Dan Dan The Art Man

In this 61st episode, I review Nocturnal by Scott Sigler. Listen to hear why I thought this book was possibly the best book I read in 2015. It was that good. It's a really long book but it's so good it reads like a quick novel. So much great stuff to share about why I loved this one. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Nocturnal: A Novel Check the author's website: http://s...

In this 60th episode, I review Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Listen to hear why I thought this book was an awesome gruesome adventure! Lots of wonderment, and a whole lot of super scary dinosaur action. The story of why I chose to read this book is fun too. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Jurassic Park: A Novel Check the author's website: http://www.michaelcrichton...

In this 59th episode, I review Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Listen to hear why I like this book a lot, even though it's not a genre I typically read. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Dead Until Dark  (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood, Book 1) Check the author's website: http://charlaineharris.com/ Music Attribution: Music by Kevin MacLeod at  http://www.inc...

In this 58th episode, I review the Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn. Listen to hear why I thought it was an amazing book that did a fantastic job of handling some of the most beloved characters in fandom. Timothy Zahn knocked it out of the park in this one. I also talk about how amazing the audiobook narrated by Marc Thompson are because of his ridiculous...

In this 57th episode, I review the book "Mr. Mercedes" by Stephen King. It's the first book in his Bill Hodges trilogy. Listen to hear why I loved this book, especially in audio format. Will Patton narrated the audiobook and did an outstanding job.. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Mr. Mercedes: A Novel (The Bill Hodges Trilogy) Check out the author's website: http://ste...

In this 56th episode, I review the book "The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson. It's his first book in his epic fantasy series called The Stormlight Archive. Listen to hear why I struggled through the first 3/4 of the book, only to fall in love with it at the end and be super excited for book 2 in the series. It was a big of an uphill battle for me, unlike most readers on this book, but it was we...

In this 55th episode, I review the book "Hollow World" by Michael J. Sullivan. Listen to hear why I think it's an instant science fiction classic. This is a book that really made me think and made me laugh. The future the protagonist visits in this time travel novel was pretty amazing and not what I was expecting. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Hollow World Check out t...

In this 54th episode, I review the book "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green. Listen to hear why it was an instant classic for me and falls into the class of books I know I'll read again over the years. Unlike most episodes, where I stick to strictly reviewing the book, I do a bit of rabbit trailing about why certain books seem to be my favorites—including The Fault in my Stars. My favorite genr...

In this 53rd episode, I review the book "Sand" by Hugh Howey. Listen to hear why I loved it as much as Hugh's more well known book Wool! That's saying a lot because Wool was AMAZING! Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Sand: Omnibus Edition Check out the author's website: http://www.hughhowey.com/ Music Attribution: Music by Kevin MacLeod at  http://www.incompetech.com...

In this bonus episode of Stories of Dan Dan The Art Man you finally get a new short story I wrote! This time, however, someone else is the narrator. I share with you The Melting Podcast episode 38 - Stoke the Fire and Mystery Meal. This awesome podcast has story prompts you can write a story from and submit to them. If they accept it they record it and put it on their show. They accepted...

In this 52nd episode, I review the book "Invito Rex" by Brand Gamblin. Listen to hear why it was such a fun read. Bear Polo? A chess-like game called Circus on a circular board? This book had a lot of cool stuff, made me laugh a lot, and had great dialog. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Invito Rex (Noblesse Oblige Book 2) Check out the author's website: http://brandg.co...

In this 51st episode, I review Tim O'Brien's book "The Things They Carried." Listen to hear why I got it as an audiobook for its amazing narrator Bryan Cranston, but stayed for the great writing and story telling by Tim O'Brien.  Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): The Things They Carried Learn more about the author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O%2...

In this 50th episode, hey we got to 50 everyone!!! In this 50th episode I review Dan Well's book "The Devil's Only Friend." This is the best book I have read this year! In this special 50th episode I'm reviewing a book I just finished reading instead of the next one on the list from about 2 years ago. Listen to hear why I thought this book, even though it's not in the genre I typically read, was s...

In this 49th episode, I review Stephen King's book "The Green Mile." This book blew me away. It's easily one of my favorites. Reading back through my review of it made me want to read it again. Listen to hear why I thought it was so great. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): The Green Mile Check out the Author's Website: http://stephenking.com/ Music Attribution: Music by K...

In this 48th episode, I review Patrick E. McLean's book "The Merchant Adventurer!" If you love fantasy but are looking for something a little different then check this book out! The merchant our hero usually passes by or buys weapons from is the main character of this epic quest! Have a listen to find out why I loved this book for it's gorgeous writing, amazing narration, and brilliant humor. Down...

In this 47th episode, I review Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." I read this book by listening to the great audiobook narrated by Anne Hathaway. She made the book really fun and had incredible character voices. It was a wonderful experience listening to the book. Also, this episode is a bit different as I spend most of my review plugging the story into the 3 Act Story Structure to show ho...

In this 46th episode I review Jon Grisham's "The Firm." It's the first book I've read by him and I usually like to start with an author's first novel. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't think this book was amazing but I was very impressed with the writing and I like the book a lot. The characters were great, and so was "The Firm" itself as a character. Listen to hear more.  Download the . m...

In this 45th episode I review Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep." It's the sequel to the classic horror novel The Shining. Written several years later it picks up the story of the boy from The Shinning as a man of some years. This book had amazingly different and creepy villains, great characters as always, and a page turning story. Listen to hear why I loved it.  Download the . mp3 Buy...

In this 44th episode I review the classic Science Fiction epic "Dune" by Frank Herbert. Listen to hear why I'm glad I read this book even though gave up on reading it 3 separate times before I found interest in the story and ended up really enjoying it.  Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Dune Visit the late Author's Website: http://www.dunenovels.com/author/frank-her...

In this 43rd episode I review "Destroyer" by Chris Fox. I loved this book! Unlike some other Military Science Fiction novels I've read this one was never boring! Tons of awesome characters, alien races, and action scenes. Even some cool Indiana Jones style exploring and discovering scenes! Give this one a listen, you're not going to want to miss out on hearing why this book is so cool and you shou...

In this 42nd episode I review "Dust" by Hugh Howey. Did you like my new animated intro? Listen to hear why this was such an amazing book and a satisfying ending to Hugh's Silo Saga. We read Wool and were amazed and had to know more about the Silo world. Then we read Shift and learned more. Now we get to see it all wrap up in an amazing last adventure. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Aff...

In this 41st episode I review "Under the Empyrean Sky" by Chuck Wendig. Listen to hear all the reasons I really enjoyed this fun SciFi "corn-punk" novel that was full of coming of age emotion, adventure, and cool world building.  Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): Under the Empyrean Sky (The Heartland Trilogy) Visit the Author's Website: http://terribleminds.com/ Musi...

In this 40th episode I review "I Don't Want to Kill You" by Dan Wells—the third book in an amazing supernatural thriller trilogy. Listen to hear why I thought it was an amazing end to a fantastic trilogy of books. All of the books were great and this last one was a real page turner.  Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): The Passage: A Novel (Book One of The Passage Tril...

In this 39th episode I review The Passage by Justin Cronin. Listen to hear why I'm torn when it comes to this book. Some of the best fiction I've ever read in my entire life is contained in this novel, but at the same time there's a huge jolting shift in the story that left me bored and frustrated in the middle.  Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): The Passage: A Novel...

In this 38th episode I review The Coffee Legacy by Katharina Bordet. I loved this book. It has awesome fantasy elements in a modern setting. That modern setting is also in traditional Viennese cafe culture, so for a coffee lover I was totally in from page one. Listen to hear why I gave this great book with rich characters 5/5 stars. Download the . mp3 Buy the Book on Amazon (Affiliate Link): The C...