When they were seven, right after T.C.'s mom died, T.C. and Augie decided they were brothers. Both families went along, and the boys now have three parents and are established in both houses ( Read more... )

In the last installment of the Engineer Trilogy, Ziani Vaatzes is on the verge of getting his revenge.

The theme of this series seems to be that while you can do horrible things to get what you want, you will probably find that you can't have it or that you have changed so much that you no longer want it.

A hell of a read.

As the exiled engineer works on his plan for revenge he meets an unexpected obstacle in the form of a strange dude who insists on working for him. There is a lot of treachery and death. It is really hard to stop reading about it.

Ziani Vaatzes is an engineer. Sentenced to death for creating an abomination (he made a toy that deviated from the sacred specifications), Vaatzes escapes. Once safe, he begins to work on his plan for revenge. This plan is full of intrigue and betrayal ( Read more... )

Being at loose ends now that the war is over, General Kunessin's men gladly follow him to this island where he wants to build a utopia. Things keep going horribly wrong, but the general doesn't ever consider leaving. So neither do his men.

This book is sold as fantasy, but doesn't really read like it. It is a pretty damn good story.

Okay, I read this series backward. I didn't write about the second book because I would have said the exact same thing I did about the third, mainly: "I love these strips! Why didn't I discover them sooner? Shit!"

This is the big collection of Kochalka's diary strips, previously collected under other titles and starting with the first one. ( Read more... )

[Translated from the German by John E. Woods ( Read more... )