The Prodigal is a martial arts flick based on the Biblical parable of the prodigal son, but set in the modern day. Instead of wishing to eat corn husks, our hero finds himself surrounded by his drug dealer pals with the most pschyo of them about to torture him to death. The martial arts is [...]

I am pleased and a bit flattered to receive and to read Richard H. Jones’ book, Time Travel and Harry Potter:  Time-Turning in the Prisoner of Azkaban and its Place in Time-Travel Fiction.  For one thing, Jones argues rather strenuously for a version of replacement theory, rejecting both the fixed time and the divergent dimension [...]

My wife recently commented upon seeing me with yet another of C. J. Henderson’s Teddy London books that they all have really good titles.  I, who have always struggled with titles, had to admit that she was right.  This is an excellent example.  The first of the Teddy London novels is called The Things That [...]

I have over the past year or so reviewed a couple of C. J. Henderson’s books, mentioning that I know him through sharing panels at Ubercon.  I have also mentioned my fondness for the Teddy London stories.  The Things That Are Not There is still the best answer to Lovecraft I have encountered.  The sequel, [...]

Not so long ago, someone whose name, Adam Reimenschneider, I did not recognize made an open appeal on a forum I frequent, seeking anyone who would write a review of his novel, Kingdom of Ashes.  It was his hope that the novel would help promote the game on which it was based.  My sympathies were [...]

My last review recommended C. J. Henderson’s Lai Wan:  Tales of the Dreamwalker; but I commented that it was one of two books I had picked up from the author last October, and that he was eager to know my reaction to them.  The other new addition to my collection was To Battle Beyond.  Interestingly, [...]

C. J. Henderson and I often share panels at Ubercon, talking about the art and craft of writing fiction.  I have much admiration for him, for he is considerably more prolific and successful and in many ways skilled than I, and although I do disagree with him at times, I have learned much from him.  [...]

Call it a promise to a friend.  I became aware that Jim Aubuchon, whose book Heartstone I reviewed a couple years ago, was looking for someone to review his graphic novel Third Eye Shut.  I had enjoyed Heartstone and was looking forward to the sequel, so I offered to look at this and he sent [...]

I was handed a reviewer copy of this book, Evil Star by Alexander Horowitz; it is billed as the second book in The Gatekeepers series. The first, Raven’s Gate, escaped my notice despite being on the New York Times’ Best Seller list at some point. (That has more to do with my inattention to such [...]

As the title emplies, this week’s Symbolic Order is a review of Weep, the new sourcebook for Unknown Armies.