Recently I tried to read in Edgar Rice Burroughs - my boyhood favorite - Lost on Venus; and I was appalled at how bad the writing was. Using the word “hideous” to describe the snakes, for example, four times in two pages. The melodramatic action was compelling enough, but rather…
Category: Literature
3-Way Book Launch in Victoria, 27 June
Prolific author Dave Duncan celebrates his 50th novel (The Eye of Strife) in a 3-way book launch and reading in Victoria on Saturday, 27 June. The best-selling fantasy writer is joined by Paula Johanson, whose biography of hockey legend King Kwong is her 30th book. I will read from Hunter’s…
Review of The Circle, by Dave Eggers
The Circle, by Dave Eggers (note: spoiler alert!) It’s funny, after reading this book I have mixed feelings about posting a review. Part of the genius of The Circle is putting the main character (Mae) in a position we are progressively drawn to question. At the end we must, like…
Reader’s Guide to Hunter’s Daughter
My just-released mystery novel of the Arctic, Hunter's Daughter, weaves a journey through the literary landscape that is not easily pigeonholed. Part historical novel, part detective tale, part coming-of-age story about a young Inuit woman, the book may offer genre readers more literature than they bargained for, and literary readers a strong dose…
