The Draconic Bibliophile

  • Review of “A Princess of Mars”

    We are going back to classic science fiction with this next book, A Princess of Mars which is book one in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. John Carter has retired from fighting after the Civil War and is now working on mining when he is chased by local natives. He ends up cornered…

  • Review of “The Lady From the Black Lagoon”

    The Lady From the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara is a rather unusual book. It tells the story of how O’Meara tracked down information about Milicent Patrick, the artist who created the creature from the black lagoon for the movie of the same name. Starting with how O’Meara first learned about Patrick as a teenager…

  • Review of “Voyage of Malice”

    Voyage of Malice is the second book in the Huguenot Connection Trilogy by Paul C. R. Monk and continues the story of the Delpech family. Having been separated for over a year now Jacob and Jeanne each work on trying to find a way to reunite their fractured family. Jacob has been placed in indentured…

  • Review of “Code”

    We return to a world of teenagers with genetic mutations in Code, book three of the Virals series by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs. The book continues the adventures of Tory Brennan and her pack as they get drawn into yet another mysterious adventure, one with deadly consequences. When a geocache is marked on Loggerhead…

  • Review of “Artemis”

    Andy Wier has created an extremely compelling story in his novel Artemis. It tells the story of Jasmine Bashara, a young woman trying to make a living in the one and only lunar colony Artemis. Jazz is a part-time porter and full-time smuggler who is just trying to get rich. Not rich rich but rich…

  • Review of “Echoes of the Fourth Magic”

    Echoes of the Fourth Magic is the first book in the Chronicles of Ynis Aielle by R. A. Salvatore and is a little different than his other work. It tells the story of a ship that ends up in a storm in the Bermuda triangle. Next thing the sailors know they seem to be trapped…

  • Review of “Grave Peril”

    Having dealt with werewolves this series continues by dealing with ghosts. Grave Peril is the third book in The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and it continues Dresden’s adventures in dealing with things that go bump in the night. It opens on Dresden and his friend Michael hunting a ghost that is haunting the nursery…

  • Review of “The Desolations of Devil’s Acre”

    I must admit I am a little sad about today’s book as it is the final book in a series that I have been working on. Finishing a series is always a little sad, at least until I remember that I can always reread the books if I want to. The Desolations of Devil’s Acre…

  • Review of “The Deerslayer”

    Today’s book is the first actual classic that I will be reviewing and talking about on here. The Deerslayer is the first book in the Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper. This is the same series that also contains The Last of the Mohicans, one of his more popular novels. It opens on Deerslayer and…

  • Review of “Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula”

    This book is exactly what it sounds like. Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula is the first book in the Classified Dossier series by Christian Klaver. Sherlock Holmes is approached about an unusual incident where a finger was found on a dead body but by all indications the finger has many interesting properties that indicate it…

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