The Unfinished Land

Anyone who is familiar with Greg Bear will perk up when I say he harkens back to Eon's strange new SF worlds, mixes it with the feel of Dinosaur Summer, and then tops it off a taste of the big magic of City at the End of Time. Aspects, mind you. The Unfinished Land is a wonderful new land that mixes......more

I have not read anything by Greg Bear in ages, so was quite excited when I managed to snag a Netgalley ARC of ‘The Unfinished Land’. Bear is a seminal writer of the genre, with classics such as ‘Blood Music’, ‘Eon’ and ‘Slant’ under his belt. I think his most recent SF series was the ‘War Dogs’ book......more

I would like to thank the author/publisher and NetGalley for providing me with this copy in exchange for my honest review. The Unfinished Land is a fantasy book full of lore, mythical creatures, journeys and difficult vocabulary. The story takes place during the Elizabethian time hence the language w......more

This book book was a major disappointment. The author is known for science fiction and this foray into fantasy left a great deal to be desired. It is a bit of a slog read with characters that were left undeveloped and uninteresting along with new terminology for the fantasy world that made reading c......more

I am a firm believer that sometimes a book is bad only because it was read at the wrong time. Don't misunderstand me, a book can truly be terrible. But outside influences tend to weigh heavily against enjoyment. A good example of this would be when I read Blood of Elves. After discovering black mold......more