Two more articles on tor.com:

- A write-up about the first 3 books of the "A Trial of Blood and Steel" series by Joel Shepherd
- A review of "Haven", the final book in that series.

Disclaimer: I received free review copies of these books from Pyr.

Next up: I'm reading "Embedded" by Dan Abnett, and eagerly hoping for more assignments from tor.com :)

My review of "The Quantum Thief" by Hannu Rajaniemi went up over at tor.com today.

Disclaimer: the publisher of this novel sent me a free review copy.

Next up: finishing "Haven" by Joel Shepherd, also for review at tor.com

My second review for tor.com - a wonderful dystopian novel.

Disclaimer: I received a free review copy from the publisher.

Next up: working on "The Quantum Thief" by Hannu Rajaniemi, also for tor.com.

…Vegas Knights is a fun, entertaining urban fantasy novel that starts off with a bang and rarely slows down. Matt Forbeck gives the reader a great feel for what it’s like to gamble and party in Vegas, and combines this with an exciting and action-packed plot. As someone who’s spent a good amount of time in the “City of Lost Wages,” I ( Read more... )

…As a big fan of Graham Joyce, I was very excited to get my hands on his newest novel The Silent Land. I found the book to be good but not nearly as great as I’ve come to expect from this author. The main problem with the novel is its structure: weighing in at about 270 pages, the novel consists of over 250 pages of occasionally ( Read more... )

…Tiassa is a wonderful novel, but could be one of the worst places to start for a newcomer to the series, because anyone who isn’t familiar with several plot lines and characters from past books would miss most of what’s going on… Tiassa offers several separate stories told from multiple points of view, which pull together threads from ( Read more... )

…if you enjoyed Midnight Riot (or Rivers of London, as it’s called outside of the US), you’ll love Moon over Soho. The new novel does just about everything its predecessor did so well, but a little better and with enough new twists to make you wish the third book in the series was already on the shelves. One of the reasons Moon over Soho ( Read more... )

… Well, merciful Tehlu be praised, Patrick Rothfuss took his time, polishing and refining his manuscript until it stood up to his own standards. The result is The Wise Man’s Fear, a novel that for the most part fulfills the promise of The Name of the Wind. You’ll find the same sweeping prose, deft characterization, rousing adventure, ( Read more... )

… The World House takes too long to get to the point… When everything finally starts to come together towards the end of the novel, The World House suddenly gets quite interesting. The final revelation of what’s really going on is actually nothing short of great. Unfortunately, before you get to that point, Guy Adams spends about a quarter ( Read more... )

…Home Fires is a good novel, but falls far short of what Gene Wolfe is capable of at his best. Part of the problem is that the vast majority of the story is told from the perspective of Skip Grissom, and Skip happens to be the least interesting component of this tale… Home Fires has a complex and interesting plot that expands in scope as ( Read more... )