SFFWorld’s SF Review of 2009
SFFWorld Best of Science Fiction 2009 It’s that time of the year again: this is where we mention books we’ve liked (or not liked!) over…
Year: 2009
SFFWorld’s Fantasy Review of 2009
SFFWorld Best of Fantasy 2009 It’s that time of the year again: this is where we mention books we’ve liked (or not liked!) over…
The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Published by Roc August 2009 ISBN 978-0-451-46276-3 400 Pages http://www.caitlinrkiernan.com/ Telling stories about writers is a relatively common storytelling technique utilized by many writers. …
Gaunt’s Ghost: The Founding by Dan Abnett
Published by Black Library2002Paperback 768 PagesISBN 9781844163694The first Gaunt’s Ghost omnibus If any writer has achieved superstar status in the Black Library/Warhammer line of…
A Grey Moon over China by Thomas A. Day
Thomas A. Day TOR, May 2009 http://thomas-day.us Hardcover 978-0765321428 There is much to like in this tale and a bit to not like.…
Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
Pyr (http://www.pyrsf.com/)April 2009ISBN: 978-1-59102-736-2 401 pp Trade Paperback After plying his writing trade at short stories about Morlock Ambrosius, James Enge pushes the…
Maelstrom by Taylor Anderson
Published by RocFebruary 2009ISBN 978-0-451-46253-4387 Pageshttp://www.taylorandersonauthor.com With depleted resources and a seemingly insurmountable challenge ahead, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy prepares to lead the…
THE DEVIL’s ALPHABET by Daryl Gregory
The Devil’s Alphabet, Daryl Gregory’s second novel puts monsters in small town America, and for the most part, the people in this town accept…
Robert Holdstock, 1948-2009
Robert Holdstock, 1948-2009. SFFWorld is sad to report on the death of Robert Holdstock, aged 61. Robert died at 4am in the morning of…
Interview with Barry Nugent
Why Self-Publishing really can work… …but only if you really put yourself out there. Here’s a tale to gladden the heart of every self-published…
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington Published by Orbit UK, November 2009 464 pages ISBN: 9781841497839 Review by Mark Yon…
Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill
Howards End is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home By Susan Hill Published by Profile Books 288 pages ISBN: 9781846682650 Here’s…
White Night by Jim Butcher
White Night: Book Nine of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Published April 2007 (UK), by Orbit UK, US 2005. ISBN: 9781841495309 528 pages.…
The Commanding Stone by David Forbes
Published by EOS ISBN 978-0-06-082044-2 Paperback, October 2009 396 Pages With two strong-minded cultures in the midst of a growing conflict, David Forbes…
Fast Forward 2 by Lou Anders
Pyr, an Imprint of Prometheus Books ISBN 978-1-59102-692-1 359 Pages 2008Reviewed by Dan Bieger Lou Anders says in his introduction: What follows are…
The Words of Making by David Forbes
Published by EOS ISBN 978-0060820329 Paperback, September 2007 496 Pages In The Words of Making, David Forbes expands on the rich world of…
Transitions by Iain M. Banks
Orbit/Hachette Book Group ISBN 9780316071987 Hardcover, September 2009 416 Pages http://www.iain-banks.net/us/ Opening with “Apparently, I am what is known as an Unreliable Narrator,…” indicates…
SFFWorld News
SFFWorld News – 11/16/09 1) World Fantasy Awards 2009: Life Achievement Awards: Ellen AsherJane Yolen Novel (tie): The Shadow Year, Jeffrey Ford (Morrow)Tender…
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fa by Jack & Gardner Dann & Dozois
Ace, Hardcover978-0-441-01764-5November 2009 Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois have been putting together themed anthologies for approximately 20 years now; The Dragon Book is…
Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Pyr an imprint of Prometheus Books ISBN 978-1-59102-786-7 270 Pages October 2009 She’s the Boss, by merit, by talent, by choice. She…
