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		<title>Podiobook Review: Scott Sigler&#8217;s &#8220;The Rookie&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.4 (Very Good) STORY: 8 (Well Worth It: The Godfather meets Star Wars meets Rudy&#8230;) ACTION: 8 (Well Worth It: Fights, football, beer, and aliens&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 6 (Better Than Average: Details of football plays involving aliens&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 7 (Very Good: Struggling against the upbringing of a backward little planet of bigoted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=558&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Scott Sigler&#8217;s &#8220;The Rookie&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.4 (Very Good) STORY: 8 (Well Worth It: The Godfather meets Star Wars meets Rudy&#8230;) ACTION: 8 (Well Worth It: Fights, football, beer, and aliens&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 6 (Better Than Average: Details of football plays involving aliens&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 7 (Very Good: Struggling against the upbringing of a backward little planet of bigoted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=555&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>eBook Review: William R. Forstchen&#8217;s &#8220;One Second After&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/ebook-review-william-r-forstchens-one-second-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 6.6 (Better-Than-Average) STORY: 7 (Very Good:  What would you do if an EMP wiped out all of the technology as we know it? How would you survive? WOULD you survive? It may surprise you that you only have about a 10% chance if you live on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=549&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Watchmen</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/movie-review-the-watchmen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 6.8 STORY: 8 (Well Worth It: It follows the original comic series story line closely enough to be true to the source, which was phenomenal and revolutionary at the time and still resonates&#8230;) ACTION: 8 (Well Worth It: Non-Stop action and violence&#8230; this is not for kids, though, so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=497&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podiobook Review: Nathan Lowell&#8217;s &#8220;Double Share&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/podiobook-review-nathan-lowells-double-share/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Lowell returns to his Golden Age of the Solar Clipper universe in the fourth installment of the 'Share mega-series (or the first book of his new 'Share trilogy) with the release of  Double Share, continuing the everyman story of Ishmael Horatio Wang.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=482&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podiobook Review: Nathan Lowell&#8217;s &#8220;Full Share&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.6 STORY: 7 (Very Good: Another strong release, appears to be the work of an author with more commercial experience…) ACTION: 8, for emotional, physical, and social “action” (Better Than Average: Character and action driven story, with a nice change of pace by having a futuristic sci-fi story focused on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=467&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>eBook Review: Stephen King&#8217;s &#8220;UR&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/ebook-review-stephen-kings-ur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UR is both a marketing campaign for the Kindle and a good techno-fantasy, combining each aspect smoothly. The core story involves a college English professor (Wesley Smith) at a little known, but apparently decent, university, who after breaking up abruptly with his girlfriend (a coach at the same school), can't seem to get her parting shot out of his head: "Why can't you just read off the computer like the rest of us?"<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=424&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Raymond E. Feist&#8217;s &#8220;Magician&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/book-review-raymond-e-feists-magician/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.4 STORY: 8 (Well Worth It: Amazing use of a traditional fantasy setting with a unique twist&#8230;) ACTION: 7 (Very Good: Sword fights, bow and arrows, magical duals, sieges, and poison&#8230; who could ask for more&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 8 (Better Than Average: Magical transcendentalism mixed with a much simpler time&#8230; good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=394&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: China Miéville&#8217;s &#8220;Perdido Street Station&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/book-review-china-mievilles-perdido-street-station/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 6.4 STORY: 6 (Better Than Average: A little confusing at first, but worth making it through&#8230;) ACTION: 7 (Very Good: Blends love, intrigue, political beliefs, racism, and the industrial revolution with magic and technological progress&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 6 (Better Than Average:  A little tough to follow at times in the beginning, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=331&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Richard K. Morgan&#8217;s &#8220;Woken Furies&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisticconceptions.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/book-review-richard-k-morgans-woken-furies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.0 STORY: 8 (Very Good: It kept me guessing right up to the end&#8230;) ACTION: 8(Very Good: Brings in some great philosophical and political debates&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 6 (Better Than Average: High Tech gadgetry and technology are in prolific use&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 6 (Better Than Average: Very believable integration of hi-tech and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=303&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Richard K. Morgan&#8217;s &#8220;Broken Angels&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 6.6 STORY: 7 (Well Worth It: It kept me guessing right up to the end&#8230;) ACTION: 7 (Very Good: Brings in some great Hi-Tech military combat&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 6 (Better Than Average: High Tech gadgetry and technology are in prolific use&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 6 (Better Than Average: Very believable integration of hi-tech and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=301&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Richard K. Morgan&#8217;s &#8220;Altered Carbon&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 6.6 STORY: 8 (Well Worth It: It kept me guessing right up to the end&#8230;) ACTION: 6 (Better Than Average: Great fight scenes&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 6 (Better Than Average: High Tech gadgetry and technology are in prolific use&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 6 (Better Than Average: Very believable integration of hi-tech and the impact on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=298&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podiobook Review: Nathan Lowell&#8217;s &#8220;Half Share&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Rating (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.0 STORY: 6 (Better than Average: Good sequel to Nathan&#8217;s initial release, Quarter Share&#8230;) ACTION: 6, for emotional and social &#8220;action&#8221; (Better than Average: Character driven story, dealing with the social ramifications of serving on a space freighter/transport&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 9 (Fantastic: Just the right blend&#8230; very consistent with the first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=290&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podiobook Review: J. C. Hutchins&#8217; &#8220;7th Son: Book One &#8211; Decent&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Rating (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.0 STORY: 7 (Very Good: A very strong initial release, amazing voice talent&#8230;) ACTION: 8 (Well Worth It: Psychological, physical, social, emotional, it&#8217;s got a little of them all&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 7 (Very Good: It has some advanced concepts here, but enough explanation to understand it without having to look them [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=278&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podiobook Review: Nathan Lowell&#8217;s &#8220;Quarter Share&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Rating (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.4 STORY: 7 (Very Good: A very strong initial release, appears to be the work of an author with more commercial experience&#8230;) ACTION: 6, for emotional and social &#8220;action&#8221; (Better Than Average: Character driven story, with a nice change of pace by having a futuristic sci-fi story focused on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=271&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Warren Hammond&#8217;s &#8220;Ex-KOP&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Rating (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 6.6 STORY: 6 (Better Than Average: Pretty good, a strong sequel to Hammond&#8217;s first book, KOP&#8230;) ACTION: 6 (Better Than Average: pretty good&#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 8 (Well Worth It: written for those desiring a good mental escape, not intellectual mind drains&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 6 (Very Good: you can almost feel the desperation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=254&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Warren Hammond&#8217;s &#8220;KOP&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overall Ratings (1 through 10): AVERAGE SCORE = 7.2 (Very Good and Well Worth It) STORY: 7 (Very Good: pretty good, especially considering this is Hammond&#8217;s first book&#8230;) ACTION: 5 (Average: &#8230;) INTELLECTUALITY: 8 (Well Worth It: written for those desiring a good mental escape, not intellectual mind drains&#8230;) BELIEVABILITY: 8 (Well Worth It: you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=244&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Artistiblog!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Website Development One of my main focuses for this blog is in promoting my up-and-coming website showcasing my artwork and creative endeavours. In these digital pages, I&#8217;ll keep you apprised of my progress on buidling my first website. While I have dedicated the last 30 plus years of my life to creative pursuits, such as writing, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisticconceptions.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5217945&amp;post=1&amp;subd=artisticconceptions&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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