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Vote Now! 2011 Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist
Fantasy fans love Terry! He has been nominated for the 2011 Goodreads Choice Award! And beyond that, he has made it past the first round of voting into the semi-finals! What does this mean? It means Terry needs your vote for The Measure of the Magic. He’s up against some fantastic books this year and…
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Terry Reviews: Mink River
Mink River by Brian Doyle My rating: 5 of 5 stars This month I am recommending MINK RIVER by Brian Doyle. I heard Brian speak at an author even on the Oregon Coast last fall and I was blown away by his presentation. Part performance artist, part wild man, part actor and seer, he was…
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Terry Reviews: Divergent
Divergent by Veronica Roth My rating: 5 of 5 stars This month I am going with Divergent by Veronica Roth. This is an advanced YA fantasy tale similar to The Hunger Games. It features Beatrice (Tris) Prior in the role of Katniss Everdeen and surrounds her with a fascinating host of supporting characters. In this…
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Terry Reviews: Incarceron
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher My rating: 5 of 5 stars This month I am going to recommend another young adult fantasy contained in a two book set – INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE by Catherine Fisher. In these stories, we follow the efforts of three prisoners held captive in a prison as large as an entire world…
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BrooksBlog: Why I Recommend The Books I Do
Why don’t I recommend more Fantasy & Science Fiction? That’s what I write, isn’t it? So I must read a lot of it, and aren’t there more books in my own field that I could suggest. Well, no. First, I don’t read as much as you might think of what’s being written. This is because…