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California Demon

I just finished “California Demon” by Julie Kenner. It is a humorous fast-paced story of a mom who hunts demons while her toddler is in day care. I think I liked it even better than the first book, “Carpe Demon.” Things I liked: Solidly plotted and entertaining story with engaging characters. The heroine, Kate Conner, [...]

Book Review: On Basilisk Station

This is the first book in David Weber’s Honor Harrington series. It is a classic military SF novel in which an untested female captain is given an impossible assignment designed to make her fail. She has a crippled ship, political enemies, and sits in the center of a vast conspiracy. Neither aliens nor technology are [...]