Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Are spoilers needed when the first line in the novel says, "I held Vincent's skull in my hands yesterday"? I don't think...

This historical fiction novel tells the story of a Danish shipping town between the years 1848 and 1945. Carsten Jensen's 678 page nov...

If I'm going to read a vampire novel, I prefer it to involve Vlad the Impaler, rather than your modern day Count Dracula type vampire....

What if in 1942 Eleanor Roosevelt could flap her arms and fly like a bird? Could she lead American bomber raids into Germany? Welcome to t...

Susanna Clarke's first novel is an instant classic in the prodigious historical fantasy genre. While reading this novel, I thought I h...

This is a guest review from my eldest son, Deron: In this techno-thriller by Daniel Suarez, game programmer par exellance Matthew Sobol ...

This is the 2009 update to two books Marjorie B. Kellogg wrote in 1986. Those books, The Wave and the Flame  and Reign of Fire , are now c...

This novel by Alan Brennert is a wonderful read in between heavier works. I found the story very interesting with a lot of historical fict...

It's 1939. England has just declared war on Germany! And, the luxurious Pan Am Clipper, a gigantic seaplane, is set to make its final ...

William R. Forstchen has written an apocalyptic novel with a twist. Three electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) triggered by high altitude nuclear...