World’s End by Mark Chadbourn
Pyr (http://www.pyrsf.com/)May 2009ISBN: 978-1-59102-739-3 416 pp Trade PaperbackAuthor Web site: http://www.jackofravens.com/ Mark Chadbourn brings back the gods and myths of Celtic lore in World’s…
Year: 2009
METAtropolis by John Scalzi
Subterranean Press (http://www.subterraneanpress.com) July 2009ISBN 978-1-59606-238-2264 Pages Trade and Limited Edition Cities have long been characters in their own right in fiction, especially Science…
BEST SERVED COLD by Joe Abercrombie
Reviewed by Mark Yon/Hobbit; http://www.sffworld.com/brevoff/542.html Joe Abercrombie jumps from the trilogy to stand-alone-novel in Best Served Cold, a big tale of passion,…
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson
Published by Tor June 2009 ISBN 0-7653-1971-3 416 Pages http://www.robertcharleswilson.com Taking a slight step from his Hard SF sequence begun with the Hugo…
Wake by Robert J. Sawyer
Ace, Hardcover978-0441016792April 2009http://wakewatchwonder.com/http://sfwriter.com/Robert J. Sawyer has written well over a dozen science fiction novels, many of which have been nominated and/or won major awards…
A MADNESS OF ANGELS by Kate Griffin (Matthew Swift #1)
Urban Fantasy has evolved over the years from novels with city settings and hidden magic (think Charles de Lint and Terri Windling) to vampire…
The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman
The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman (aka Eon: Rise of The Dragoneye and Eon: The Dragoneye Reborn) Paperback published by Bantam May…
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding ISBN: 0575085145 352 pages (ARC copy received) Published by Gollancz, June 2009. Review by Mark…
Prophets by S. Andrew Swann
Published by DAW (http://www.dawbooks.com/)ISBN 978-0-7564-0541-0 March 2009 340 Pages http://www.sandrewswann.com http://www.sandrewswann.com/books/prophets The Roman Catholic Church is very much alive and well in the…
The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt
The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt Paperback published by Orbit May 2009 345 pages ISBN: 9781841495033 Review by Bridie Roman * Frank…
Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
DuttonApril 2009ISBN 9780525951001300 Pageshttp://www.natashamostert.com/ Sample: http://www.natashamostert.com/books/kold/sample/ Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and mysticism are the two main ingredients in Natasha Mostert’s Keeper of Light…
City Without End by Kay Kenyon
Published by PyrISBN 978-1-59102-698-3February 2009465 Pageshttp://www.kaykenyon.com In City Without End, Kay Kenyon continues to expand and entertain her already lush Entire and the Rose…
Other Earths by Jay Lake
Edited by Nick Gevers and Jay Lake DAW BooksMarch 2009ISBN 0756405467320 Pageswww.jlake.com Nick Gevers is a long time editor of short fiction, having run…
WARBREAKER by Brandon Sanderson
Consistent, engaging and well crafted – these are just three ways one can describe Brandon Sanderson and his second stand-alone fantasy novel, Warbreaker. Sanderson…
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie Published by Gollancz, June 2009 (ARC copy received) 544 pages ISBN: 9780575082458 Review by Mark Yon …
Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton (Legends of the Red Sun, Book 1) Published by TOR (UK), June 2009 (ARC copy…
THE WARDED MAN (Demon Cycle #1) by Peter V. Brett
There’s no doubt that Epic Fantasy is alive and strong. Every year it seems a new author bursts onto the scene with a…
End of the Century by Chris Roberson
Published by PyrFebruary 2009, 480 ppTrade Paperback ISBN: 1-59102-697-0http://www.chrisroberson.net/ In a fairly short time, Chris Roberson has become an extremely prolific writer, having published…
The City and the City by China Mieville
The City and the City by China Mieville Published by Pan MacMillan, May 2009 312 pages ISBN: 9781405000178 Review by Mark Yon…
Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
December 2008, Orbit BooksISBN 9780316033664720 Pageshttp://www.thewayofshadows.com In epic fashion, Brent Weeks brings his debut trilogy to a conclusion in Beyond the Shadows. The…
