I trained as an urban planner and worked as a database manager and in magazine circulations. I currently live in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. I love trains, science fiction, writing and tinkering with my computer.
I am the author of "The Unwritten Girl" and its sequel, "Fathom Five", due to be published late spring 2007.
Gradually, I'm gaining an appreciation of the magic and charm of Terry Pratchett's writing. For some reason, I managed to get through high school, university and a fair chunk of my adult life being a fantasy fan, without dipping my toe into the Discworld universe. And though this oversight was corrected by reading Wee Free Men, I must confess to being intimidated by Pratchett's considerable body of work. It's almost too much of a good thing, really; where do I start?
Tiffany Aching has, thus far, been the most successful in leading me into Pratchett's Discworld realm (I've also read The Amazing Maurice and His Incredible Rodents). From Wee Free Men, I was enchanted by this… Read more
I have a suspicion that 16-year-old Natalie Fuentes would object to the tag-line on the back cover of the book about her life.
"She's smart, she's spunky and she's super cool!"
You see, saying that you're "super cool" is pretty much a definition of being <em>not</em> cool. And over and over again, Natalie doesn't see herself as cool. Arriving in Toronto after spending time in Buenos Aires and New York, and attending her first day of school at Western Collegiate, she knows no one. She's an outsider, and outsiders are never cool.
But she's cool with that.
Emily Pohl-Weary, granddaughter of Canadian science… Read more
Philip Reeve weaves a fascinating world of airships and tank-like cities, intrigue and romance, action and adventure, without getting bogged down in the details of the world that Tom lives in. Despite the post-post-post apocalyptic setting, this is light reading. There are moments of wry humour, and well-paced action. And Philip occasionally produces a brilliant turn of phrase that stops me in my tracks.
That isnt to say that its perfect. Far from it. Reeve has a flawed writing style that refuses to engage the reader with a consistent voice. Points of view jump from character to character within sections and, Im sorry, but since Ive had my head taken off for engaging in… Read more
