The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
The basic outline of this book is one of those that can be simplified down to ‘the child destined for greater things’. Think EH…
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The Lady of the Sorrows by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
And so onto book 2, which pretty much continues where Book 1 (The Ill-Made Mute – see review) left off.Imrhain is now no longer…
The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells
In the opening volume of the sequel trilogy to The Death of the Necromancer, Martha Wells further fleshes out the world she introduced in…
Forever Child by Mark Lavine
Three-hundred years into the future, and the world has changed. Among a chosen few, life expectancy is now hundreds of years; these are the…
Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
Epic is such a clichéd word when describing a novel like Peter F. Hamilton’s magnificent and bold Fallen Dragon, however spot-on the word may…
Mojo: Conjure Stories by Nalo Hopkinson
Edited by Nalo HopkinsonNoted author Nalo Hopkinson has turned her considerable skills to anthology editing in this balanced and satisfying collection. Mojo: Conjure Stories…
ALTERED CARBON by Richard K. Morgan
Mind-numbing. Big Ideas. Suspense. These are only three things that begin to describe Richard K. Morgan’s debut novel, Altered Carbon. The title of the…
Watch, The by Dennis Danvers
Very good science fiction novels place the reader in world that will make them consider their own lives and their own world. In Dennis…
The Skrayling Tree by Michael Moorcock
The Melnibonéan, the Multiverse and Native American myth are three themes Michael Moorcock explores to great effect and delight in his latest novel, The…
Warchild by Karin Lowarchee
As the winner of the second WarnerAspect first novel contest coupled with the glowing blurb on the cover from Tim Powers, the initial expectations…
THE BRIAR KING by Greg Keyes
There are a lot of fantasy novels out there that are good, there are a smaller amount that are excellent. Only once in a…
Stealing the Elf-King’s Roses by Diane Duane
Having never read a novel by Diane Duane, I was not sure what to expect. Though her reputation as a prolific wordsmith in the…
The Duke of Uranium by John Barnes
In The Duke of Uranium Barnes gives the reader an espionage/spy-thriller wrapped up with a far future space operatic tale that awakens Jak Jinakka…
Night of the Beast by Harry Shannon
Medium Rare BooksISBN: 0-9711162-9-6$15.99 New books, new authors and new publishers are a dime a dozen these days, or so it seems, with the…
Paragon Lost by Dave Duncan
Returning to the halls of Ironhall has proven to be deft move on the part of Dave Duncan. This follow-up to the earlier trilogy…
Undo The Deed by Adam-Michael James
America House Book PublishersISBN: 1-58851-795-0http://www.undothedeed.com Amanda Grant: young, ambitious, beautiful… and abused! Her head filled with memories of a tortuous childhood at the hands…
Quietus by Vivian Schilling
Quietus is an engaging tale of love, death and survival. Vivian Schilling has crafted a well-paced supernatural thriller in her second novel. The…
The Reclamation Project by Ruth Marie Davis
The body of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature is moving; the old face is cracking and changing shape. With each new idea put to…
Isle of Battle, The by Sean Russell
The Isle of Battle is an excellent continuation of Sean Russell’s saga, The Swans’ War, begun in The One Kingdom. Sean Russell has avoided…
Daughter of the Dark by Louise Cusack
In Daughter of the Dark, Louise Cusack picks up the tale of Katarene, and more importantly, her child Glimmer in this continuing tale in…
