Monday, January 28, 2008

K.J. Parker - The Escapement (Book Review)


Perpetual republic is under siege. The army of nearly a million savage Aram Chantat is getting ready to dig in around the city of Mezentia under the unsure leadership of Duke Valens. The abominator Ziani Vaatzes together with the genius sociopath Daurenja is building siege engines of all kinds. From those specified, to something perhaps unseen, the secret weapon – a blackpowder canon. But for all their weapons nobody knows if they'll manage to defeat the mighty fortifications of the city before they run out of food themselves. Meanwhile secretary Psellus turns for salvation to another secret weapon - a woman. The flicker wife of Zianis who together with her blindly ambitious lover Boioannes was the cause of the bloodshed…

Just finished it and as expected, the book is a decent ending to a decent trilogy. Parker is a good storyteller. Even without rereading first two books you soon fall back into the rhythm of characters and events. Especially the characters since they are the most important part in his The Engineer trilogy. Second important part of the book is, not surprisingly, engineering. Not engineering of machines, though that is an important part of the story too, but engineering reality so that it may give the wanted result.

Unfortunately as important and well written as both parts are, none of them is perfect. His characters are as a rule too extreme - too smart, too ingenious, too much duty-bound, too romantic, perhaps even too psychotic to be realistic. For the second part what disturbed me most were the leaps with which he usually ends his books. You read through the series of events and thoughts, but the end makes most of them unimportant. It reminded me of all those detective stories in which you are never given all the clues that the detective found and all of the discoveries he made – just the ending. The butler did it…

Oh, and as an afterthought. What REALLY bothered me was his use of star fort when describing fortifications. Such forts developed in the response to the use of gunpowder, the world of this series is still the world of classical siege engine designs, so such fortification would be unlikely. O.K. I'm a historian, so sue me. Such things tend to bother me a bit, but don't let it spoil your reading pleasure.

All in all a decent read. Book and series both. So from me: 3,5/5

My first publication on the blog… Damn I'm nervous and awaiting your praise (you don't have to bother with criticism, right?). So, please, do leave a comment.

- BlindMan -

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Steven Erikson - Midnight Tides (Book Review)


Steven Erikson, a name well renowned in the realm of fantasy fiction, is often remarked to be sitting on the proverbial throne of contemporary fantasy, keeping company with such authors as George R.R. Martin and Scott Bakker. This is of course debatable, but in my opinion the sheer scope of his work remains unprecedented - truly epic in every sense of the word.

Midnight Tides, the fifth entry into the epic fantasy series bearing the name of Malazan Book Of The Fallen and it in no way closes any of the hanging plot threads from previous installments. They seem to be entirely abandoned for the page-length of this book, and myriad of new questions are raised, since the events in the book occur on an entirely new continent (if you are familiar with the series you should already be acquainted with The Central Malazan Empire, Seven Cities Continent and Genabackis), where the Kingdom of Lether and the tribal nation of Tiste Edur clash arms for what seems to be a simple conquest and hoarding of riches but in the end it turns out that the stakes were higher, much higher, and the meddling of gods becomes imminent.

Erikson’s world is vast, divergent and populated with heterogeneous cultures, but somehow it feels unduly stale compared to Middle Earth, Westeros and some of the other more vividly animated worlds. Don’t get me wrong, his world-building is colossal and imaginative, but somehow lacks a certain flare – even the densely populated city of Letheras sometimes feels empty and devoid, with small exception of our protagonists and a few sidekicks. There is another odd thing that I’ve sensed about the world: I have a feeling that it is not thoroughly alive, but only lived at specific moments. I rarely got immersed into the atmosphere of the world, even though I am not a huge fan of info dumps and descriptive narrative, so I never even expected it from him. Where Erikson truly excels is myth-creation, may it be strictly religious, or more broadly cultural. Concerning those elements, his world is lush, complex, exotic and what is most important – quite unique. Here Erikson’s anthropological prowess comes to the fore.

Pantheon is complexly built and in MT there are some familiar (Mael and Ossric) and some new deities (Scabandari Bloodeye, Silchas Ruin etc.) that rear their (ugly) heads into the game, most prominently at the end, when the convergence occurs and the big players uncover their agenda. Gods in Malazan universe somewhat resemble those of the Greek pantheon, as they posses quite human qualities and are as flawed, they meddle in mundane affairs, are quite uncaring of peoples wants, form alliances and play power-games behind the screen if possible and out in the open, if not. The Crippled God and his agenda is the most notable connection with the previous books. This figure might as well represent Satan, Loki or any other negative god-figure in our world. The religious system is closely connected with magic, and priests are as likely to pray as to delve into more arcane arts – most probably both. We get a closer look at the Deck of Holds, previously only hinted at and described as a natural predecessor of the Deck of Dragons. There is also a brief explanation of what warrens are actually supposed to be and what is their connection to magic. Hovewer the explanation is highly subjective, unclosed from the perspective of a mage of The Crimson Guard, thus being just another partial view of a vast and complex system of magic.

Some of the themes that Erikson tackles resonate with those from the previous books: convergence, question of fate and the battle of free will vs. predetermination,… The main plotline is built around a certain prophecy, which is at once vague as well as ever-present. The diverse cast of characters bemoan, give in, honor or belie the prophecy/fate.

MT also mirrors the contemporary world in a way that the previous installments never have. The characters live out and debate about similar themes that are closely related to those of modern imperialism and capitalism: greed, self-centeredness, money as a new religion, loss of identity, corruption, enslavement, racism, globalization, dreams of grandeur, materialism, power of bureaucracy, exploitation, social inequity etc.

Regarding the plot there are few if any threads that are carried over from previous books in the series and those links that exist, are temporally mixed (the events of MT precede those of HoC) and spatially displaced (events take place on an entirely new continent). The story seems less erratic - the narrative flows smooth, but at the end of the book the reader is not only left in the dark with regards to previous loose ends, MT actually opens many new questions. I cannot help but wonder if Erikson has it all figured out, or he wanders in proverbial dark a bit himself. Nevertheless, his storytelling ability remains impeccable, making the reader temporarily uncaring of the baffling and enigmatic story. In MT we have two complementary storylines; first one concerns itself with the Tiste Edur (the shadow-folk and brethren to Tiste Andi and Tiste Liosan) and their rise to power; and the second explores the crumbling Kingdom of Lether – mostly the events in its capital city, Letheras. As already stated above, what binds those two storylines together is the convergence (of powers) and an ancient prophecy of an empire rising, which turns out quite differently than how it was interpreted in the beginning.

As much as I wanted to like MT, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with the book. I cannot exactly pinpoint what bothered me in the beginning and in the middle of the book, but they turned out a bit pale compared to the second and the third book. But that does not account for the ending, which was the best that Erikson wrote up until MT. It was less rushed, not so feverish and more elaborated than his previous finishing chapters. If I had to choose, than this would be the most notable improvement I’ve noticed about Erikson’s writing.

The single character we’ve seen before is the enigmatic Trull Sengar and we get to learn a fragrance of the story that delivered him to such dire straits as those in which he found himself at the beginning of HoC. As much as I like larger than life hero types Erikson actually manages to over-saturate the pages with such men and women, and so the feeling of awe diminishes notably. What I also longed for is the totally kick ass dialogue that embellished his previous work. The tendency of every (side)character to turn into philosopher once in a while is a bit stretched too, since the most profound thoughts are delivered from simple mercenaries and slaves as well as scholars and gentry. Most of the cast also feel trapped by their past and take the future for pregiven. I’m sad to say, but most of the characters are not that memorable, they lack the emotional intensity of those in DG and the supreme nonchalance of those in MoI. I would also wish for more insight into the character of Trull’s brothers (especially Fear and Binadas). Some side-characters felt a bit paper thin (Mayen, Feather Witch, Binadas, Hejun, Rissarh, Shand, Shurq Ellale and others). The balance between magic and weaponry is still not redressed completely – magic is too powerful. I can also see why Erikson wanted to included lowborn characters, unlike Martin, but they do not behave like uneducated peasantry from middle ages, do they?

Erikson’s is a competent linguist and has a definite knack for humor, but which often feels strained and falls flat with repetitive sex jokes in MT (at least for my taste; “when hell freezes over” was a nice one though:) ). This is unfortunate, since he rather excels at parody in his novellas about Bauchelain & Korbal Broach (a couple of necromancers we get to meet in MoI). The humor is more prominent than ever before as well, with the exception of the novellas I’ve mentioned (I believe Trin is writing a review for one of them).

In the end, whatever my complaints, Erikson’s creativity remains prodigious, he shows no sign of ever slowing down and his vigor and imagination are in full span. As ingenious of storyteller as he is, the dialogue sometimes turns overly didactic (delegating his his worldview to the reader); nevertheless, the sheer power of the story makes me almost forget about this. I admit that I’m nitpicking…but Erikson deserves the critics – in a positive way. His work draws circles around the work of the majority of other fantasy writers; and my criticism is good natured, wishing for him to improve.

Erikson’s books serve to help us escape reality, but sometimes this escape can be liberating, opening new horizons, instead of hiding us from responsibilities of the real world. Good fiction always does, and by my standards, Midnight Tides is good fiction:
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3.5+/5
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- Thrinidir -

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Index of Reviews by Rating

[last update: Nov 07, 2010]


DNF

Miller, Karen
- Empress


0,5


Meyer, Stephenie - Breaking Dawn


1

Cast, P.C. & Kristen - Marked
Meyer, Stephenie - New Moon
Page, Glen E. - The Last Plague


1,5

Hearn, Lian - Across the Nightingale Floor


2

McNamara, Pat (incl. Dutkiewitcz, Michal & Turner, Gary) - The Last Realms: Book One, Dragonscarpe (illustrated novel)


2,5

Esslemont, Ian C. - Return of the Crimson Guard
Kenyon, Kay - Bright of the Sky
Mead, Richelle - Thorn Queen
Redick, Robert V. S. - The Red Wolf Conspiracy
Ruckley, Brian - Winterbirth
Sturges, Matthew - Midwinter


3

Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of Kings (BlindMan's review)
Banks, Iain M. - Consider Phlebas
Beddor, Frank - The Looking Glass Wars
Edelman, David L. - Infoquake
Hunter, Faith - Bloodring
Joyce, Graham - Memoirs of a Master Forger
Le Guin, Ursula K. - The Lathe of Heaven
Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight
Miller, Karen - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker (duology)
Moore, Alan & Gibbons, Dave - Watchmen (graphic novel)
Ryan, Carrie - The Dead-Tossed Waves


3,5

Brennan, Sarah R.- The Demon's Lexicon
Brett, Peter V. - The Painted Man
Bulgakov, A. Mikhail - Master and Margarita
Chiang, Ted - The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate (novelette)
Erikson, Steven - Blood Follows (novella), Midnight Tides
Freeman, Pamela - Blood Ties
Goodman, Alison - The Two Pearls of Wisdom
Kearney, Paul - The Mark of Ran, This Forsaken Earth
Kristian, Giles - Raven: Blood Eye
Moriarty, Jacelyn - Dreaming of Amelia/The Ghosts of Ashbury High
Ó Guilin, Peadar - The Inferior
Parker, K. J. - The Escapement
Ronco, Dan - Unholy Domain
Sapkowski, Andrzej - The Last Wish
Vandermeer, Jeff - The Situation (novelette)


4


Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of the Kings (Thrinidir's Review)
Asimov, Isaac - The Last Question (short story)
Banks, Iain M. - Matter
Cook, Glen - Chronicles of the Black Company
Duncan, Hal - Die! Vampire! Die! (novella)
Enge, James - Blood of Ambrose
Erikson, Steven - The Bonehunters
Haldeman, Joe - The Forever War
Hobb, Robin - The Farseer Trilogy
Kearney, Paul - The Ten Thousand
King, Stephen - Under the Dome
Lynch, Scott - Lies of Locke Lamora
McDonald, Ian - Brasyl
Mead, Richelle - Storm Born
Ryan, Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Scalzi, John - Old Man's War
Zelazny, Roger - The Great Slow Kings (short story)


4,5

Abercrombie, Joe - Before They Are Hanged
Dozois, Gardner - Galileo's Children (anthology of short stories)
Haldeman, Joe - The Forever War
McCarthy, Cormack - The Road
Míeville, China - Un Lun Dun
Valente, Catherynne M. - Orphan's Tales (duology)
Zafon, Carlos R. - The Shadow of the Wind

5

Keyes, Daniel - Flowers for Algernon
Matheson, Richard - I Am Legend
Simmons, Dan - The Terror, Drood
Stover, Matthew W. - Heroes Die


N/A

Cook, Glen - Tyranny of Night
Silverberg, Robert - Son of Man

Friday, January 4, 2008

Index of Reviews by Reviewer

[last update: Nov 07, 2010]
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~BlindMan~


Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of the Kings
Banks, Iain M. - Matter
Dozois, Gardner - Galileo's Children (anthology of short stories)
Cook, Glen - The Tyranny of the Night
Parker, K. J. - The Escapement
Redick, Robert V. S. - The Red Wolf Conspiracy
Esslemont, Ian C. - Return of the Crimson Guard


~Dannie~


Cast, P.C. & Kristen - Marked
Meyer, Stephenie - Breaking Dawn
Beddor, Frank - The Looking Glass Wars


~Madwand~

Zelazny, Roger - The Great Slow Kings (short story)


~Thrinidir~

Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of Kings
Asimov, Isaac - The Last Question (short story)
Banks, Iain M. - Consider Phlebas
Brett, Peter V. - The Painted Man

Bulgakov, Mikhail A. - Master and Margarita
Chiang, Ted - The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate (novelette)
Cook, Glen - Chronicles of the Black Company
Duncan, Hal - Die! Vampire! Die! (novella)
Edelman, David L. - Infoquake
Erikson, Steven -
Midnight Tides, The Bonehunters
Haldeman, Joe - The Forever War
Kearney, Paul - The Mark of Ran,
The Ten Thousand, This Forsaken Earth
Kenyon, Kay - The Bright of the Sky
Le Guin, Ursula K. - The Lathe of Heaven
Lynch, Scott - Lies of Locke Lamora
McCarthy, Cormack - The Road
McNamara, Pat (incl. Dutkiewitcz, Michal & Turner, Gary) - The Last Realms: Book One, Dragonscarpe (illustrated novel)
Moore, Alan & Gibbons, Dave - Watchmen (graphic novel)
Ó Guilin, Peadar - The Inferior
Sapkowski, Andrzej - The Last Wish
Scalzi, John - Old Man's War
Vandermeer, Jeff - The Situation (novelette)
Zafon, Carlos R. - The Shadow of the Wind


~Trin~

Abercrombie, Joe - Before They Are Hanged
Brennan, Sarah R. - The Demon's Lexicon
Enge, James - Blood of Ambrose
Erikson, Steven - Blood Follows (novella)
Freeman, Pamela - Blood Ties
Goodman, Alison - The Two Pearls of Wisdom
Hearn, Lian - Across the Nightingale Floor
Hobb, Robin - The Farseer Trilogy
Hunter, Faith - Bloodring
Joyce, Graham - Memoirs of a Master Forger
Keyes, Daniel - Flowers for Algernon
King, Stephen - Under the Dome
Kristian, Giles - Raven: Blood Eye
Matheson, Richard - I Am Legend
McDonald, Ian - Brasyl
Mead, Richelle - Storm Born, Thorn Queen
Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight, New Moon
Miéville, China - Un Lun Dun
Miller, Karen - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker (duology), Empress
Moriarty, Jacelyn - Dreaming of Amelia/The Ghosts of Ashbury High
Page, Glen E. - The Last Plague
Ronco, Dan - Unholy Domain
Ruckley, Brian - Winterbirth
Ryan, Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves
Silverberg, Robert - Son of Man
Simmons, Dan - The Terror, Drood
Stover, Matthew W. - Heroes Die

Sturges, Matthew - Midwinter
Valente, Catherynne M. - Orphan's Tales (duology)

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Index of Reviews by Date Reviewed

[last update: Nov 07, 2010]
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2008
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January
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Steven Erikson - Midnight Tides (Jan 7)
Parker, K.J. - The Escapement (Jan 28)
Ruckley, Brian - Winterbirth (Jan 31)
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February
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Lynch, Scott - Lies of Locke Lamora (Feb 10)
Erikson, Steven - Blood Follows (Feb 13)
Cook, Glen - The Tyranny of the Night (Feb 25)
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March
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McCarthy, Cormac - The Road (Mar 4)
Kearney, Paul - The Mark of Ran
(Mar 5)
Haldeman, Joe - The Forever War
(Mar 5)
Asimov, Isaac - The Last Question
(Mar 10)
Simmons, Dan - The Terror
(Mar 14)
Hearn, Lian - Across the Nightingale Floor
(Mar 17)
Cook, Glen - Chronicles of the Black Company
(Mar 21)
Banks, Iain M. - Matter
(Mar 25)
Le Guin, Ursula K. - Lathe of Heaven
(Mar 27)
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April
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Keyes, Daniel - Flowers for Algernon
(Apr 1)
Abercrombie, Joe - Before They Are Hanged
(Apr 3)
Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of Kings (BlindMan's Review)
(Apr 4)
Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of Kings (Thrinidir's Review)
(Apr 5)
Vandermeer, Jeff - The Situation
(Apr 8)
Miller, Karen - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker
(Apr 14)
Stover, Matthew W. - Heroes Die
(Apr 23)
Bulgakov, Mikhail A. - Master and Margarita
(Apr 26)
Duncan, Hal - Die! Vampire! Die! (Apr 28)
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May

Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight (May 4)
Redick, Robert V. S. - The Red Wolf Conspiracy
(May 6)
Matheson, Richard - I Am Legend
(May 11)
Ó Guilin, Peadar - The Inferior
(May 13)
Chiang, Ted - The Merchant and The Alchemist's Gate
(May 20)
Freeman, Pamela - Blood Ties
(May 29)
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June
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Zelazny, Roger - The Great Slow Kings (Jun 3)
Erikson, Steven - The Bonehunters (Jun 5)
Kearney, Paul - The Ten Thousand (Jun 11)
Scalzi, John - Old Man's War (Jun 20)
Hunter, Faith - Bloodring (Jun 28)
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July

Dozois, Gardner - Galileo's Children (Jul 7)
McDonald, Ian - Brasyl (Jul 10)
Sapkowski, Andrzej - The Last Wish (Jul 13)
Ronco, Dan - Unholy Domain (Jul 19)
McNamara, Pat (incl. Dutkiewitcz, Michal & Turner, Gary) - The Last Realms: Book One, Dragonscarpe (Jul 29)


August

Valente, Catherynne M. - Orphan's Tales (Aug 3)
Esslemont, Ian C. - Return of the Crimson Guard (Aug 8)


September

Page, Glen E. - The Last Plague (Sep 10)


October

Mead, Richelle - Storm Born (Oct 6)


November

Moore, Alan & Gibbons, Dave - Watchmen (Nov 16)
Meyer, Stephenie - New Moon (Nov 27)


December

Hobb, Robin - The Farseer Trilogy (Dec 07)
Giles, Kristian - Raven: Blood Eye (Dec 12)



2009



January

Cast, P.C. & Kristen - Marked (Jan 11)
Kenyon, Kay - Bright of the Sky (Jan 15)
Silverberg, Robert - Son of Man (Jan 19)
Goodman, Alison - The Two Pearls of Wisdom (Jan 26)


February

Brett, Peter V. - The Painted Man (Feb 07)
Miéville, China - Un Lun Dun (Feb 18)


March

Meyer, Stephenie - Breaking Dawn (Mar 6)
Brennan, Sarah R. - The Demon's Lexicon (Mar 16)
Kearney, Paul - This Forsaken Earth (Mar 30)


April

Sturges, Matthew - Midwinter (Apr 20)


May

Beddor, Frank - The Looking Glass Wars (May 13)
Zafon, Carlos R. - The Shadow of the Wind (May 25)
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June

Enge, James - Blood of Ambrose (Jun 8)
Edelman, David L. - Infoquake (Jun 28)


September

Mead, Richelle - Thorn Queen (Sep 16)


December

Simmons, Dan - Drood (Dec 11)



2010


April

Priest, Christopher - The Separation (Apr 30)


July

Joyce, Graham (as William Heaney) - Memoirs of a Master Forger (July 12)

Banks, Iain M. - Consider Phlebas (July 16)


August

King, Stephen - Under the Dome (Aug 9)

Ryan, Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Aug 29)


September

Miller, Karen - Empress (Sep 26)


October

Ryan, Carrie - The Dead-Tossed Waves (Oct 26)


November

Moriarty, Jaclyn - Dreaming of Amelia/The Ghosts of Ashbury High (Nov 07)

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Index of Reviews by Author

[last update: Nov 07, 2010]


A


Abercrombie, Joe - Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings (by Blindman), Last Argument of Kings (by Thrinidir)
Asimov, Isaac
- The Last Question (short story)


B

Banks, Iain M. - Matter (by Blindman), Consider Phlebas (by ThRiNiDiR)
Beddor, Frank - The Looking Glass Wars
Brennan, Sarah R. - The Demon's Lexicon
Brett, Peter V. - The Painted Man
Bulgakov, Mikhail A. - Master and Margarita


C

Cast, P.C. & Kristen - Marked
Chiang, Ted - The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate (novelette)
Cook, Glen - Chronicles of the Black Company (omnibus edition), The Tyranny of the Night


D

Dozois, Gardner - Galileo's Children (anthology of short stories)
Duncan, Hal - Die! Vampire! Die! (novella)


E

Edelman, David L. - Infoquake
Enge, James - Blood of Ambrose
Erikson, Steven - Blood Follows (novella), Midnight Tides (#5), The Bonehunters (#6)
Esslemont, Ian C. - Return of the Crimson Guard

F

Freeman, Pamela - Blood Ties


G

Goodman, Alison - The Two Pearls of Wisdom


H

Haldeman, Joe - The Forever War
Hearn, Lian - Across the Nightingale Floor
Hobb, Robin - The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest)
Hunter, Faith - Bloodring

I


J

Joyce, Graham - Memoirs of a Master Forger


K

Kearney, Paul - The Mark of Ran, The Ten Thousand, This Forsaken Earth

Kenyon, Kay - The Bright of the Sky

Keyes, Daniel - Flowers for Algernon

King, Stephen - Under the Dome

Kristian, Giles - Raven: Blood Eye


L

Le Guin, Ursula K. - The Lathe of Heaven

Lynch, Scott - Lies of Locke Lamora


M

Matheson, Richard - I Am Legend

McCarthy, Cormack - The Road

McDonald, Ian - Brasyl

McNamara, Pat (incl. Dutkiewitcz, Michal & Turner, Gary) - The Last Realms: Book One, Dragonscarpe (illustrated novel)

Mead, Richelle - Storm Born, Thorn Queen

Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight, New Moon, Breaking Dawn

Miéville, China - Un Lun Dun

Miller, Karen - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker (duology), Empress

Moore, Alan & Gibbons, Dave - Watchmen (graphic novel)

Moriarty, Jaclyn - Dreaming of Amelia/The Ghosts of Ashbury High


N


O

Ó Guillín, Peadar - The Inferior


P

Page, Glen E. - The Last Plague

Parker, K.J. - The Escapement


Q


R

Redick, Robert V.S. - The Red Wolf Conspiracy

Ronco, Dan - Unholy Domain

Ruckley, Brian - Winterbirth

Ryan, Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves


S

Sapkowski, Andrzej - The Last Wish

Scalzi, John - Old Man's War

Silverberg, Robert - Son of Man

Simmons, Dan - The Terror, Drood

Stover, Matthew Woodring - Heroes Die

Sturges, Matthew - Midwinter



T


U


V

Valente, Catherynne M. - Orphan's Tales (duology)
Vandermeer, Jeff - The Situation (novelette)


W


X


Y


Z

Zafon, Carlos R. - The Shadow of the Wind

Zelazny, Roger
- The Great Slow Kings (short story)

 

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