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Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

May 24, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

…but before we dig in, let’s celebrate a Pulp reference! Well, our victim had a thirst for knowledge,” said Stephanopoulos. “He was a student at St. Martins College. Ha! Delightful. This series is chock full of geeky innuendo. Come for a magical rollick through London, but stay for the myriad Harry Potter, Terry Pratchett, Dr. Who, and Tolkien references- just to name a few. Somehow, despite many references to the fantasy that came before and continues to ripple around the world of Rivers of London, this […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, London, magic, Peter Grant, police procedural, post WWII Britain, Rivers of London, the underground, Urban Fantasy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:51 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, London, magic, Peter Grant, police procedural, post WWII Britain, Rivers of London, the underground, Urban Fantasy ·
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Animorphs twofer: One very silly, one very not.

September 22, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

Apparently instant oatmeal (maple ginger instant oatmeal, to be precise) is like Yeerk heroin, so the Animorphs decide to run a mission down to the Yeerk pool, and see how many Yeerks they can get addicted to it (a process which eventually drives them mad). Man, just typing it out like that makes me feel like their whole plan was super fucked up, and the fact that no one really put up more than a token resistance to it is NOT a good sign for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: animorphs, ax, children's lit, k.a. applegate, narfna, rachel, sci-fi, the decision, the underground

narfna's CBR9 Review No:87 · Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction · Tags: animorphs, ax, children's lit, k.a. applegate, narfna, rachel, sci-fi, the decision, the underground ·
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