Sun, 16 Nov 2008
Mushroom ebooks has the last Dray Prescot books which were never published as physical books in English for sale in various electronic forms, including PDF! Joy, joy!
Wed, 29 Oct 2008
Hunter's Prayer, by Lilith Saintcrow, copyright 2008; Orbit/Hachette Book Group USA; First Edition: September 2008; ISBN-10: 0-316-00176-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-316-00176-2.
The second in Saintcrow's new series. Enjoyed it too.
Sun, 26 Oct 2008
Spook Country, by William Gibson, copyright 2007 by William Gibson Ent. Ltd.; The Berkley Publishing Group/The Penguin Group/Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; Berkley trade paperback edition June 2008, 1st printing; ISBN-13: 978-0-424-22141-9.
Good. Moving further away from the science fiction aspect of his early works, but retaining that disquieting sense of social dissociation.
Mon, 20 Oct 2008
- The Sinister Pig, by Tony Hillerman, copyright 2003; HarperTorch/HaperCollinsPublisher; first paperback printing November 2004, 12th printing; ISBN-10: 0-06-109878-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-06-109878-9.
Sun, 19 Oct 2008
The Wailing Wind, by Tony Hillerman, copyright 2002; HarperTorch/HarperCollinsPublisher; 16th printing; ISBN-10: 0-06-109879-5, ISBN-13: 97800-06-109879-6.
Hillerman has been writing these mysteries for over 35 years. I must enjoy them, if I'm up at 2:19 reading them.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008
Night Shift, by Lilith Saintcrow, copyright 2008; Orbit/Hachette Book Group USA; First Edition: July 2008, 2nd printing; ISBN-10: 0-316-00178-3, ISBN-13: 978—0-316-00178-6.
The first in a new series by Saintcrow, in a slightly different world, so far as I can tell. I enjoyed it.
Sun, 05 Oct 2008
The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, by Bryan Talbot, copyright 1990, 1991, 1997, 2007; introduction copyright 1997 Michael Moorcock; all other material, unless otherwise specified, copyright 2007 Dark Horse Comics Inc; Dark Horse Books/Dark Horse Comics, Inc., Second Edition: 2007, 1st printing; ISBN: 978-1=59307-725-9.
I can see why Moorcock likes this. I found it very dense in places, but worth it.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008
Cry Wolf, “An Alpha and Omega Novel”, by Patricia Briggs, copyright 2008 by Hurog, Inc.; Ace/The Berkley Publishing Group/The Penguin Group/Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; Ace mass market edition August 2008, 1st printing; ISBN-13: 978-0-441-01615-0.
This is a spin-off from Brigg's Mercy Thompson series, and judging from the “An Alpha and Omega Novel” it's the start of a new series. I'll be looking for further volumes.
Jhegaala, by Steven Brust, copyright 2008; Tor/Tom Doherty Associates, LLC; First Edition: July 2008, 1st printing; ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-0147-5; ISBN-10: 0-7653-0147-4.
Visiting with an old friend is always a treat. I think I've reread the whole “Vlad Taltos” series and all the “Khaavren Romances” and Brokedown Palace within the last couple of years. (I ought ought check.) It's interesting to see how varied the “Taltos” novels are, despite having one main character, how consistent the voice of the “Khaavren Romances” is, and how different from the others Brokedown Palace is. If I ever get my library out of boxes I really need to reread all his other books.
The “Vlad Taltos” books are good individually, but even better as a whole, much like Kenneth Bulmer's “Dray Prescot” books.
Sun, 27 Jul 2008
The Harlequin, copyright 2007 by Laurell K. Hamilton; Jove Books/The Berkely Publishing Group/The Pengiun Group, May 2008; ISBN 978-0-515-14461-1.
Another entry in Hamilton's “Anita Blake” series. Still worth reading.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008
Bad Dreams, by Kim Newman, copyright 1990, Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc; 1995.
An interesting take on vampires, and an interesting relfection of London at a certain time.