Iron Council, The by China Mieville
To say China Miéville is one of the most promising young writers in Fantastic Literature is an understatement, so I’ll just get it out…
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Warrior Prophet, The by R. Scott Bakker
The second novel in R. Scott Bakker’s The Prince of Nothing saga continues to push the envelope in terms of complexity and tension. The…
Choice of the Cat by E.E. Knight
One of the more enjoyable aspects of reading a new writer’s first couple of novels is experiencing the writer’s growing skills, as you read…
The Way of the Wolf by E.E. Knight
EE Knight postulates a grim future in his debut novel, The Way of the Wolf. The reader is introduced to a world over-run by…
THE DEVIL’S ARMOR (Bronze Knight #2) by John Marco
John Marco’s latest novel, The Devil’s Armor, is a direct follow-up to his first hardcover release, The Eyes of God. As such, he picks…
Darkness That Comes Before, The by R. Scott Bakker
Opening the pages of an author’s first novel can be a daunting endeavor, or at least one mitigated with amounts of joyful anxiety and…
Outremer Saga (Book 1 and 2) by Chaz Brenchley
Chaz Brenchley’s Outremer saga has been receiving praise since its initial UK publication in 1998. In July 2003, ACE books began publishing this saga…
The Battle of Evernight by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
And so onto Book 3. The story here starts pretty much where Book 2 (The Lady of Sorrows – see earlier review) left us,…
Ilium by Dan Simmons
Readers of science fiction should be familiar with the name Dan Simmons. His Hugo® Award winning novel, Hyperion established his name in Science Fiction.…
Shatterpoint by Matthew Woodring Stover
Mace Windu is perhaps the most intriguing and mysterious character in the Star Wars prequel films. He is a character that is just about…
Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
All too often Epic/High fantasy, for all the supposed imagination, is a genre rife with cliché, dark lords, magic, young innocents-who-inherit-power. Part of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
