. In 2021, I have a bunch of books I'd...