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Ghost conductor: chapter 20 of Nightfeather: Ghosts

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Sanderson needs a plan to take the ghosts home, if she can figure out what home means for ghosts that have been dead for over a century. So she invents one. As you might expect, it’s not perfect! See what … Continue reading →

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Chapter 19 of Nightfeather: Ghosts is up!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Brian Bixby

There’s a line in the film An American Werewolf in London, in which the ghost of the protagonist’s friend says to him something like, “You know what’s it’s like being dead? It’s boring!” Well, I suppose when you’re part of a race … Continue reading →

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The haunting of chapter 17 of Nightfeather: Ghosts

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Brian Bixby

If you’re going to be facing a ghost, it would be helpful to be at the peak of your abilities. However, Sanderson has woken up in the middle of the night with a hangover, and is feeling as observant as … Continue reading →

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Set the way-back machine for chapter 14 of Nightfeather: Ghosts

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Brian Bixby

What really was going on in the mining town that stood where Farnham is now? Why was Abigail Lane involved? And will any of this explain what’s happening in Farnham today? Find out in chapter 14 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, “Back in … Continue reading →

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Chapter 7 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, and an old acquaintance

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Three women, one of them dead, a lonely ravine . . . what could go wrong? No, no, this isn’t a slasher flick. Sanderson might be happier confronting a slasher. At least she’d understand what she was dealing with, instead … Continue reading →

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Chapter 6 of Nightfeather: Ghosts

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Sanderson isn’t really the outdoors type. She’s never set foot in the ravine in the more than two years she’s lived in Farnham. That omission gets rectified in chapter 6 of Nightfeather: Ghosts, “In the ravine,” as this affair with ghosts … Continue reading →

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For once, a video that does justice to the book: The Green Man

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Brian Bixby

You’ve heard the refrain: if only the movie had been true to the book, it would have been so much better! Of course, much of what can make a book good are things that are difficult to capture in a … Continue reading →

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Chapter 19 of Martha’s Children, and the Vampire Bureau star design

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Brian Bixby

WARNING! This post actually says something about this chapter! “I never did repent for doing good,” but in chapter 19 of Martha’s Children, it seems no good deed goes unpunished. The intrusion of sorcerers into the affairs of the would-be vampire … Continue reading →

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Chapter 15 of Martha’s Children, and the Vampire Bureau’s star

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Sherlock Kammen may now be a vampire, but he’s still a detective, and detectives rely on building up information to support their plans and actions. In chapter 15 of Martha’s Children, “Aye, marry, I’ll be gone about it straight,” Kammen works … Continue reading →

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Review: Spencer Kansa, Wormwood Star: The Magickal Life of Marjorie Cameron

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Brian Bixby

N.B.: A revised and enlarged edition of this book has been published in 2014. The author informs me the new edition addresses some of the issues I raised. (This does not mean the author agrees with or endorses my review.) … Continue reading →

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