Shadow of the Scorpion by Neal Asher
The Shadow of the Scorpion by Neal Asher Published by Tor UK, April 2009; originally published by Night Shade Books (US), 2008. …
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Redheaded Stepchild by Jaye Wells
Red-headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells Published by Orbit UK 328 pages (plus extras) ISBN: 9781841497563 Website: www.jayewells.com Review by Mark Yon …
Judging Eye, The by R. Scott Bakker
Overlook PressISBN 1-59020-169-8February 2009448 Pages The Prince of Nothing trilogy established R. Scott Bakker as one of the young, pre-eminent voices in Fantasy fiction.…
A Fortress in Shadow by Glen Cook
NightShade BooksISBN 978-1-59780-100-3August 2008368 Pages Nightshade books continues its series of Glen Cook reprints and specifically, the Dread Empire saga with A Fortress…
Midwinter by Matthew Sturges
345 pp ISBN: 978-1-59102-734-8 Trade Paperback March 2009 http://sturgesia.blogspot.com/ Imagine a caper/heist set in the land of faerie, where the leader of…
WINGS OF WRATH (Magister Trilogy #2) by C.S. Friedman
Book 2 of the Magister Trilogy Published by DAW ISBN 978-0-7564-0432-1 February 2009 409 Pages The lone female Magister, Kamala, returns in the…
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
The Death of Grass by John Christopher Published by Penguin, March 2009; originally published 1956. 198 pages ISBN: 9780141190174 Review by…
Enclave by Kit Reed
Published by TorFebruary 2009, HardcoverKit ReedISBN 0-765-32161-0368 Pages Utopia – a concept dating back most probably prior to the novel of the same name…
The Seeds of Earth by Michael Cobley
Seeds of Earth by Mike Cobley Humanity’s Fire, Book 1 Published by Orbit UK, March 2009 (ARC copy received) 496 pages ISBN: 9781841496320…
The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom
The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom Published by Sphere, January 2009 416 pages ISBN: 9780751541717 Review by Mark Yon It…
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
Published by AceJanuary 2009ISBN 978-0-441-01671-6416 Pageshttp://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/index.html Take one part James Bond, another part Lovecraft/Cthulhu mythos, and a sprinkling of Dilbert, and you’re on your…
In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
Published by Jonathan CapeMarch 5th 2009Hardcover – 340pagesISBN: 978-0224079242 After the much deserved success of her first novel, Bareback (published in the US as…
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor by Matthew Woodring Stover
Matthew Stover gets Star Wars, he gets the potential in the characters and the story. More importantly, because he gets it, he often questions…
Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, The by Charlie Huston
Published by Random House January 2009ISBN 978-0-345-50111-0336 Pageshttp://www.pulpnoir.com/ Who cleans up after a crime scene? You know, the blood, the guts, the brains that…
Drood by Dan Simmons
February 2009Little, Brown and CompanyISBN 978-0316007023784 Pageshttp://www.dansimmons.com Already an acknowledged master at his craft (Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award, World…
Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
Published by Roc Novemer 2008ISBN 978-0-451-46240-4368 Pageshttp://www.devonmonk.com/ Allie Beckstrom, the protagonist of Devon Monk’s debut novel Magic to the Bone, is a Hound.…
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett (titled The Warded Man in the US) 560 pages Published by Harper Collins/HarperVoyager, October 2008…
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Where does one begin when in a review of one of the most successful novels of the past decade? A novel lauded both by…
The Starry Rift by Jonathan Strahan
Viking Juvenile April 2008ISBN 978-0670060597http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/ http://thestarryrift.com Often considered the literature of ideas, Science Fiction (and fantasy) is where imagination and fact converge to give…
Accidental Sorcerer by K E Mills
The Accidental Sorcerer by K E Mills Published by Orbit, January 2009 489 pages ISBN: 9781841497273 Review by Mark Yon One…
