January 6, 2013 Blackbirds (Miriam Black 1) - Chuck Wendig Miriam is not the typical private-eye/good Samaritan with special powers found in many urban fantasy series. Her gift has (so far) been truly a curse. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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January 10, 2013 The Black Prism (Lightbringer 1) - Brent Weeks High fantasy with a few interesting twists. The magic system is based on the light spectrum with each primary color representing a different flavour of magic. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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January 19, 2013 Mockingbird (Miriam Black 2) - Chuck Wendig The action is fast paced and explicit and the superb character development makes what happens to primary and secondary characters matter. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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January 28, 2013 Little Brother (Little Brother 1) - Cory Doctorow This book is going to deservedly win some awards. I have not read anything that presents the erosion of civil rights in the US as well as this book. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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February 9, 2013 Jack Glass - Adam Roberts The first story is an incredible tale of a locked room murder told from the inside out. The gritty story is a masterpiece. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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February 11, 2013 The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar 1) - Tad Williams The world-weary gumshoe/angel Bobby Dollar wasn't particularly endearing as a protagonist. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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February 12, 2013 Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Miles Vorkosigan 15) - Lois McMaster Bujold If you have read the rest of the series you are going to enjoy this. If you haven't then you should start from the beginning. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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February 22, 2013 The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer 2) - Brent Weeks The second book fleshes out the magic system admirably and firmly embeds it into a religious and political context. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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February 23, 2013 Sharps - K J Parker ... fun adventure tale that focuses on political intrigue set in an intricately designed feudal world. A fencing team is sent on a diplomatic mission. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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February 25, 2013 Leviathan Wakes (Expanse 1) - James S A Corey It is a space opera set only within our solar system. Corey is writing a series that spans the sub-genres of planetary to galactic space opera. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 6, 2013 Throne of The Crescent Moon (Crescent Moon 1) - Saladin Ahmed The middle eastern theme is authentic without being stereotypical. There is a bit more character development than plot development. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 7, 2013 Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch 1) - Tad Williams This is classic high fantasy, with court intrigue, swordplay, magic and mythical races. It took a while to plod through. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 13, 2013 The Twelve (Passage 2) - Justin Cronin The book's action and character development is just as good as the first book. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 15, 2013 The City's Son (Skyscraper Throne 1) - Tom Pollock Although there is murder and rape portrayed in the novel it scans more as a Young Adult novel than a gritty mature offering. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 18, 2013 Timeless (Parasol Protectorate 5) - Gail Carriger Alexia Tarabotti travels to Egypt with her precocious, preternatural, daughter Prudence, her werewolf husband Lord Maccon, and her hat-crazy best friend Ivy. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 19, 2013 In the Mouth of the Whale (The Quiet War 3) - Paul McAuley Three varieties of post-humans, Ghosts, Quicks, and Trues, seek their destiny in the Fomalhaut system while a human from the far past is on its way to change everything. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 26, 2013 The Troupe - Robert Jackson Bennett ... this is definitely a classic example of American Gothic, hitting every note of sin, self-destruction, and evil embodied in supernatural creatures. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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March 27, 2013 Ex-Heroes (Ex-Heroes 1) - Peter Clines Lots of fun to read. Essentially the fun of a comic book with the depth of a decent genre novel. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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April 5, 2013 Ex-Patriots (Ex-Heroes 2) - Peter Clines The Los Angeles enclave is found by, perhaps, the last military outpost. Clines maintains the quality of writing found in the first book. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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April 6, 2013 The Fractal Prince (Quantum Thief 2) - Hannu Rajaniemi This is the sequel to The Quantum Thief. We learn more about the fate of the Earth and the nature of the politics among the most powerful beings created by the virtualization of life. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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April 12, 2013 No Hero - Jonathan Wood In the end it is a fairly good read but not nearly as good as... (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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April 15, 2013 Caliban's War (Expanse 2) - James S A Corey The sequel is a logical continuation of the first book. picking up the story a year later. With the introduction of more fascinating characters we have a book that is just as gripping as the first. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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April 29, 2013 Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris 1) - Jim C Hines The magical system is based on pulling objects out of books. This leads to a healthy amount of fan service for sci-fi/fantasy fans. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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May 2, 2013 14 - Peter Clines 14 is a great sci-fi/horror novel. By the time the monsters come out of the proverbial closet... (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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May 10, 2013 The Killing Moon (Dreamblood 1) - N K Jemisin The magic system was interesting but not particularly fleshed out. One draws lifeforce energy from dreamspace or somesuch. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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May 12, 2013 Illegal Aliens - Nick Pollotta This is a disappointing example of humor in sci-fi and fantasy. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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May 20, 2013 London Falling (Shadow Police 1) - Paul Cornell I really enjoyed this new British urban fantasy offering. The gritty realism of the police... (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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May 22, 2013 The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive 1) - Brandon Sanderson (Amazon, Indie) |
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May 27, 2013 Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive 2) - Brandon Sanderson (Amazon, Indie) |
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June 2, 2013 Judgement Night (Bureau 13 1) - Nick Pollotta I enjoyed Judgement Night much more than the first Pollotta book I tried. Bureau 13 is a secret American organization... (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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June 15, 2013 2312 - Kim Stanley Robinson An interesting vision of future Earth and the solar system populated by genetically modified humans. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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June 21, 2013 The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't - Nate Silver Silver's main thrust is that the kind of statistical modelling the general public is often exposed to suffers from poorly understood raw data being run through overly idealized models. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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June 27, 2013 The Blue Blazes - Chuck Wendig Mookie Pearl is an underworld enforcer, both criminal and supernatural. When family gets involved he must strike out on his own to battle a threat that could destroy all New York City. (Amazon, Indie) |
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June 30, 2013 Shadow and Betrayal (Long Price Quartet & 1) - Daniel Abraham An omnibus edition of A Shadow in Summer and A Betrayal in Winter, the first two books of the Long Price Quartet series. (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 2, 2013 Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga 1) - Peter F Hamilton (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 4, 2013 The Long War (Long Earth 2) - Terry Pratchett; Stephen Baxter (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 6, 2013 Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga 2) - Peter F Hamilton (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 8, 2013 The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy 1) - Peter F Hamilton (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 10, 2013 The Temporal Void (Void Trilogy 2) - Peter F Hamilton (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 20, 2013 The Evolutionary Void (Void Trilogy 3) - Peter F Hamilton (Amazon, Indie) |
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July 25, 2013 This Immortal - Roger Zelazny Some old school sci-fi (1965) from a great author. This Hugo award winner is a bit dated in terms of characters and relationships but introduces some innovative sci-fi ideas whenit comes to alien "invasion". (Amazon, Indie) |
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August 13, 2013 The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman Young Adult. (Amazon, Indie) |
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August 20, 2013 Doughnut - Tom Holt Some interesting parallels with Ready Player One by Ernest Cline but with the classic Holt sense of humor. (Amazon, Indie) |
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August 26, 2013 The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe - Peter Clines Decent enough but the old timey language became tiresome. Ending petered off. The Cthulu stuff remained frustratingly unexplored as well. (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 4, 2013 Kill City Blues (Sandman Slim 5) - Richard Kadrey Sandman Slim escapes from (ruling in) Hell but has to keep fighting, this time he must prevent the Older Gods from returning. (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 6, 2013 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente Young Adult. (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 10, 2013 Raising Steam (Discworld 40) - Terry Pratchett (Published 2013) (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 18, 2013 Wicked Bronze Ambition (Garrett, P.I. 14) - Glen Cook Garrett P.I. is getting older and TunFaire is becoming a more law-abiding city but there is still room for some adventure. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 20, 2013 Ex-Communication (Ex-Heroes 3) - Peter Clines A great continuation of the series. Zombies, superheroes, and zombie-superheroes... this series can do no wrong. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 21, 2013 Boundary (Boundary 1) - Eric Flint; Ryk E Spoor (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 25, 2013 Happy Hour in Hell (Bobby Dollar 2) - Tad Williams (Amazon, Indie) |
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September 30, 2013 Codex Born (Magic Ex Libris 2) - Jim C Hines The book hits all the marks: sound character development progressing from the first book, fast paced action with enough grit to keep it interesting without getting gory. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 3, 2013 Necessary Evil (Milkweed Triptych 3) - Ian Tregillis The action is fast paced and Tregillis skillfully ties up all plot lines with a neat and satisfying ending. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 3, 2013 Hide Me Among the Graves - Tim Powers ... is a great take on vampires set in a very believable mid-19th century England. (more) (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 4, 2013 The Family Trade (Merchants' War 1) - Charles Stross (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 5, 2013 The Hidden Family (Merchants' War 2) - Charles Stross (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 6, 2013 The Clan Corporate (Merchants' War 3) - Charles Stross (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 7, 2013 The Merchants' War (Merchants' War 4) - Charles Stross (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 8, 2013 The Revolution Business (Merchants' War 5) - Charles Stross (Amazon, Indie) |
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October 9, 2013 The Trade of Queens (Merchants' War 6) - Charles Stross (Amazon, Indie) |
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November 17, 2013 The Rithmatist - Brandon Sanderson; Ben McSweeney Definitely a YA novel. First of a series. Sweet romance stuff similar to the Alcatraz series but without the silliness or metatext-play. A quick read. (Amazon, Indie) |
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December 1, 2013 Steelheart (Reckoners 1) - Brandon Sanderson Definitely a YA novel. First of a series. Sweet romance stuff similar to the Alcatraz series but without the silliness or metatext-play. A quick read. (Amazon, Indie) |
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December 20, 2013 The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard 3) - Scott Lynch (Amazon, Indie) |
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