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Review of your favorite books. From bestsellers to the next hidden gem, from novels to short stories we review it all here. For more books reviews check out Nekoplz.

The Dosadi Experiment by Frank Herbert Review

On April 5, 2009 By Rob In Book Reviews

The Dosadi Experiment is set in the same universe as Whipping Star, which has recently been reissued by Tor. After reading that book I just had to reread The Dosadi Experiment as well. First published …

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Rifling Paradise by Jem Poster Review

On April 3, 2009 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Rifling Paradise is the second novel of the critically acclaimed novelist and poet Jem Poster. The praise is indeed well-deserved – Rifling Paradise is a very well-crafted piece of literary fiction; it is intense, vivid …

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Torn and Frayed – The Electric Mayhem

On March 30, 2009 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

Saturday’s Child by Ray Banks Saturday’s Child is the first Cal Innes book. It’s a couple of years old at this point and all I can say is that it kicks 10 kinds of ass. …

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Living With Ghosts by Kari Sperring Review

On March 13, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Those words are the summary the publishers chose to put on the back of Living with Ghosts, and I think they are as compelling and accurate a summation of this story and this world as …

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The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod Review

On March 1, 2009 By Trinalor In Book Reviews

After flipping past the title page, publishing information, dedication, and thank you’s, the reader encounters the above noted passage. Right away, it would seem much has happened since the present day and the time this …

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Saturn Returns by Sean Williams Review

On February 24, 2009 By John Markley In Book Reviews

Sean Williams is an experienced author in the field of space opera, having written the Evergence, Orphans, and Geodesica series’ with collaborator Shane Dix.  Saturn Returns is the first book of Williams’ solo Astropolis trilogy.

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The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop Review

On February 23, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

The Shadow Queen is the latest installment of the Black Jewels series, either Book 6 or Book 7 depending on whether you count only the novels or include the novella/short story collection.  It is a …

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The Republic of Vengeance by Paul Waters Review

On February 9, 2009 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

The Republic of Vengeance marks the entry of a new and interesting author into the newly revitalized field of historical fiction. Paul Waters is trained as a classicist and his first novel is a testament …

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Whiskey and Water + Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear Review

On January 22, 2009 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Whiskey and Water is the second novel published in Elizabeth Bear’s series of the Promethean Age and should be considered as an independent sequel to Blood and Iron. The story of Whiskey and Water takes …

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Swords and Dark Magic edited by Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan Review

On January 22, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

I grew up reading fantasy.  More than that, even, I had fantasy read to me before I could read for myself (clearly, I never had a chance).  There was a point, though, in adolescence, where …

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Why I Write Science Fiction: An Apology – Alan DeNiro Guest Blog

On January 18, 2009 By Alan DeNiro In Book Reviews, Guest Blogs

I read a lot of pulp when I was a kid. Most of it was crap. I also wrote a lot of adventure stories and half-baked space operas, most of which were crap too. Around …

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Petals of the Rat: loose notes for a new movement – Alan DeNiro Guest Blog

On January 15, 2009 By Alan DeNiro In Book Reviews, Guest Blogs

This isn’t a manifesto. This is a series of observations in a particular range of time, made on a mode of writing that I love, what on any given day can be called speculative fiction. …

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Some Kind of Ride – Favorite Books of 2008

On December 19, 2008 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

This will be brief. As I’ve said before our strength lies in our diversity. If you want a unified chorus of voices singing hosannas to the pre-approved “best” books of the year then stop reading …

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Every Last Drop by Charlie Huston Review

On December 12, 2008 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

As much as I really enjoyed Every Last Drop, and there is a lot to like, I can’t help but being just a little disappointed. You can check out an interview with Charlie Huston as …

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Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse + Vampire A Go-Go by Victor Gischler Review

On November 10, 2008 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

Accompanied by his cowboy sidekick Buffalo Bill, the gorgeous stripper Sheila, and the mountain man Ted, Mortimer journeys to the lost city of Atlanta — and a showdown that might determine the fate of humanity.

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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier Review

On November 6, 2008 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Daughter of the Forest is the debut of the New Zealand author Juliet Marillier and the first book in the widely acclaimed Sevenwaters Trilogy. It offers a deep-felt re-telling of “Six Swans”, an old folk …

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Patrick O’Leary Interview + Door Number Three Review

On November 1, 2008 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews, Interviews

Behind Door Number Three is The Gift of The Impossible Bird… When I decided to re-read Patrick O’Leary’s novels to see if they were as good as I remembered them to be I also set …

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Severance Package by Duane Swierczynski Review

On September 11, 2008 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

At a time when workers feel increasingly insecure about their positions with The Company Severance Package acts as a pretty savage critique of corporate culture.

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The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia Review

On September 1, 2008 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

History as it is written is full of holes, of secrets and of omissions. The so-called “secret histories”, fictional or otherwise, are the stories of the forgotten and the suppressed, the stories of those who …

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Sly Mongoose by Tobias Buckell Review

On August 24, 2008 By John Markley In Book Reviews

Sly Mongoose is the third novel of Tobias Buckell. It is part of the same future history as its predecessors Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin, but it is a self-contained story that can be read on …

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