Events are occurring across the globe. Strange, inexplicable events. Cities disappearing, strange creatures sighted, and any number of experiences that simply test the limits of sanity. They are accelerating at an alarming rate, threatening to overwhelm an unprepared world . . . almost. Mage Elijah Valentine has seen it all before—well, most all of it. He stands between the world and the growing . . .
A four book countdown until the Mayan Calendar’s last date, 20/12/2012. A rambling maze of several connecting stories, all involving some attractive young women and wild-assed guys. And all, without knowing it, in pursuit of the mystery of the End Of Time. The lovely young Mayanologist, the rapacious lesbian industrial spy, the ReElect Obama manipulators, the dolphin groupie, . . .
The story of Cirno Excalibur, who found a pole in his back yard, got struck by weird lightning, and went with his new talking pole to go fight the demons. . . .
When a fire burns down the historic Bartlett House, the body of young activist, Emmy d’Angelo is found inside, dressed in bondage gear. Her older lover, professor Will Adelhardt, is under suspicion, but the manner in which Emmy is found is incomprehensible to Adelhardt, who is devastated by her loss. Now he must take a dark voyage through the . . .
“Mayan Calendar Girls” is a surreal collection of unconnected chapters that are supposed to make up a story, if you read enough of them. Each chapter is interesting and the characters are fun, but the point of view jumps between chapters and there are few linear links between them. If you don’t mind reading a story in bits and fitting [more . . .]
It isn’t often that I get to leave a 5 star review, but what can I say? McLean and Poncy can write.
Bartlett House is ostensibly a murder mystery, but I have a feeling it is going to be much more than that. In these first eight chapters, we’ve met several [more . . .]