L.S. Engler

100 books

  • RoW80 Check-In: Back in Black.

    In all honesty, I’m not wearing black right now; I merely wanted to get AC/DC stuck in your head. You’re welcome. ”      Suddenly, he cut himself off. He wanted to say more. He wanted to express how little he thought of destiny if this was the life destiny had chosen for him. He wanted to…

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  • The 100 Books Project: The Fall of Atlantis.

    “‘…Never underrate the power of intellectual curiosity, Domaris! It leads to more trouble than any other human motive! If Riveda were malicious, or deliberately cruel, he would be less dangerous! But he only serves one motive: the driving force of a powerful mind which has never really been challenged…’” “The Fall of Atlantis” by Marion…

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  • The 100 Books Project: Underworld.

    “Pretty much, you’re screwed. Patting yourself on the back is kind of like giving an aspirin to a dead guy; pointless.“ “Resident Evil 4: Underworld” by S.D. Perry When I embarked on the challenge to read through all six of the Resident Evil novelizations that I had, I knew I was going to be in…

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  • RoW80 Check-In: On with the Adventure!

    “‘You met crass fools in that Kassirian shop yesterday,’ Locke said, ‘but you hired professionals. Whatever happened there has passed. When you talked to Jaxson, I assume you talked to him about hiring capable hands for your cause. Well, you’ve got something better than that. You’ve hired Battaracks.’” Making the decision to finish Serpent in…

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  • The 100 Books Project: Dream Thieves.

    “Dreams, Grimm exhaled, such a burden of the human soul.” “Dream Thieves” by Steven Lee Climer I’m not sure exactly how Dream Thieves came into my life, probably at a used book shop, because it’s a pretty indie book (before indie was even cool!) and I don’t think I’d have picked it up otherwise. Or…

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  • RoW80 Check-In: Snakes and Ladders.

    “‘Your pouch of coins may be as large and hefty as my nutsack, and it still wouldn’t be enough to pay me to work for you.’” Yup, we’re back on Serpent in a Cage excerpts to start out my check-ins. Gilferen really does get all the best lines. It’s been an interesting few days for…

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  • RoW80 Update: July 29th.

    “‘I know,’ he said, and his acceptance earned him a kiss. She swooped in like a fresh breeze, the curtain of her dark hair falling over his as her lips touch his. It was a slow, meaningful kiss, all pressure and longing and hunger, and Silver slid his arm around her slender waist because it…

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  • RoW80 Check-In and Return to the World.

    “In the purple dawn, my body is transcendent. It moves with the unconscious grace of a lotus on the water. Though the morning is cool and the breeze quite sweet, my body is cover in a fine sheen of glistening sweat. Every movements is a smooth extension of myself, each step pushes me one bit…

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  • The 100 Books Project: The Silver Pigs.

    “I walked home. Rome, my city, which had been until then a never-failing solace, lay before me like a woman, secretive and beautiful, demanding and rewarding, eternally seductive. For the first time in my life, I refused to be seduced.” “The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery” by Lindsey Davis Once I finally managed…

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  • RoW80 Check-In: Sunday, July 8th.

    ”     The details of last night reformed themselves, building the scene again for him. Each dull pain reawakened as he revisited every blow, every smash, pain imbued into each muscle and bone in his body. It all started with an argument, a slammed door, Awngel’s dagger glare. And then there was Hederrick, the man from…

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