The Short Victorious War by David Weber My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Honor Harrington! She's a great character in a great series. And it's nice to have a strong female protagonist in a sci fi novel, which hasn't always been the case in this genre. In this book, "Dame" Honor is given …
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Theories of Flight by Simon Morden My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in a three book series and I loved the first book so much, I had to get the next two. However, this one wasn't quite as good as the first one, in my opinion. Still, it was pretty …
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Who I Am by Pete Townshend My rating: 2 of 5 stars Well, this book was a gigantic disappointment! I got it after seeing The Who on their 50th Anniversary Tour stopover in Atlanta. Pete was funny, engaging, a great musician and all around great guy. I've always admired him. I thought this would be …
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The Last Man Out Of Saigon: A Novel by Chris Mullin My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was an interesting novel to read. You see, it's deeply anti-American and pro-Vietnamese and I think it would have helped to know these facts before delving into it, as it's about a CIA agent inserted into South …
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Deepsix by Jack McDevitt My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the second book in The Academy series and I loved it. Hutch, the space ship pilot from the first novel, is back, a number of years later, still piloting ships around for the Academy. A back plot. An earth-like planet is found and …
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Since it's the first day of summer, I'd like to announce the publication of the Summer 2015 issue of Ray's Road Review. Please read and enjoy. Since I'm the poetry editor, I'd like to highlight the poets. They include Susan C. Waters, Bill Abbott, Ivan Jenson, Grant Mason, Mitchell Grabois, Michelle Askin, and Erren Kelly. …
Today is my fourth anniversary of my first WordPress blog post! Yay! I migrated over from Xanga to WordPress, a little unsure of things, but eventually found my way around and the rest is history. I'm going to post my first post from June 20, 2011. It's short. ____________________________________________ Hello world! Posted by Scott …
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Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS by Ken Sharp My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow, this was a fascinating book! It's a behind the scenes look at the creation of KISS and their rise to fame, circa 1972-1975. It's co-authored by two band members, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, so you see a …
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