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Good review for Marseguro at Fantasybookspot

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March 22, 2008
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A new review of Marseguro has just popped up at Fantasybookspot, and it’s a good one: they gave it 8/10. Highlights: Portraying people at their worst and their best, this book challenges readers to revisit their first impressions…Characters face issues of nature vs. nurture, the effects of bullying and the deep seated threads of prejudice, …

Marseguro gets an A from Sci-Fi Weekly!

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March 12, 2008
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Woo-hoo! Lois H. Gresh reviews Marseguro for Sci-Fi Weekly (the very high-profile news service of the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S.) and gives it an A! Some excerpts: The settings are well drawn and creative… The characters possess substance, emotions and realistic motivations… Most important, the action and surprises keep coming… She concludes: Overall…the flaws …

Nice Marseguro review at SF Scope

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February 15, 2008
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I’m in Swift Current for a reading at the public library’s “Literary Cafe” this evening. As usual, the first thing I did in my hotel room was plug in my laptop, and was pleasantly surprised to find that since I left Regina three hours ago Ian Randal Strock has posted a very nice review of …

Marseguro is a top SF pick for February…

By Edward Willett in Blog
February 12, 2008
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…at New Zealand’s Barbara’s Books: Edward Willett is a clever, interesting writer, not afraid to create new species, and fascinating worlds. [Marseguro] has normal, and not-normal humans fleeing to a distant world. Trouble follows them.Cool!

Nice Amazon review of Marseguro

By Edward Willett in Blog
February 11, 2008
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A nice reader’s review of Marseguro showed up on Amazon today: Excellent world-building and well developed characters. Very enjoyable. If you are interested in the religious implications of genetic manipulation, the political problems with a theocracy, or the question of what you would do when faced with extinction, read this book. – William Howe He …

A nice review of Marseguro…

By Edward Willett in Blog
February 10, 2008
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…just cropped up at Darque Reviews: “…a creative tale…Mr. Willett blends science fiction with heavy religious beliefs into a well-written storyline that’s filled with dramatic scenery and character detail. Sci-fi and fantasy fans should find this story full and entertaining.” – Kimberly Swan Not bad!

Nice review of Marseguro in Neo-Opsis

By Edward Willett in Blog
January 23, 2008
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This review by Dr. Robert Runte has been out for a while (in Issue #13 of Neo-Opsis) but I didn’t see it until yesterday. Runte has some problems with the book’s pacing (he thinks it’s too slow to get going and suffers from a bit of info-dumpitis in the early chapters), but still has some …

Don D’Ammassa reviews Marseguro

By Edward Willett in Blog
January 15, 2008
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The indefatigable Don D’Ammassa reviews Marseguro and isn’t entirely happy with it: Although this was well enough written, I found myself uncomfortable with elements of the story. The fanaticism of the theocrats seemed a bit forced, even though current events should have convinced me that their excesses are entirely plausible. I think my problem is …

First review for Marseguro

By Edward Willett in Blog
December 16, 2007
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It’s from the Harriet Klausner, of course. Here’s the final paragraph of the whole thing: The regime in power is so xenophobic that it makes war on innocent men, women and children subduing colony worlds by deadly force. Marseguro is determined not to be conquered but if they use the only means available to stop …

First review for Marseguro

By Edward Willett in Blog
December 16, 2007
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She hates it, she really hates it!

By Edward Willett in Blog
October 11, 2007
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Just to prove I don’t only point you to positive reviews of my stuff, here’s someone who really, really didn’t like Lost in Translation. On the other hand, she did finish it…so I guess I could say she found it “un-put-downable,” couldn’t I?

A nice mini-review of my story The Wind…

By Edward Willett in Blog
October 1, 2007
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…turned up at G-Pop: The Wind by Edward Willett brought back memories of another ghostly tale by none other than Edgar Allen Poe, entitled The Tell-Tale Heart. At first you feel some sympathy toward this man who, once happily married and at home in his childhood home, finds himself alone, his wife gone and his …