#30 Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson, Claudia Balboni

This give the backstory for Kahn from childhood all the way to the events of the new Star Trek movie. It is told in flashback during his trial. They explain away how the character became whitewashed and it is believable with the other things they do to him. The final punishment for him is a bit of a copout but we shall see what happens with it.

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#31 Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin

The first book in a new urban fantasy series that at first glance seems to remind me of the premise of Friday the 13th: The Series. The book is based in Charleston, SC and the city does very much feel fleshed out and a part of the story. Cassidy owns an antique store that has been in her family for generations. The store has a silent partner that is a vampire that hunts down dangerous artifacts. Cassidy can tell the history of an object by touch alone and her employee/friend Teag has an interesting power that he can gather information magically. The three of then work for a loosely affiliated group of supernaturals and humans with magical powers that try to keep evil objects out of the hands of people and supernaturals that want to use them for their own ends. Good world building and the huge plus for me is there is no romance building the background between the characters.  I'll be looking for more books in this series.


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