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Bats of the Republic

January 29, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: Split over two timelines (and several narrators) of one family’s story, Bats… follows lovestruck accidental explorer Zadock Thomas through the Republic of Texas in 1841… and Zeke Thomas, addled scion of a major political family in a city-state of Texas circa 2141. Told through letters, recordings, novels-within-novels, and more, their stories are connected by more than just blood… The Review: It’s always a great fear of mine that beautifully tricked-out books will sacrifice good storytelling for good design. […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Sci-Fi • Tags: Alternate Universe, An Illuminated Novel, Bats of the Republic, Bats of the Republic: An Illuminated Novel, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Illuminated Manuscript, Literature, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Texas, The Tournament of Books 2016, Wild West, Zachary Thomas Dodson

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The Son

March 31, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: A sweeping epic of a single family’s rise and fall over the course of the last two hundred years in Texas.  Family patriarch Eli McCullough was born the same day as the Republic of Texas – his great-granddaughter Jeannie will see the new millennium.  Meanwhile, Texas – and the world – change in ways no one could ever have imagined. The Review: I had just started this book on the way back from New Orleans, en route to […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: America, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature, Philipp Meyer, Texas, The Son, The Tournament of Books 2014, ToB X

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