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This book had all the intrigue and complexity of the previous books but with some subtle differences in the pacing and focus. After the events of Heretics of Dune, Arrakis is gone and the Bene Gesserit have hidden away the last known sandworm on their home planet known as Chapterhouse.
Read MoreI did not plan on engaging in such a plethora of dark material all at once but when the podcast you’re listening to weirdly syncs up with the book you’re reading you end up drenched in the depravity of humanity.
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Read MoreThe Obelisk Gate is the second in a trilogy by N.K. Jemisin called the Broken Earth Series. It is about a world missing its moon and in its place has gotten only turmoil and destruction. In this world, there are humans with the power to manipulate the energies of the earth and tap into its gravity and force. These Roggas or Orogenes, as they are known, have enemies too. Many many enemies. They are feared by most and hunted by others. Even the earth wants them dead, but the Earth wants everyone dead and it just might get what it wants.
Read MoreI almost stopped reading this book after I started the introduction and became bored and uninterested. The book is written as if it is a translation of an ancient text and the introduction attempts to ground this fiction in a plausible history with an explanation of its fictional writer and the controversies around the “text’s” authenticity and accuracy. This is fun if you care about the completely made-up backstory to a completely made-up story but I wasn’t interested. I’m glad I picked it back up and skimmed through the first couple of chapters because once the Northmen are introduced the book really takes off and is one of my favorite books so far.
Read MoreDevils in the Confessional is the third installment of the Western Sins trilogy written by Channing Cornwall, who happens to be my friend. In this, the final book in the western genre series, we meet up with Joseph Abernathy from the second book in the series Breathed out by God who is in a pickle in the freshly dug mining town of Opelance, Oregon in the late 1800s. The Coffin Killers, led by one mean smooth talkin' sumbitch by the name of Coffin Kain, have taken over the town in an effort to extort money from its citizens and its founder Benjamin Fink. In an effort to rid the town of these wretched curs Joseph Abernathy and three other men ride out one night to find the men he thinks can help, the saviors of Serenity Ridge, Isaac Teller, and Kemal Hajara from Breathed out by God as well.
Read MoreTo start this review I want to be upfront about my bias for this book. It is written by one of my best friend's Channing Cornwall. He is an incredible person and his passion and commitment to writing are inspiring. He has written four novels, at least one play, a collection of poetry and a collection of short stories. That being said this is my favorite piece of his writing yet.
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