Bob Pastorella

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Book Review: Manifest Recall by Alan Baxter

  • July 18, 2018

  • 4 mins to read

Manifest Recall by Alan Baxter -cover

“As a reader, it is difficult to fathom how Baxter will be able to keep up the relentless pace and energy of the first part, but maintain it he does. Exceeds it, even.”   On page one of Manifest Recall, the reader discovers that they know as much about the protagonist as the protagonist does. …

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Look Out For … Bone Parish by Cullen Bunn & Jonas Scharf

  • July 12, 2018

  • 2 mins to read

Bone Parish - cover

“Cullen Bunn is one of the best writers working in the field of horror comics today, and this new title blending crime and horror has nightmare fuel written all over it. “ New Orleans has a serious problem with a new drug. Made from the ashes of the dead, dealers are starting wars to control …

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Book Review: The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer

  • July 5, 2018

  • 6 mins to read

SeaFairMaster

“It is a difficult craft to write a piece of flash which has a start, middle and end; one which satisfies in the way a longer piece might. For those seeking to know how it’s done, Calvin Demmer has twenty-three of them for you.”   The Sea Was a Fair Master is the first collection …

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Look Out For … Ahab’s Return: or The Last Voyage by Jeffrey Ford

  • July 5, 2018

  • 2 mins to read

Ahab's Return by Jeffrey Ford - cover

“Jeffrey Ford is one the most imaginative writers in the business, and to see him tackle a sequel to one of the greatest novels ever written with his own style and flair should be a sight to behold.”   Captain Ahab lives! Yes, he survived his encounter with the whale. Sadly, rumors of his untimely …

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