The most recent job John Rain was involved with was for higher stakes. Energy supply. After four years off Rain gets approached again. This time he and Dox, along with Treven and Larison are hired to take out two yank Defense honchos who are apparently planning fake terrorist attacks on the USA to allow them a greater deal of fascist control (and cash, of course).
Now even assassins think this is beyond the pale and agree to help, even though the Colonel involved is as dodgy as a room full of Poison Ballers. Military spook type.
All of course is not as it seems as the foursome are forced to go on the run as the fake attacks and suicide bombings escalate.
Excellent work.
4.5 out of 5
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Blood Hunt - Lee Killough
A detective working on some murders finds something disturbing - a vampire. He also ends up as one and ends up trying to trace the vampire, bringing him deep into another world and also a change of cop career locations.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Ancient Eyes - David Niall Wilson
A young man goes back to the old town. Well, the old hamlet if you like. His problem is what goes on at the church there. A good, new-fangled snake cult. Complete with supernatural entities and rituals involving such. Young women, bad things, etc.
Snakes, supernatural and crazy Californian hillbillies in this polished horror novel.
3.5 out of 5
Snakes, supernatural and crazy Californian hillbillies in this polished horror novel.
3.5 out of 5
Friday, January 27, 2012
Requiem For An Assassin - Barry Eisler
Hilger showdown.
Which shows that even smart guys can do dumb things. Hilger and what is left of his crew kidnap Dox as a lever to get Rain to perform some assassinations for them. All part of a greater do something about the oil plot involving suborning a port official.
So yeah, Rain wants to kill him. And that usually works, especially if the CIA and Mossad want him dead too.
4 out of 5
Which shows that even smart guys can do dumb things. Hilger and what is left of his crew kidnap Dox as a lever to get Rain to perform some assassinations for them. All part of a greater do something about the oil plot involving suborning a port official.
So yeah, Rain wants to kill him. And that usually works, especially if the CIA and Mossad want him dead too.
4 out of 5
Darkness Falling - Peter Crowther
The Langoliers meets Invasion of the Zombie Body Snatchers.
Or a few people left around after a strange electromagnetic incident find out that the fellow that all wear shades and gloves are out to get them. And something is in their heads.
3.5 out of 5
Or a few people left around after a strange electromagnetic incident find out that the fellow that all wear shades and gloves are out to get them. And something is in their heads.
3.5 out of 5
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Last Assassin - Barry Eisler
Here's a three-way teamup for Rain and company as a dying Tatsu has a request. Finally get rid of Yamaoto so he can expire in peace.
Rain agrees and convinces Delilah to help. Things get messy when Midori and his son are endangered by Rain's existence as they are a link to find him. Yamaoto being hard to get to has to get drawn out of hiding by the good old make him think his business partner is out to get him trick.
So it is highpriced nightclub assault time.
4 out of 5
Rain agrees and convinces Delilah to help. Things get messy when Midori and his son are endangered by Rain's existence as they are a link to find him. Yamaoto being hard to get to has to get drawn out of hiding by the good old make him think his business partner is out to get him trick.
So it is highpriced nightclub assault time.
4 out of 5
Wind Slayers - Robert W. Walker
A lot is packed into this novel, the third of a series of which I have not read the other two.
A special unit of cops gets some dangerous situations in a unit that bears the series name.
Their lead also had Internal Affairs and FBI problems. As well as wanting some vigilante revenge about the people that kidnapped his family.
Plenty is packed into this one - crimelords, assassins, dumb hoods, partners who are partners, shootouts, insane actors and their even worse mothers so the first two should have some interest, too.
This is the opposite of slow, despite the length.
3.5 out of 5
A special unit of cops gets some dangerous situations in a unit that bears the series name.
Their lead also had Internal Affairs and FBI problems. As well as wanting some vigilante revenge about the people that kidnapped his family.
Plenty is packed into this one - crimelords, assassins, dumb hoods, partners who are partners, shootouts, insane actors and their even worse mothers so the first two should have some interest, too.
This is the opposite of slow, despite the length.
3.5 out of 5
Zombie Kong - James Roy Daley
A man is swallowed by a giant undead ape and his spousal unit has to try and get him back.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Creeping Death - Maxwell Grant
The Shadow has to deal with a madman who wants all the world's gold supply - employing his own titular method of getting rid of people to help him to get there. Even if they are Secret Service agents.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Killing Rain - Barry Eisler
This time it is the Mossad that wants Rain to remove someone - thanks to Delilah's recommendation. And interestingly a couple of small sections are told from Delilah's point of view - sign of increasing importance?
Things go pear-shaped when he is about to knock off his explosives expert target and the man's kid walks in on them. So he just does over a bodyguard or two and a couple of ex-CIA guys. Who are in league with Hilger from the last book.
So he and Dox have to try and get this done so everybody is happy and doesn't want to kill them - Hilger's mob, the Israeli gunman or the CIA.
Add in a newly found nuclear weapons expert of the bad sort to complicate matters.
3.5 out of 5
Things go pear-shaped when he is about to knock off his explosives expert target and the man's kid walks in on them. So he just does over a bodyguard or two and a couple of ex-CIA guys. Who are in league with Hilger from the last book.
So he and Dox have to try and get this done so everybody is happy and doesn't want to kill them - Hilger's mob, the Israeli gunman or the CIA.
Add in a newly found nuclear weapons expert of the bad sort to complicate matters.
3.5 out of 5
Shades of Gray - Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge
The second Icarus project book follows on from the first, as Jet and Iridium deal with the breakdown of the drug and mind control of the Extrahuman population of the USA.
To do so involves one of the good old methods - ask some of the less nasty villains rotting in prison for help. Which of course includes Iridium's father. Some flashbacks in his life are interesting, as well as the history of some of the Corp slaves and head honchos.
And it appears more help is out there to deal with crazed mutated people monsters.
3.5 out of 5
To do so involves one of the good old methods - ask some of the less nasty villains rotting in prison for help. Which of course includes Iridium's father. Some flashbacks in his life are interesting, as well as the history of some of the Corp slaves and head honchos.
And it appears more help is out there to deal with crazed mutated people monsters.
3.5 out of 5
ToxiCity - Libby Fischer Hellman
A young policewoman is involved with a detective in the same force. A distinct no-no by the regulations. He is trying to solve multiple poisoning murders and deal with what happens after they get caught. They both have other women expressing interest in them as a result of the case, which doesn't make things easier. Especially when it appears that the father of the rich cop chaser is the developer that did the project that is the root problem of the series of murders.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Master of the House of Darts - Aliette de Bodard
A third solid entry in this series as now High Priest Acatl has to deal with murder and worse in a magical epidemic. As he has grown to realise more and more, these things are usually the results of a power struggle from those passed over or yet to come into more power - even if your relatives or students.
And monsters. They seem to always use monsters.
3.5 out of 5
And monsters. They seem to always use monsters.
3.5 out of 5
Rain Storm - Barry Eisler
Not quite as strong as the first two. Here Rain follows through on his plans to decamp to Brazil for security reasons, in a couple of stages. However, the CIA pulls him back into, wanting him to dispose of an arms dealer. It isn't as simple as that though, pointing out that the CIA right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. As in attempting to hire an old sniper acquaintance from Afghanistan named Dox to get rid of Rain. This pleases neither of these gentlemen. Further complications ensue as he discovers his target's current girlfriend is actually a Mossad spy.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Dark Prince - David Gemmell
The son of Philip of Macedon?
Alexander of Macedon.
Yeah, that Great guy with the big black horse that took a fancy to taking over the world. First he has to survive being a kid and kidnapped into another universe that still has centaurs and minotaurs. Then getting Greece together with Parmenion's help so they have enough of an army to go and take the Persian Empire away from Darius.
All the while battling Chaos plots to take over Alexander.
3.5 out of 5
Alexander of Macedon.
Yeah, that Great guy with the big black horse that took a fancy to taking over the world. First he has to survive being a kid and kidnapped into another universe that still has centaurs and minotaurs. Then getting Greece together with Parmenion's help so they have enough of an army to go and take the Persian Empire away from Darius.
All the while battling Chaos plots to take over Alexander.
3.5 out of 5
Ghost College - Scott Nicholson and J. R. Rain
First of the Ghost Files series apparently.
A couple as ghosthunters. With the woman providing the paranormal power and the bloke the support. Fairly lighthearted for dealing with the dead as the pair banter back and forth in this investigation of a young girl's spirit from old history of the school. So if looking for something breezy, a good choice.
3.5 out of 5
A couple as ghosthunters. With the woman providing the paranormal power and the bloke the support. Fairly lighthearted for dealing with the dead as the pair banter back and forth in this investigation of a young girl's spirit from old history of the school. So if looking for something breezy, a good choice.
3.5 out of 5
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Bell - Paul Lewis and Steve Lockley
A man goes on holiday, looking for a fairdinkum old fashioned Welsh put to stay it. He finds one including the odd inhabitants who don't look too happy. The couple that owns the place are happy to feed and beer him but when he asks for a room they encourage him not to stay.
As apparently in the past one town killed all the other when there was a plague and when it gets dry enough for the Lake to go down a bone monster comes hunting.
3.5 out of 5
As apparently in the past one town killed all the other when there was a plague and when it gets dry enough for the Lake to go down a bone monster comes hunting.
3.5 out of 5
Face of Evil - Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin
Dead Man 1
A man goes skiing with his more competent girlfriend and ends up getting caught in an avalanche.
Some history found out in flashbacks of the relationship between him and his best friend as three months later he thaws out and comes back to life.
His best friend now something evil that needs to be dealt with and a supernatural man keeps appearing to him.
3.5 out of 5
A man goes skiing with his more competent girlfriend and ends up getting caught in an avalanche.
Some history found out in flashbacks of the relationship between him and his best friend as three months later he thaws out and comes back to life.
His best friend now something evil that needs to be dealt with and a supernatural man keeps appearing to him.
3.5 out of 5
Zombiestan - Mainak Dhar
A special forces operation in Afghanistan comes across something disturbing. Taliban enemies that don't die if you shoot them. Also like to bite their foes.
As tends to happen in these things, this disease spreads exponentially. Those affected show the ability to actually learn. Use tools like rocks and then guns and even vehicles.
In the midst of this an elderly academic, a navy seal, a young man, a young man and her young brother have to try to get to safety because they have something more important than anything else. A boy that has been bitten and not turned into a 'Jiiiiiiiihhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaad' moaning monster.
3.5 out of 5
As tends to happen in these things, this disease spreads exponentially. Those affected show the ability to actually learn. Use tools like rocks and then guns and even vehicles.
In the midst of this an elderly academic, a navy seal, a young man, a young man and her young brother have to try to get to safety because they have something more important than anything else. A boy that has been bitten and not turned into a 'Jiiiiiiiihhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaad' moaning monster.
3.5 out of 5
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Wayfarer's Advice - Melinda M. Snodgrass
I still love you, even if you destroyed your fleet and made a whole planet commit suicide.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Pounding your head might fix it. - Mark McLaughlin and Kyra M. Schon
Pounding your head might fix it.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Anything Can Be Dangerous - Matt Hults
A decent short horror collection with the title story the strongest.
Anything Can Be Dangerous : ANYTHING CAN BE DANGEROUS - Matt Hults
Anything Can Be Dangerous : FEEDING FRENZY - Matt Hults
Anything Can Be Dangerous : THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH - Matt Hults
Anything Can Be Dangerous : THE FINGER - Matt Hults
Blind dates and bad plastic bags.
3.5 out of 5
Cook not eaten.
3 out of 5
Arrowed and shot down in the good old burial ground.
3.5 out of 5
Possibly not dead.
3 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Anything Can Be Dangerous : ANYTHING CAN BE DANGEROUS - Matt Hults
Anything Can Be Dangerous : FEEDING FRENZY - Matt Hults
Anything Can Be Dangerous : THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH - Matt Hults
Anything Can Be Dangerous : THE FINGER - Matt Hults
Blind dates and bad plastic bags.
3.5 out of 5
Cook not eaten.
3 out of 5
Arrowed and shot down in the good old burial ground.
3.5 out of 5
Possibly not dead.
3 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Through the Valley of Death - Matt Hults
Arrowed and shot down in the good old burial ground.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Mystery Short Stories Vol 1 - N. C. Hyzy
A decent short collection of crime stories with the first the better of the two.
Mystery Stories Vol 1 : Strictly Business - N. C. Hyzy
Mystery Stories Vol 1 : Panic - N. C. Hyzy
Killing Uncle Fred didn't go so well, Susan.
3.5 out of 5
Got Carrie.
3 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Mystery Stories Vol 1 : Strictly Business - N. C. Hyzy
Mystery Stories Vol 1 : Panic - N. C. Hyzy
Killing Uncle Fred didn't go so well, Susan.
3.5 out of 5
Got Carrie.
3 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Three Survived - Robert Silverberg
Simple kid's book as the author explains in an intro for this republication.
A spaceship's overdrive fails, much damage to craft, so bailing out to a planet is necessary, where three disparate characters have to try and survive the environment and aliens. An intuitive synthesist, a logician and a strong guy.
2.5 out of 5
A spaceship's overdrive fails, much damage to craft, so bailing out to a planet is necessary, where three disparate characters have to try and survive the environment and aliens. An intuitive synthesist, a logician and a strong guy.
2.5 out of 5
Ice Hunt - James Rollins
A Fish and Game officer helping with a study on bear populations sees a plane crash. This gets him, his Sheriff ex-wife, his big black dog Bane who invites himself along for a plane escape and the reporter who survived the sabotaged plane involved in a secret special forces and submarine conflict between the USA and Russia over a Russian base from the 1930s. The base has research about people surviving suspended animation for long periods - along with the missing link creatures they had been working on to extract the ability from. Large, ferocious cold-adapted beasties.
Along with a certain Joe Kowalski, who happens to be one of the naval bodies around the place.
3.5 out of 5
Along with a certain Joe Kowalski, who happens to be one of the naval bodies around the place.
3.5 out of 5
Hard Rain - Barry Eisler
It would appear Eisler writes classy but brutal spy novels. The assassin John Rain has moved from Tokyo for business reasons: to make it harder for his enemies to get to him.
Therefore, they get to his hacker friend the old fashioned way. With a prostitute paid to turn his head.
As well as Japanese politicians that don't like him, the CIA still doesn't either. A supposed operation to help reformer politicians deal with Japan's endemic corruption is anything but. Gangsters and spooks and political leaders would rather the graft gravy train continue and a massive collapse happen hopefully after they are out of it than pain now that gets in the way of their profiteering.
Another woman in the picture, too, along with the old flame, plus a lot more expensive aged single malts along with branching out into less sexist killing as he and his fed cop friend look to gain revenge for deaths of colleagues.
4 out of 5
Therefore, they get to his hacker friend the old fashioned way. With a prostitute paid to turn his head.
As well as Japanese politicians that don't like him, the CIA still doesn't either. A supposed operation to help reformer politicians deal with Japan's endemic corruption is anything but. Gangsters and spooks and political leaders would rather the graft gravy train continue and a massive collapse happen hopefully after they are out of it than pain now that gets in the way of their profiteering.
Another woman in the picture, too, along with the old flame, plus a lot more expensive aged single malts along with branching out into less sexist killing as he and his fed cop friend look to gain revenge for deaths of colleagues.
4 out of 5
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Communion of Minds - Sheila Finch
Have to eat people or the dog to get out of this alien mind thing.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Naked City - Ellen Datlow
A very bad anthology that manages a woeful 2.87 full. Full of dull mediocre adn poor stories, Sherman, Butcher and Shepard aside. And a little imagination from Kressel, at least. Speaking of imagination, lot of writers can't imagine outside the USA when all of fantasy is there to play with.
Avoid.
Naked City : Curses - Jim Butcher
Naked City : How the Pooka Came To New York City - Delia Sherman
Naked City : On the Slide - Richard Bowes
Naked City : The Duke of Riverside - Ellen Kushner
Naked City : Oblivion by Calvin Klein - Christopher Fowler
Naked City : Fairy Gifts - Patricia Briggs
Naked City : Picking up the Pieces - Pat Cadigan
Naked City : Underbridge - Peter S. Beagle
Naked City : Priced To Sell - Naomi Novik
Naked City : The Bricks of Gelecek - Matthew Kressel
Naked City : Weston Walks - Kit Reed
Naked City : The Projected Girl - Lavie Tidhar
Naked City : The Way Station - Nathan Ballingrud
Naked City : Guns for the Dead - Melissa Marr
Naked City : And Go Like This - John Crowley
Naked City : Noble Rot - Holly Black
Naked City : Daddy Long Legs of the Evening - Jeffrey Ford
Naked City : The Skinny Girl - Lucius Shepard
Naked City : The Colliers' Venus - Caitlin R. Kiernan
Naked City : King Pole Gallows Pole Bottle Tree - Elizabeth Bear
Were Billy Goat faerie style on the Cubs.
3.5 out of 5
Shipped, with a horse trainer.
3.5 out of 5
Quinlan changes.
2.5 out of 5
Inheritance deal.
3 out of 5
Shopped empty city.
3 out of 5
Vampire assumption.
2.5 out of 5
Quin Wall.
3 out of 5
Troll grab.
3 out of 5
For spooky types.
2.5 out of 5
Desert no thing.
3 out of 5
Oh, Wings.
2.5 out of 5
Magician book.
3 out of 5
Beltrane lost her.
3 out of 5
Semiautomatic no-no.
3 out of 5
Filling up twist.
2.5 out of 5
Cannibal live.
3 out of 5
No point industry.
2 out of 5
Dead photography.
3.5 out of 5
Shafted apart.
2.5 out of 5
2 out of 5
Avoid.
Naked City : Curses - Jim Butcher
Naked City : How the Pooka Came To New York City - Delia Sherman
Naked City : On the Slide - Richard Bowes
Naked City : The Duke of Riverside - Ellen Kushner
Naked City : Oblivion by Calvin Klein - Christopher Fowler
Naked City : Fairy Gifts - Patricia Briggs
Naked City : Picking up the Pieces - Pat Cadigan
Naked City : Underbridge - Peter S. Beagle
Naked City : Priced To Sell - Naomi Novik
Naked City : The Bricks of Gelecek - Matthew Kressel
Naked City : Weston Walks - Kit Reed
Naked City : The Projected Girl - Lavie Tidhar
Naked City : The Way Station - Nathan Ballingrud
Naked City : Guns for the Dead - Melissa Marr
Naked City : And Go Like This - John Crowley
Naked City : Noble Rot - Holly Black
Naked City : Daddy Long Legs of the Evening - Jeffrey Ford
Naked City : The Skinny Girl - Lucius Shepard
Naked City : The Colliers' Venus - Caitlin R. Kiernan
Naked City : King Pole Gallows Pole Bottle Tree - Elizabeth Bear
Were Billy Goat faerie style on the Cubs.
3.5 out of 5
Shipped, with a horse trainer.
3.5 out of 5
Quinlan changes.
2.5 out of 5
Inheritance deal.
3 out of 5
Shopped empty city.
3 out of 5
Vampire assumption.
2.5 out of 5
Quin Wall.
3 out of 5
Troll grab.
3 out of 5
For spooky types.
2.5 out of 5
Desert no thing.
3 out of 5
Oh, Wings.
2.5 out of 5
Magician book.
3 out of 5
Beltrane lost her.
3 out of 5
Semiautomatic no-no.
3 out of 5
Filling up twist.
2.5 out of 5
Cannibal live.
3 out of 5
No point industry.
2 out of 5
Dead photography.
3.5 out of 5
Shafted apart.
2.5 out of 5
2 out of 5
A Hand For Each Three Short Stories - J. Kathleen Cheney
A Hand For Each : A Hand For Each - J. Kathleen Cheney
A Hand For Each : Masks Of War - J. Kathleen Cheney
A Hand For Each : Fleurs Du Mal - J. Kathleen Cheney
Heart squeeze for bodies.
3.5 out of 5
Entrenched guilt.
3 out of 5
Fruity body supply.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
A Hand For Each : Masks Of War - J. Kathleen Cheney
A Hand For Each : Fleurs Du Mal - J. Kathleen Cheney
Heart squeeze for bodies.
3.5 out of 5
Entrenched guilt.
3 out of 5
Fruity body supply.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Three Ways To Die - Lee Goldberg
A good short collection of crime stories.
Three Ways To Die : Jack Webb's Star - Lee Goldberg
Three Ways To Die : Bumsickle - Lee Goldberg
Three Ways To Die : Remaindered - Lee Goldberg
Stealing and shagging and killing for it.
3.5 out of 5
Naked fast food trip murder.
3 out of 5
Carnal writer collector murder.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Three Ways To Die : Jack Webb's Star - Lee Goldberg
Three Ways To Die : Bumsickle - Lee Goldberg
Three Ways To Die : Remaindered - Lee Goldberg
Stealing and shagging and killing for it.
3.5 out of 5
Naked fast food trip murder.
3 out of 5
Carnal writer collector murder.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Waking Up Screaming - H. P. Lovecraft
At 3.53 a very good collection of stories without any of the very best.
Waking Up Screaming : Cool Air - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Hound - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Lurking Fear - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Terrible Old Man - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Unnamable - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Beyond the Wall of Sleep - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The White Ship - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Outsider - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Herbert West—Reanimator - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Arthur Jermyn - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Moon-Bog - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Temple - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Dagon - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : From Beyond - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - H. P. Lovecraft
Prefer heating.
3.5 out of 5
Winged dog amulet cult symbol.
3 out of 5
Mansion demon.
3.5 out of 5
Elderly bloke takes it all in strike.
3 out of 5
Demon diary.
3.5 out of 5
White trash dream space journey death discovery.
4 out of 5
Small town's Esoteric Order of Dagon proves more than a little fishy.
4 out of 5
Strange ocean trip.
2.5 out of 5
Bookworm discovers scary stuff.
4 out of 5
Fresh bodies needed for zombie study? Find a great war.
4 out of 5
Ape princesses and other African scariness means the end of Jermynity.
3.5 out of 5
Ditch frog music.
3 out of 5
Crazed German submariners.
3 out of 5
Marine monstrosity.
4 out of 5
If you look for space monsters, they just might get you.
4 out of 5
Lengthy investigations of Yog-Sothoth are bad for your mental health.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Waking Up Screaming : Cool Air - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Hound - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Lurking Fear - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Terrible Old Man - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Unnamable - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Beyond the Wall of Sleep - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The White Ship - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Outsider - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Herbert West—Reanimator - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Arthur Jermyn - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Moon-Bog - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Temple - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : Dagon - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : From Beyond - H. P. Lovecraft
Waking Up Screaming : The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - H. P. Lovecraft
Prefer heating.
3.5 out of 5
Winged dog amulet cult symbol.
3 out of 5
Mansion demon.
3.5 out of 5
Elderly bloke takes it all in strike.
3 out of 5
Demon diary.
3.5 out of 5
White trash dream space journey death discovery.
4 out of 5
Small town's Esoteric Order of Dagon proves more than a little fishy.
4 out of 5
Strange ocean trip.
2.5 out of 5
Bookworm discovers scary stuff.
4 out of 5
Fresh bodies needed for zombie study? Find a great war.
4 out of 5
Ape princesses and other African scariness means the end of Jermynity.
3.5 out of 5
Ditch frog music.
3 out of 5
Crazed German submariners.
3 out of 5
Marine monstrosity.
4 out of 5
If you look for space monsters, they just might get you.
4 out of 5
Lengthy investigations of Yog-Sothoth are bad for your mental health.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Dragon's Child Two Short Stories - J. Kathleen Cheney
A short collection.
Dragon's Child : The Dragon's Child - J. Kathleen Cheney
Dragon's Child : Early Winter Near Jen-Li Village - J. Kathleen Cheney
Chosen wizard vessel.
3 out of 5
Two ghosts.
3 out of 5
2 out of 5
Dragon's Child : The Dragon's Child - J. Kathleen Cheney
Dragon's Child : Early Winter Near Jen-Li Village - J. Kathleen Cheney
Chosen wizard vessel.
3 out of 5
Two ghosts.
3 out of 5
2 out of 5
Shy One Pearl and Ghost of an Addiction - Robert W. Walker
Short collection of crime and horror.
Shy One Pearl : Shy One Pearl - Robert W. Walker
Shy One Pearl : Ghost Of An Addiction - Robert W. Walker
Unfortunately, she was dead.
3.5 out of 5
Perdition gone.
3 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Shy One Pearl : Shy One Pearl - Robert W. Walker
Shy One Pearl : Ghost Of An Addiction - Robert W. Walker
Unfortunately, she was dead.
3.5 out of 5
Perdition gone.
3 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Fully Loaded - Blake Crouch
Just an average horror collection at 3.15. Includes an interview.
Fully Loaded : *69 - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Remaking - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : On the Good Red Road - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Shining Rock - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Perfect Little Town - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Serial - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : The Newton Boys' Last Photograph - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : The Meteorologist - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Unconditional - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : The Pain of Others - Blake Crouch
Bad brother.
3 out of 5
Tornado chase.
3.5 out of 5
Short camera.
2.5 out of 5
Eat him and move on.
3 out of 5
Criminal overhears wife kill plot.
3.5 out of 5
Tourist sacrifice.
3.5 out of 5
Abduction wait.
3 out of 5
Crazy ride, crazy driver.
3.5 out of 5
Daughter kill query.
3 out of 5
Deathbed dead reason.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Fully Loaded : *69 - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Remaking - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : On the Good Red Road - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Shining Rock - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Perfect Little Town - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Serial - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : The Newton Boys' Last Photograph - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : The Meteorologist - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : Unconditional - Blake Crouch
Fully Loaded : The Pain of Others - Blake Crouch
Bad brother.
3 out of 5
Tornado chase.
3.5 out of 5
Short camera.
2.5 out of 5
Eat him and move on.
3 out of 5
Criminal overhears wife kill plot.
3.5 out of 5
Tourist sacrifice.
3.5 out of 5
Abduction wait.
3 out of 5
Crazy ride, crazy driver.
3.5 out of 5
Daughter kill query.
3 out of 5
Deathbed dead reason.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Hard Bite and Other Short Stories - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
At 3.73 a collection of excellent hardboiled horror and laugh out loud humour. The title story is brilliantly original. Plus monkeys!
Hard Bite : Hard Bite - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Tequila Spike - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Claw Marks - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Backseat Driver - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Mama Knew - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Organic Chicken Tortilla Soup with Chopped Finger Garnish - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Return of the Night of the Living Dead Monkey from Sunset Boulevard - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Killer Orgasm - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Eating the Deficit - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : The Master Bedroom - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : M-N-S (n) murder-necrophilia-suicide - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Don't monkey with hit and run revenge.
5 out of 5
Kill mom, save kid. Or scumbag boyfriend after former, anyway.
4 out of 5
Where's my next bloody meal coming from?
3.5 out of 5
One night stand with extra dead guy.
3.5 out of 5
Working on an accident. Crazy.
3.5 out of 5
Purist soup.
3.5 out of 5
Goats, no zombie.
4 out of 5
Need to pay attention with unattaching husbands.
4 out of 5
California cannibalism epidemic.
3.5 out of 5
Time for mum and dad to go.
3 out of 5
You really do want to kill your family, it'll be good.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Hard Bite : Hard Bite - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Tequila Spike - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Claw Marks - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Backseat Driver - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Mama Knew - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Organic Chicken Tortilla Soup with Chopped Finger Garnish - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Return of the Night of the Living Dead Monkey from Sunset Boulevard - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Killer Orgasm - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : Eating the Deficit - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : The Master Bedroom - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Hard Bite : M-N-S (n) murder-necrophilia-suicide - Anonymous-9 Anonymous-9
Don't monkey with hit and run revenge.
5 out of 5
Kill mom, save kid. Or scumbag boyfriend after former, anyway.
4 out of 5
Where's my next bloody meal coming from?
3.5 out of 5
One night stand with extra dead guy.
3.5 out of 5
Working on an accident. Crazy.
3.5 out of 5
Purist soup.
3.5 out of 5
Goats, no zombie.
4 out of 5
Need to pay attention with unattaching husbands.
4 out of 5
California cannibalism epidemic.
3.5 out of 5
Time for mum and dad to go.
3 out of 5
You really do want to kill your family, it'll be good.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Crime Stories - J. A. Konrath
Just an average bunch at 3.13.
Crime Stories : The Big Guys - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : A Fistful of Cozy - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Cleansing - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Lying Eyes - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Perfect Plan - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Piece of Cake - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Animal Attraction - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Urgent Reply Needed - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Blaine's Deal - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Light Drizzle - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Don't Press That Button! - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Piranha Pool - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : A Newbie'’s Guide to Thrillerfest - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Inspector Oxnard - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : One Night Only - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : An Archaeologis't’s Story - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Could Stephanie Plum Car Really Get Car Insurance? - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Cozy or Hardboiled? - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Addiction - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Weigh To Go - J. A. Konrath
Great White chum.
3.5 out of 5
Microwave inheritance.
3.5 out of 5
Rebekah's cult kill.
3 out of 5
Makeup solution.
3 out of 5
Bus job.
3 out of 5
Cheesy sabotage.
3 out of 5
No brainer, sea.
3 out of 5
Spam killer.
3.5 out of 5
Cheating dick.
3.5 out of 5
Hitman rules.
4 out of 5
Bond gear.
3 out of 5
Writer hell.
3.5 out of 5
Convention complains.
3 out of 5
Lion game.
3.5 out of 5
Score hurt.
3 out of 5
Bone leaving.
2.5 out of 5
Destroyer refusal.
3 out of 5
Bi-polar subgenre definition.
3 out of 5
Writing no party.
2.5 out of 5
Fit for viewing.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Crime Stories : The Big Guys - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : A Fistful of Cozy - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Cleansing - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Lying Eyes - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Perfect Plan - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Piece of Cake - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Animal Attraction - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Urgent Reply Needed - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Blaine's Deal - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Light Drizzle - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Don't Press That Button! - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Piranha Pool - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : A Newbie'’s Guide to Thrillerfest - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Inspector Oxnard - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : One Night Only - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : An Archaeologis't’s Story - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Could Stephanie Plum Car Really Get Car Insurance? - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Cozy or Hardboiled? - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Addiction - J. A. Konrath
Crime Stories : Weigh To Go - J. A. Konrath
Great White chum.
3.5 out of 5
Microwave inheritance.
3.5 out of 5
Rebekah's cult kill.
3 out of 5
Makeup solution.
3 out of 5
Bus job.
3 out of 5
Cheesy sabotage.
3 out of 5
No brainer, sea.
3 out of 5
Spam killer.
3.5 out of 5
Cheating dick.
3.5 out of 5
Hitman rules.
4 out of 5
Bond gear.
3 out of 5
Writer hell.
3.5 out of 5
Convention complains.
3 out of 5
Lion game.
3.5 out of 5
Score hurt.
3 out of 5
Bone leaving.
2.5 out of 5
Destroyer refusal.
3 out of 5
Bi-polar subgenre definition.
3 out of 5
Writing no party.
2.5 out of 5
Fit for viewing.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg Volume 2 To The Dark Star - Robert Silverberg
These stories are from 1962 to 1969, his second SF period. As he points out, trying to give a little more weight to them than stuff he was knocking out with Randall Garrett over beers to support the lifestyle.
From the just about 3.50 average he was highly successfull.
To the Dark Star : To See The Invisible Man - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : The Pain Peddlers - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Neighbor - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : The Sixth Palace - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Flies - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Halfway House - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : To The Dark Star - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Hawksbill Station - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Passengers - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Bride 91 - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Going Down Smooth - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Fangs of the Trees - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Ishmael in Love - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Ringing the Changes - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Sundance - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : How It Was When the Past Went Away - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : A Happy Day in 2381 - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Now + n Now - n - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : After the Myths Went Home - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : The Pleasure of Their Company - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : We Know Who We Are - Robert Silverberg
Out of sight bad man ostracism.
3.5 out of 5
Reality medicine.
3 out of 5
Old feud stroke.
3 out of 5
Lack of nonsense diced death.
4 out of 5
Draining the exes.
3.5 out of 5
Fix cancer, Work in the Fold = painful.
3.5 out of 5
Big adapted black hole confrontation.
4 out of 5
The authorities have come up with an unconventional but effective way of controlling dissidents. Send them back a billion or so years into the past. A bit hard to escape from there, really.
When a new prisoner is sent back, the current top dog, an aging main with a recent serious injury has to try and hang onto his life, and work out what is up with the new guy.
3 out of 5
Mind ridden physical reservations.
4 out of 5
Alien mate.
2.5 out of 5
Binary bad language.
3.5 out of 5
Rust removal fusion flame farming defoliation niece betrayal.
4.5 out of 5
Dolphin's non slimline sweetheart cross-species pining.
4 out of 5
Bodies and mind over time.
3 out of 5
Genocidal possibility is troubling, even if not real.
3.5 out of 5
Amnesia city.
3 out of 5
Hell of a guest flip.
3.5 out of 5
Pastpresent psionic defence relationship issues.
4 out of 5
Don't really need you supernatural good types any more.
3.5 out of 5
Contingency C cube.
3.5 out of 5
Skagg Machines.
3 out of 5
4 out of 5
From the just about 3.50 average he was highly successfull.
To the Dark Star : To See The Invisible Man - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : The Pain Peddlers - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Neighbor - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : The Sixth Palace - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Flies - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Halfway House - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : To The Dark Star - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Hawksbill Station - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Passengers - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Bride 91 - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Going Down Smooth - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Fangs of the Trees - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Ishmael in Love - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Ringing the Changes - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Sundance - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : How It Was When the Past Went Away - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : A Happy Day in 2381 - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : Now + n Now - n - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : After the Myths Went Home - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : The Pleasure of Their Company - Robert Silverberg
To the Dark Star : We Know Who We Are - Robert Silverberg
Out of sight bad man ostracism.
3.5 out of 5
Reality medicine.
3 out of 5
Old feud stroke.
3 out of 5
Lack of nonsense diced death.
4 out of 5
Draining the exes.
3.5 out of 5
Fix cancer, Work in the Fold = painful.
3.5 out of 5
Big adapted black hole confrontation.
4 out of 5
The authorities have come up with an unconventional but effective way of controlling dissidents. Send them back a billion or so years into the past. A bit hard to escape from there, really.
When a new prisoner is sent back, the current top dog, an aging main with a recent serious injury has to try and hang onto his life, and work out what is up with the new guy.
3 out of 5
Mind ridden physical reservations.
4 out of 5
Alien mate.
2.5 out of 5
Binary bad language.
3.5 out of 5
Rust removal fusion flame farming defoliation niece betrayal.
4.5 out of 5
Dolphin's non slimline sweetheart cross-species pining.
4 out of 5
Bodies and mind over time.
3 out of 5
Genocidal possibility is troubling, even if not real.
3.5 out of 5
Amnesia city.
3 out of 5
Hell of a guest flip.
3.5 out of 5
Pastpresent psionic defence relationship issues.
4 out of 5
Don't really need you supernatural good types any more.
3.5 out of 5
Contingency C cube.
3.5 out of 5
Skagg Machines.
3 out of 5
4 out of 5
Horror Stories - J. A. Konrath
An decent collection at 3.23 that often veers into amusing black comedy which is a bit harder to do that the usual horror story. There are a couple of standouts.
Horror Stories : Finicky Eater - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Screaming - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Mr. Pull Ups - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Shed - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Them's Good Eats - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : First Time - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Forgiveness - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Redux - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Bag - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Careful, He Bites - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Symbios - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : A Matter of Taste - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Embrace - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Trailer Sucks - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Markey - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Punishment Room - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Confession - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Basketcase - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Agreement - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Well Balanced Meal - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : S.A. - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Dear Diary - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Mr. Spaceman - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Appalachian Lullaby - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Treatment - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : A Sound of Blunder - J. A. Konrath
“I don’t want to eat Daddy any more!”
3 out of 5
A couple of robbers discover an undead Van Helsing, still wanting to get rid of all vamps.
3.5 out of 5
Lightening the load too much.
3 out of 5
Not really, torture.
3 out of 5
UFO salt and vinegar.
3.5 out of 5
Blooded.
3 out of 5
The bite on the priest.
3.5 out of 5
At first, just ghostly. .38 special spectre.
4 out of 5
Baby zombie talking head.
3 out of 5
Were canary baritone.
3 out of 5
Ship Star Vation.
3.5 out of 5
No vegie zombies.
3 out of 5
Guts ground.
2.5 out of 5
Vampire sex mouth defanging, mate.
3.5 out of 5
Ear worm horror.
3 out of 5
Torture Man education.
3.5 out of 5
Abuse revenge methods disclosure.
4 out of 5
Leena limit, hard, dead, HOT.
3.5 out of 5
Burning gambling debt.
3.5 out of 5
Shitty food.
3 out of 5
And Santa's coming to get them.
3 out of 5
Cheerleading basement diet.
3.5 out of 5
Earth Girls Are Easy. If you pay.
3 out of 5
Radioactive monkey.
3 out of 5
Werewolf alien stakeout.
3.5 out of 5
There's a T-Rex on my...wait, I have a cloaca?
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Horror Stories : Finicky Eater - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Screaming - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Mr. Pull Ups - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Shed - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Them's Good Eats - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : First Time - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Forgiveness - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Redux - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Bag - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Careful, He Bites - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Symbios - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : A Matter of Taste - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Embrace - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Trailer Sucks - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Markey - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Punishment Room - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Confession - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Basketcase - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : The Agreement - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Well Balanced Meal - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : S.A. - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Dear Diary - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Mr. Spaceman - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Appalachian Lullaby - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : Treatment - J. A. Konrath
Horror Stories : A Sound of Blunder - J. A. Konrath
“I don’t want to eat Daddy any more!”
3 out of 5
A couple of robbers discover an undead Van Helsing, still wanting to get rid of all vamps.
3.5 out of 5
Lightening the load too much.
3 out of 5
Not really, torture.
3 out of 5
UFO salt and vinegar.
3.5 out of 5
Blooded.
3 out of 5
The bite on the priest.
3.5 out of 5
At first, just ghostly. .38 special spectre.
4 out of 5
Baby zombie talking head.
3 out of 5
Were canary baritone.
3 out of 5
Ship Star Vation.
3.5 out of 5
No vegie zombies.
3 out of 5
Guts ground.
2.5 out of 5
Vampire sex mouth defanging, mate.
3.5 out of 5
Ear worm horror.
3 out of 5
Torture Man education.
3.5 out of 5
Abuse revenge methods disclosure.
4 out of 5
Leena limit, hard, dead, HOT.
3.5 out of 5
Burning gambling debt.
3.5 out of 5
Shitty food.
3 out of 5
And Santa's coming to get them.
3 out of 5
Cheerleading basement diet.
3.5 out of 5
Earth Girls Are Easy. If you pay.
3 out of 5
Radioactive monkey.
3 out of 5
Werewolf alien stakeout.
3.5 out of 5
There's a T-Rex on my...wait, I have a cloaca?
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg Volume 1 To Be Continued - Robert Silverberg
These stories are from 1953 to 1958 and all include fun intros from the author.
To Be Continued : Gorgon Planet - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Road to Nightfall - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Silent Colony - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Absolutely Inflexible - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The MacAuley Circuit - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Songs of Summer - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : To Be Continued - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Alaree - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Artifact Business - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Collecting Team - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : A Man of Talent - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : One-Way Journey - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Sunrise on Mercury - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : World of a Thousand Colors - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Warm Man - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Blaze of Glory - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Why? - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Outbreeders - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Man Who Never Forgot - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : There Was an Old Woman - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Iron Chancellor - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Ozymandias - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Counterpart - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Delivery Guaranteed - Robert Silverberg
Operation Medusa on Bellatrix, extra monsters.
3 out of 5
"I can't even be sure this is horse, Heydahl. What kind of meat is it?" Katterson's voice, usually carefully modulated, became a snarl. "A choice slice of fat little boy? Maybe a steak from some poor devil who was in the wrong neighborhood one evening?"
3 out of 5
Discovery death.
3 out of 5
Time traveller. Yucky.
3.5 out of 5
Music program.
3 out of 5
Dandrin, Dugan, Kennon.
2.5 out of 5
Long childhood.
3.5 out of 5
Maybe not pleased to meet you, plural.
3 out of 5
Voltruscan archaeology.
3 out of 5
Man-na, now we're stuck in a cage.
3.5 out of 5
Only a poet.
4 out of 5
Native attraction and Ship mum.
3 out of 5
Hot for suicide.
3 out of 5
Test means lightening up.
3.5 out of 5
Empathy overindulgence.
3.5 out of 5
Shaula ship whammy.
2.5 out of 5
Exploration Corps plant monsters.
3.5 out of 5
No Clinger shagging.
3 out of 5
Photographic memory pain.
3.5 out of 5
Artificial wombs.
3 out of 5
Robot diet extreme.
3.5 out of 5
Found a very interesting archaeological robot.
3.5 out of 5
Extra personality.
3 out of 5
Mars-Ganymede cabin trip.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
To Be Continued : Gorgon Planet - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Road to Nightfall - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Silent Colony - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Absolutely Inflexible - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The MacAuley Circuit - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Songs of Summer - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : To Be Continued - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Alaree - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Artifact Business - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Collecting Team - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : A Man of Talent - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : One-Way Journey - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Sunrise on Mercury - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : World of a Thousand Colors - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Warm Man - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Blaze of Glory - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Why? - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Outbreeders - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Man Who Never Forgot - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : There Was an Old Woman - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : The Iron Chancellor - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Ozymandias - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Counterpart - Robert Silverberg
To Be Continued : Delivery Guaranteed - Robert Silverberg
Operation Medusa on Bellatrix, extra monsters.
3 out of 5
"I can't even be sure this is horse, Heydahl. What kind of meat is it?" Katterson's voice, usually carefully modulated, became a snarl. "A choice slice of fat little boy? Maybe a steak from some poor devil who was in the wrong neighborhood one evening?"
3 out of 5
Discovery death.
3 out of 5
Time traveller. Yucky.
3.5 out of 5
Music program.
3 out of 5
Dandrin, Dugan, Kennon.
2.5 out of 5
Long childhood.
3.5 out of 5
Maybe not pleased to meet you, plural.
3 out of 5
Voltruscan archaeology.
3 out of 5
Man-na, now we're stuck in a cage.
3.5 out of 5
Only a poet.
4 out of 5
Native attraction and Ship mum.
3 out of 5
Hot for suicide.
3 out of 5
Test means lightening up.
3.5 out of 5
Empathy overindulgence.
3.5 out of 5
Shaula ship whammy.
2.5 out of 5
Exploration Corps plant monsters.
3.5 out of 5
No Clinger shagging.
3 out of 5
Photographic memory pain.
3.5 out of 5
Artificial wombs.
3 out of 5
Robot diet extreme.
3.5 out of 5
Found a very interesting archaeological robot.
3.5 out of 5
Extra personality.
3 out of 5
Mars-Ganymede cabin trip.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Hawksbill Station - Robert Silverberg
Hawksbill Station - Robert Silverberg
The authorities have come up with an unconventional but effective way of controlling dissidents. Send them back a billion or so years into the past. A bit hard to escape from there, really.
When a new prisoner is sent back, the current top dog, an aging main with a recent serious injury has to try and hang onto his life, and work out what is up with the new guy.
3 out of 5
The authorities have come up with an unconventional but effective way of controlling dissidents. Send them back a billion or so years into the past. A bit hard to escape from there, really.
When a new prisoner is sent back, the current top dog, an aging main with a recent serious injury has to try and hang onto his life, and work out what is up with the new guy.
3 out of 5
Walls of Fear - Kathryn Cramer
Just an ok original themed horror anthology at 3.19.
Walls Of Fear : Out of Sight Out of Mind - Jack Womack
Walls Of Fear : Tales from a New England Telephone Directory - James Morrow
Walls Of Fear : Firetrap - Greg Cox
Walls Of Fear : The Art of Falling Down - Jonathan Carroll
Walls Of Fear : The Cairnwell Horror - Chet Williamson
Walls Of Fear : Erosion - Susan Palwick
Walls Of Fear : Happy Hour - Ian Watson
Walls Of Fear : The Haunted Boardinghouse - Gene Wolfe
Walls Of Fear : Inside the Walled City - Garry Kilworth
Walls Of Fear : Grandmother's Footsteps - Gwyneth Jones
Walls Of Fear : Madame Enchantia and the Maze of Dream - Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Walls Of Fear : Slippage - Edward Bryant
Walls Of Fear : The House on Rue Chartres - Richard A. Lupoff
Walls Of Fear : House Hunter - Sharon Baker
Walls Of Fear : Penelope Comes Home - M. J. Engh
Walls Of Fear : Cedar Lane - Karl Edward Wagner
Old house nasty.
3 out of 5
Booth is out to get you.
3.5 out of 5
Deadly Dmitri in after getting rid of D&D S&M other roommates.
3.5 out of 5
House fuck eat.
2 out of 5
Long term ancestral care.
3 out of 5
Falling off a cliff, with mermaids.
3.5 out of 5
Where a carnivorous plant eats a lamia.
3.5 out of 5
Librarian, formerly dead?
3 out of 5
Nailed demolition hanger.
4 out of 5
Haunted house renovation is no fun.
3.5 out of 5
Better lover good.
3 out of 5
Double narcissist dead.
3 out of 5
Lovecraft brothel with pirate ghosts. And E. Hoffman Price.
3.5 out of 5
With maybe some axe murder.
3 out of 5
After France soujourn, maybe kill.
3 out of 5
Flash frozen.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Walls Of Fear : Out of Sight Out of Mind - Jack Womack
Walls Of Fear : Tales from a New England Telephone Directory - James Morrow
Walls Of Fear : Firetrap - Greg Cox
Walls Of Fear : The Art of Falling Down - Jonathan Carroll
Walls Of Fear : The Cairnwell Horror - Chet Williamson
Walls Of Fear : Erosion - Susan Palwick
Walls Of Fear : Happy Hour - Ian Watson
Walls Of Fear : The Haunted Boardinghouse - Gene Wolfe
Walls Of Fear : Inside the Walled City - Garry Kilworth
Walls Of Fear : Grandmother's Footsteps - Gwyneth Jones
Walls Of Fear : Madame Enchantia and the Maze of Dream - Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Walls Of Fear : Slippage - Edward Bryant
Walls Of Fear : The House on Rue Chartres - Richard A. Lupoff
Walls Of Fear : House Hunter - Sharon Baker
Walls Of Fear : Penelope Comes Home - M. J. Engh
Walls Of Fear : Cedar Lane - Karl Edward Wagner
Old house nasty.
3 out of 5
Booth is out to get you.
3.5 out of 5
Deadly Dmitri in after getting rid of D&D S&M other roommates.
3.5 out of 5
House fuck eat.
2 out of 5
Long term ancestral care.
3 out of 5
Falling off a cliff, with mermaids.
3.5 out of 5
Where a carnivorous plant eats a lamia.
3.5 out of 5
Librarian, formerly dead?
3 out of 5
Nailed demolition hanger.
4 out of 5
Haunted house renovation is no fun.
3.5 out of 5
Better lover good.
3 out of 5
Double narcissist dead.
3 out of 5
Lovecraft brothel with pirate ghosts. And E. Hoffman Price.
3.5 out of 5
With maybe some axe murder.
3 out of 5
After France soujourn, maybe kill.
3 out of 5
Flash frozen.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Engines of Desire Tales of Love and Other Horrors - Livia Llewellyn
A collection of powerful horror stories at a very impressive 3.70.
Engines of Desire : Horses - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : At the Edge of Ellensburg - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : The Teslated Salishan Evergreen - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : The Engine of Desire - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Jetsam - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : The Four Hundred Thousand - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Brimstone Orange - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Take Your Daughters to Work - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Omphalos - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Her Deepness - Livia Llewellyn
Of the pale Trident variety, no abortion, suicide by gunfight.
3.5 out of 5
Drug dealer deadly pursuit trip, no swallowing.
4 out of 5
Eat girls via electricity.
3.5 out of 5
Just the two of us, machine.
4 out of 5
Just the left behind Jay.
3 out of 5
Draft baby factory.
4 out of 5
Scary fruit licker bunch.
3.5 out of 5
Sacrificing for your kid.
3.5 out of 5
Finding the way there, via map.
4 out of 5
Gillian cycle descent.
4 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Engines of Desire : Horses - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : At the Edge of Ellensburg - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : The Teslated Salishan Evergreen - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : The Engine of Desire - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Jetsam - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : The Four Hundred Thousand - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Brimstone Orange - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Take Your Daughters to Work - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Omphalos - Livia Llewellyn
Engines of Desire : Her Deepness - Livia Llewellyn
Of the pale Trident variety, no abortion, suicide by gunfight.
3.5 out of 5
Drug dealer deadly pursuit trip, no swallowing.
4 out of 5
Eat girls via electricity.
3.5 out of 5
Just the two of us, machine.
4 out of 5
Just the left behind Jay.
3 out of 5
Draft baby factory.
4 out of 5
Scary fruit licker bunch.
3.5 out of 5
Sacrificing for your kid.
3.5 out of 5
Finding the way there, via map.
4 out of 5
Gillian cycle descent.
4 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A Fog of Fury - Jon F. Merz
I'll use my ancient ninja training and James Bond handgun to Fix a psycho vampire when it involves The Cloak of Despar.
Which as you know was created by The Vampire Monks of Tibet.
4 out of 5
Which as you know was created by The Vampire Monks of Tibet.
4 out of 5
Interzone 235 - Andy Cox
Just an ordinary issue, but a little better than the last one. No stories of note, other than the Jenny Sparks ending for Powell's.
Interzone 235 : Insha'allah - Matthew Cook
Interzone 235 : For Love's Delirium Haunts The Fractured Mind - Mercurio D. Rivera
Interzone 235 : The Walrus And The Icebreaker - Jon Wallace
Interzone 235 : Eleven Minutes - Gareth L. Powell
Interzone 235 : Of Dawn - Al Robertson
Hab pilot no healing.
3 out of 5
Explorata hate.
3.5 out of 5
Military style, with plank walking and explosions.
3.5 out of 5
Alternate Mars losers.
3 out of 5
Music find.
2.5 out of 5
3 out of 5
Interzone 235 : Insha'allah - Matthew Cook
Interzone 235 : For Love's Delirium Haunts The Fractured Mind - Mercurio D. Rivera
Interzone 235 : The Walrus And The Icebreaker - Jon Wallace
Interzone 235 : Eleven Minutes - Gareth L. Powell
Interzone 235 : Of Dawn - Al Robertson
Hab pilot no healing.
3 out of 5
Explorata hate.
3.5 out of 5
Military style, with plank walking and explosions.
3.5 out of 5
Alternate Mars losers.
3 out of 5
Music find.
2.5 out of 5
3 out of 5
The Walrus and the Icebreaker - Jon Wallace
Military style, with plank walking and explosions.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy - Mike Ashley
Not really as advertised, and the description data seems completely unrelated to the title. A hell of a lot of mundane and dull for something that is supposed to be 'Extreme'. Far less successful than the science fiction version.
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Senator Bilbo - Andy Duncan
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Sandmagic - Orson Scott Card
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Dream a Little Dream for Me - Peter Crowther
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Lost Wax - Leah Bobet
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Save a Place in the Lifeboat for Me - Howard Waldrop
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : I Am Bonaro - John Niendorff
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Old House Under the Snow - Rhys Hughes
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Banquet of the Lords of Night - Liz Williams
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely - David D. Levine
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Master Lao and the Flying Horror - Lawrence Person
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Using It and Losing It - Jonathan Lethem
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The All-At-Once Man - R. A. Lafferty
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani - William Hope Hodgson
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Boatman's Holiday - Jeffrey Ford
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Detweiler Boy - Tom Reamy
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Fence at the End of the World - Melissa Mia Hall
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Elric at the End of Time - Michael Moorcock
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Cup and Table - Tim Pratt
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : I Haruspex - Christopher Priest
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Radio Waves - Michael Swanwick
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Tower of Babylon - Ted Chiang
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Jack Neck and The Worrybird - Paul Di Filippo
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Dark One: A Mythograph - A. A. Attanasio
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : A Ring of Green Fire - Sean McMullen
Political orc.
3 out of 5
Desert power.
3.5 out of 5
Devilishly slow.
2.5 out of 5
Sweeper mold.
3 out of 5
Stan and Ollie goose.
2.5 out of 5
Flamer.
2.5 out of 5
And a bit more.
3 out of 5
Lords of Lighted.
3.5 out of 5
Where's that cartoon fourth wall then?
3.5 out of 5
Orange Blossom monster Queen.
3.5 out of 5
I'd shrug, too.
2 out of 5
Dying long.
2.5 out of 5
Light interruption = Boom.
3.5 out of 5
Contrary to the advice of the sage Accadacca, Hell Is A Bad Place To Be. Generally. Barring sneaky loopholes.
3.5 out of 5
Twin's a real weight on my shoulders.
3 out of 5
Is Mama.
3 out of 5
With Elric around, some swordwork will happen. He isn’t the only one carrying, either.
3.5 out of 5
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go then fire and rubble
And if I stay it will be trouble
5 out of 5
Bad meal.
2 out of 5
Corpsegrinding.
3 out of 5
Built like a brick lighthouse tunnelway to heaven.
3.5 out of 5
Taking the avian load off.
2.5 out of 5
Long wandering sorcerer, raith.
3.5 out of 5
Flamboyant STDs, medicine and revenge.
3 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Senator Bilbo - Andy Duncan
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Sandmagic - Orson Scott Card
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Dream a Little Dream for Me - Peter Crowther
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Lost Wax - Leah Bobet
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Save a Place in the Lifeboat for Me - Howard Waldrop
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : I Am Bonaro - John Niendorff
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Old House Under the Snow - Rhys Hughes
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Banquet of the Lords of Night - Liz Williams
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely - David D. Levine
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Master Lao and the Flying Horror - Lawrence Person
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Using It and Losing It - Jonathan Lethem
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The All-At-Once Man - R. A. Lafferty
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani - William Hope Hodgson
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Boatman's Holiday - Jeffrey Ford
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Detweiler Boy - Tom Reamy
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Fence at the End of the World - Melissa Mia Hall
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Elric at the End of Time - Michael Moorcock
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Cup and Table - Tim Pratt
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : I Haruspex - Christopher Priest
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Radio Waves - Michael Swanwick
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Tower of Babylon - Ted Chiang
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : Jack Neck and The Worrybird - Paul Di Filippo
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : The Dark One: A Mythograph - A. A. Attanasio
Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy : A Ring of Green Fire - Sean McMullen
Political orc.
3 out of 5
Desert power.
3.5 out of 5
Devilishly slow.
2.5 out of 5
Sweeper mold.
3 out of 5
Stan and Ollie goose.
2.5 out of 5
Flamer.
2.5 out of 5
And a bit more.
3 out of 5
Lords of Lighted.
3.5 out of 5
Where's that cartoon fourth wall then?
3.5 out of 5
Orange Blossom monster Queen.
3.5 out of 5
I'd shrug, too.
2 out of 5
Dying long.
2.5 out of 5
Light interruption = Boom.
3.5 out of 5
Contrary to the advice of the sage Accadacca, Hell Is A Bad Place To Be. Generally. Barring sneaky loopholes.
3.5 out of 5
Twin's a real weight on my shoulders.
3 out of 5
Is Mama.
3 out of 5
With Elric around, some swordwork will happen. He isn’t the only one carrying, either.
3.5 out of 5
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go then fire and rubble
And if I stay it will be trouble
5 out of 5
Bad meal.
2 out of 5
Corpsegrinding.
3 out of 5
Built like a brick lighthouse tunnelway to heaven.
3.5 out of 5
Taking the avian load off.
2.5 out of 5
Long wandering sorcerer, raith.
3.5 out of 5
Flamboyant STDs, medicine and revenge.
3 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
No Boundaries - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
An anthology of Kuttner and Moore both together and apart, with the two very good bookends, Vintage Season and Two-Handed Engine.
No Boundaries : Vintage Season - C. L. Moore
No Boundaries : The Devil We Know - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
No Boundaries : Home There’s No Returning
No Boundaries : Exit the Professor - Henry Kuttner
No Boundaries : Two-Handed Engine - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
Past holiday.
4 out of 5
Azazel, Diana.
3.5 out of 5
Ego is a big, dirty robot.
3 out of 5
Hogben flight.
3 out of 5
Fury killing.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
No Boundaries : Vintage Season - C. L. Moore
No Boundaries : The Devil We Know - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
No Boundaries : Home There’s No Returning
No Boundaries : Exit the Professor - Henry Kuttner
No Boundaries : Two-Handed Engine - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
Past holiday.
4 out of 5
Azazel, Diana.
3.5 out of 5
Ego is a big, dirty robot.
3 out of 5
Hogben flight.
3 out of 5
Fury killing.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Engine of Recall - Karl Schroeder
Rather good collection at 3.45, particularly the later stories. The origin of each is given in a short intro by the author. Includes one new.
Engine of Recall : Hopscotch - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Halo - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Dragon of Pripyat - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Cold Convergence - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Making Ghosts - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Engine of Recall - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Solitaire - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Allegiances - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Pools of Air - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Alexander's Road - Karl Schroeder
Raining fish. Possible light UFOs.
3 out of 5
Starship takeover takedown target.
4 out of 5
Chernobyl release prevention chase.
4 out of 5
Titan help, Bear.
3.5 out of 5
Dead brain project.
3.5 out of 5
Ghost pilot neutron strongbox.
3.5 out of 5
Alien search.
3.5 out of 5
No recognition.
3 out of 5
Wave Rider scared on Jupiter.
3 out of 5
Ramjet radioactive fuel try.
3.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
Engine of Recall : Hopscotch - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Halo - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Dragon of Pripyat - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Cold Convergence - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Making Ghosts - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Engine of Recall - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Solitaire - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Allegiances - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : The Pools of Air - Karl Schroeder
Engine of Recall : Alexander's Road - Karl Schroeder
Raining fish. Possible light UFOs.
3 out of 5
Starship takeover takedown target.
4 out of 5
Chernobyl release prevention chase.
4 out of 5
Titan help, Bear.
3.5 out of 5
Dead brain project.
3.5 out of 5
Ghost pilot neutron strongbox.
3.5 out of 5
Alien search.
3.5 out of 5
No recognition.
3 out of 5
Wave Rider scared on Jupiter.
3 out of 5
Ramjet radioactive fuel try.
3.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Songs of Distant Earth - Arthur C. Clarke
Stellar catastrophe dooms Earth and the solar system - and seedships are sent out to enable the human race to survive.
On a settled planet the last of such ships arrives, needing assistance with their ice shield to enable them to make it to their final destination. A planet that has some tectonic issues.
Sort of an interlude novel, if you like as the two different but human groups establish a working relationship.
3.5 out of 5
On a settled planet the last of such ships arrives, needing assistance with their ice shield to enable them to make it to their final destination. A planet that has some tectonic issues.
Sort of an interlude novel, if you like as the two different but human groups establish a working relationship.
3.5 out of 5
Shadows of Death - H. P. Lovecraft
This 3.55 collection includes a short intro by Harlan Ellison.
Shadows of Death : The Shadow Out of Time - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Festival - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Celephaïs - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Tomb - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Shunned House - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Polaris - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Other Gods - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Strange High House in the Mist - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : What the Moon Brings - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Doom That Came to Sarnath - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Beast in the Cave - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Alchemist - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Poetry and the Gods - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Street - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Transition of Juan Romero - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Azathoth - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Descendant - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Book - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Thing in the Moonlight - H. P. Lovecraft
Western Australian evidence of Great Race timespanning colonisation and communication.
4.5 out of 5
Necronomicon not light xmas reading, nor is a gathering of somewhat not humans a decent xmas party.
4 out of 5
Childhood visions visitation.
3.5 out of 5
Locked up tight and death ornamented for a reason, dude.
4 out of 5
Busted up joint is icky and has icky history.
3 out of 5
Starry wanderings.
3.5 out of 5
Belay well if climbing before checking these guys outs.
3.5 out of 5
Old man's Elder Ones undersea tales.
4 out of 5
Lunar light, beach bad thing.
3 out of 5
Monster mash, idol's revenge on old city destroyers.
4 out of 5
Your average tourist generally knows where he is going and doesn't seek out Great Old Ones and consider encountering the Crawling Chaos Nyarlathotep. Randy, however, is an adventurer that is not even close to easily scared.
5 out of 5
Spelunker sees weird beast.
3 out of 5
Spelunker sees weird beast.
3.5 out of 5
Low cut and in need of the literary.
3.5 out of 5
Local unrest.
2.5 out of 5
Mexican monster noise.
3 out of 5
Star naming.
3 out of 5
Necronomicon purchase leaves death as something that is not too scary afterwards.
3.5 out of 5
If reading it makes dogs not like you, that should be a bigarse clue, mate.
3 out of 5
Night car wolves.
3.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
Shadows of Death : The Shadow Out of Time - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Festival - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Celephaïs - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Tomb - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Shunned House - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Polaris - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Other Gods - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Strange High House in the Mist - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : What the Moon Brings - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Doom That Came to Sarnath - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Beast in the Cave - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Alchemist - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Poetry and the Gods - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Street - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Transition of Juan Romero - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : Azathoth - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Descendant - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Book - H. P. Lovecraft
Shadows of Death : The Thing in the Moonlight - H. P. Lovecraft
Western Australian evidence of Great Race timespanning colonisation and communication.
4.5 out of 5
Necronomicon not light xmas reading, nor is a gathering of somewhat not humans a decent xmas party.
4 out of 5
Childhood visions visitation.
3.5 out of 5
Locked up tight and death ornamented for a reason, dude.
4 out of 5
Busted up joint is icky and has icky history.
3 out of 5
Starry wanderings.
3.5 out of 5
Belay well if climbing before checking these guys outs.
3.5 out of 5
Old man's Elder Ones undersea tales.
4 out of 5
Lunar light, beach bad thing.
3 out of 5
Monster mash, idol's revenge on old city destroyers.
4 out of 5
Your average tourist generally knows where he is going and doesn't seek out Great Old Ones and consider encountering the Crawling Chaos Nyarlathotep. Randy, however, is an adventurer that is not even close to easily scared.
5 out of 5
Spelunker sees weird beast.
3 out of 5
Spelunker sees weird beast.
3.5 out of 5
Low cut and in need of the literary.
3.5 out of 5
Local unrest.
2.5 out of 5
Mexican monster noise.
3 out of 5
Star naming.
3 out of 5
Necronomicon purchase leaves death as something that is not too scary afterwards.
3.5 out of 5
If reading it makes dogs not like you, that should be a bigarse clue, mate.
3 out of 5
Night car wolves.
3.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft - H. P. Lovecraft
There's a length introduction to this excellent 3.95 collection of his shorter work.
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Rats in the Walls - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Picture in the House - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Outsider - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : Pickman’s Model - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : In the Vault - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Silver Key - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Music of Erich Zann - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Call of Cthulhu - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Dunwich Horror - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Whisperer in Darkness - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Colour Out of Space - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Haunter of the Dark - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Thing on the Doorstep - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Dreams in the Witch-House - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Shadow Out of Time - H. P. Lovecraft
Cat not up to Roman god stuff and rodents.
4 out of 5
Very odd stuff in that book, and very odd dialect.
2.5 out of 5
Bookworm discovers scary stuff.
3.5 out of 5
Creepy paintings have too real subjects.
4 out of 5
Tomb rearrangement injuries.
3.5 out of 5
After opening the iron box and finding what was in it, no one can find Randolph Carter anymore.
4 out of 5
Really bad playing.
3 out of 5
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
4.5 out of 5
Yog-Sothoth worshipper's precocious son a chip off the old block find the blokes from Arkham.
4.5 out of 5
Trust your dogs to tell you if monsters like the Outer Ones from Outer Space are bad, not the rambling letters of spook old friends.
4 out of 5
Meteor's spectrum perversion brings madness and grey death.
5 out of 5
Painter type investigates a temple of the Starry Wisdom sect, and some scary looking notes, ends up leaving some of those himself.
3.5 out of 5
"It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer. At first I shall be called a madman--madder than the man I shot in his cell at the Arkham Sanitarium."
Pretty much sums it up, really.
4.5 out of 5
Small town's Esoteric Order of Dagon proves more than a little fishy.
4 out of 5
Talented broke mathematics students should choose other places to study than in a house in Arkham with space-time continuum conduits, witches, and vampire rats.
4.5 out of 5
Western Australian evidence of Great Race timespanning colonisation and communication.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Rats in the Walls - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Picture in the House - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Outsider - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : Pickman’s Model - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : In the Vault - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Silver Key - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Music of Erich Zann - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Call of Cthulhu - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Dunwich Horror - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Whisperer in Darkness - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Colour Out of Space - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Haunter of the Dark - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Thing on the Doorstep - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Dreams in the Witch-House - H. P. Lovecraft
Best of H P Lovecraft : The Shadow Out of Time - H. P. Lovecraft
Cat not up to Roman god stuff and rodents.
4 out of 5
Very odd stuff in that book, and very odd dialect.
2.5 out of 5
Bookworm discovers scary stuff.
3.5 out of 5
Creepy paintings have too real subjects.
4 out of 5
Tomb rearrangement injuries.
3.5 out of 5
After opening the iron box and finding what was in it, no one can find Randolph Carter anymore.
4 out of 5
Really bad playing.
3 out of 5
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
4.5 out of 5
Yog-Sothoth worshipper's precocious son a chip off the old block find the blokes from Arkham.
4.5 out of 5
Trust your dogs to tell you if monsters like the Outer Ones from Outer Space are bad, not the rambling letters of spook old friends.
4 out of 5
Meteor's spectrum perversion brings madness and grey death.
5 out of 5
Painter type investigates a temple of the Starry Wisdom sect, and some scary looking notes, ends up leaving some of those himself.
3.5 out of 5
"It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer. At first I shall be called a madman--madder than the man I shot in his cell at the Arkham Sanitarium."
Pretty much sums it up, really.
4.5 out of 5
Small town's Esoteric Order of Dagon proves more than a little fishy.
4 out of 5
Talented broke mathematics students should choose other places to study than in a house in Arkham with space-time continuum conduits, witches, and vampire rats.
4.5 out of 5
Western Australian evidence of Great Race timespanning colonisation and communication.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
The Hunt For Atlantis - Andy McDermott
Your standard cheesy thriller with murdered parents, Atlantean nazis, SAS guys teaming up with good looking scientists, megalomaniacs who may or may not have ulterior genocidal motives - on both sides. An ex-friend from the past that won't mind shooting you for money.
And, of course, a lot of blowing up of stuff.
3 out of 5
And, of course, a lot of blowing up of stuff.
3 out of 5
Monday, January 16, 2012
The Unreasoning Mask - Philip Jose Farmer
The Al-Buraq, a ship capable of instantaneous interstellar travel starts doing its thing with its crew. What they run into isn't very nice. Something is devouring large swathes of interstellar real estate. And what do you do if this is actually something alive? A maker, destroyer or universal being and the means to communicate with.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
The Infinite Battle - David Bischoff
Here's a fun space opera that takes a rather more Blake's 7 take on the Federation as opposed to Star Trek. A woman, brought up by said Federation to be a highly trained agent - finds out she has a brother with a scientific inclination. Despite this being not supposed to happen then stick together. So when he is captured by the enemy, she will do a lot of things to get him back. Including making a deal with a privateer and a sentient ship as things get more and more complicated.
Star Hounds appears to be a series worth checking out the rest of. As a bit of a space opera expert, surprisingly a new one on me.
3.5 out of 5
Star Hounds appears to be a series worth checking out the rest of. As a bit of a space opera expert, surprisingly a new one on me.
3.5 out of 5
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Dying Memories - Dave Zeltserman
A reporter who suffered through an abusive childhood starts looking into some strange killings. Ones that do not make sense. This leads him into investigating ViGen corporation - who are working into advanced medical research. What they are really up to is a lot nastier - mind control via drug. all in the aims of societal control.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Strange Attractors - Jeffrey A. Carver
Opened the second of this series first apparently, but no big deal. Space adventure with a guy and his robots. And strange boojum things and all of course being a long way from home. Shipworlds, meerkat-like aliens. And our protagonist is no emo whiner loser. Pretty much nothing fazes him, which is very entertaining. Although 'wow, cool' I am sure he is thinking a few times. Interesting enough.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
God Stalk - P. C. Hodgell
God Stalk is an interesting novel. A fantasy novel set in a city and with a ton of stuff thrown in. No interminable farmboy wanderings or 7 page descriptions of a pants leg.
Jame, a little like Telzey Amberdon has that je ne sais quoi -- and you certainly don't know what she is going to get up to next. Stealing pants or killing gods. Exotic dancing or cat rescuing.
So certainly not dull and has a bit of charm as her heritage and superpowers begin to catch up with her.
3.5 out of 5
Jame, a little like Telzey Amberdon has that je ne sais quoi -- and you certainly don't know what she is going to get up to next. Stealing pants or killing gods. Exotic dancing or cat rescuing.
So certainly not dull and has a bit of charm as her heritage and superpowers begin to catch up with her.
3.5 out of 5
Friday, January 13, 2012
Little Better Than A Beast - Tim Pratt
Of old Felport - and a crazy guy who thinks he was the original Chief Sorcerer decides to summon it.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
New Ceres Nights - Alisa Krasnostein
An excellent original anthology of tightly put together stories in this shared world of deliberately reduced technology level. Which of course leads to lots of skullduggery.
New Ceres Nights : Smuggler's Moon - Lee Battersby
New Ceres Nights : Murder in Laochan - Aliette de Bodard
New Ceres Nights : Fair Trade - Stephen Dedman
New Ceres Nights : The Widow's Seven Candles - Thoraiya Dyer
New Ceres Nights : A Troublesome Day for Jacky Midnight - Matthew Farrer
New Ceres Nights : Debutante - Dirk Flinthart
New Ceres Nights : Code Duello - J C Hay
New Ceres Nights : Dynamics of New Ceres - Sue Isle
New Ceres Nights : The Sharp Shooter - Sylvia Kelso
New Ceres Nights : Suffer the Children - Martin Livings
New Ceres Nights : Prosperine When It Sizzles - Tansy Rayner Roberts
New Ceres Nights : The Piece of Ice in Miss Windermere's Heart - Angela Slatter
New Ceres Nights : Tontine Mary - Kaaron Warren
Reverend shooting and smuggling.
3.5 out of 5
New Dragon poison.
3.5 out of 5
In space coffee.
3.5 out of 5
Naked man candles and stolen Caesium.
3.5 out of 5
The old wife trade, with hug-juice, captain.
3.5 out of 5
A daughter's arrival is in the middle of an attempted coup by dropship.
3.5 out of 5
Romance tourism Proctor setup.
3.5 out of 5
Mary Benet story.
3 out of 5
Dead bull. Really big marsupial.
3.5 out of 5
The cop and the Feminoid.
3.5 out of 5
Doing something about the reactionaries, in whichever body.
3.5 out of 5
Longevity and datacrystal blackmail.
3.5 out of 5
Surviving the Dead Pool gets the lot if you can do it.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
New Ceres Nights : Smuggler's Moon - Lee Battersby
New Ceres Nights : Murder in Laochan - Aliette de Bodard
New Ceres Nights : Fair Trade - Stephen Dedman
New Ceres Nights : The Widow's Seven Candles - Thoraiya Dyer
New Ceres Nights : A Troublesome Day for Jacky Midnight - Matthew Farrer
New Ceres Nights : Debutante - Dirk Flinthart
New Ceres Nights : Code Duello - J C Hay
New Ceres Nights : Dynamics of New Ceres - Sue Isle
New Ceres Nights : The Sharp Shooter - Sylvia Kelso
New Ceres Nights : Suffer the Children - Martin Livings
New Ceres Nights : Prosperine When It Sizzles - Tansy Rayner Roberts
New Ceres Nights : The Piece of Ice in Miss Windermere's Heart - Angela Slatter
New Ceres Nights : Tontine Mary - Kaaron Warren
Reverend shooting and smuggling.
3.5 out of 5
New Dragon poison.
3.5 out of 5
In space coffee.
3.5 out of 5
Naked man candles and stolen Caesium.
3.5 out of 5
The old wife trade, with hug-juice, captain.
3.5 out of 5
A daughter's arrival is in the middle of an attempted coup by dropship.
3.5 out of 5
Romance tourism Proctor setup.
3.5 out of 5
Mary Benet story.
3 out of 5
Dead bull. Really big marsupial.
3.5 out of 5
The cop and the Feminoid.
3.5 out of 5
Doing something about the reactionaries, in whichever body.
3.5 out of 5
Longevity and datacrystal blackmail.
3.5 out of 5
Surviving the Dead Pool gets the lot if you can do it.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
The Piece Of Ice In Miss Windermere's Heart - Angela Slatter
Longevity and datacrystal blackmail.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Georgia On My Mind and Other Places - Charles Sheffield
At 3.57 a very good science fiction collection with several strong stories. The obvious standout is the finaly entry and title story. Charles Sheffield is generally a joy to read. I have wanted to read this one for some time, so was amazed when Phoenix Pick made it available. Thanks! Check them out and sign up to their newsletter.
Georgia On My Mind : The Feynman Saltation - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : The Bee's Kiss - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Millennium - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Fifteen-Love On The Dead Man’S Chest - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Deep Safari - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Beyond The Golden Road - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Health Care System - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Humanity Test - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : That Strain Again… - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Destroyer Of Worlds - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : The Fifteenth Station Of The Cross - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Trapalanda - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Obsolete Skill - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Georgia On My Mind - Charles Sheffield
Cancer brain paleo art.
3.5 out of 5
Voyeur Sigil penetration testing.
4 out of 5
Which Judgement Day?
3 out of 5
Immortality serum really more of a big dumper.
3.5 out of 5
Hunting a nanodoc Impossible Voyage.
3.5 out of 5
A witch woman and a new Khan son, with knowledge.
3.5 out of 5
Miriam's old money survival.
3.5 out of 5
Schimmie chip save man execution testimony.
4 out of 5
Vega Earth infiection.
3 out of 5
Ecosphere stamping out.
3.5 out of 5
Old Earth ruler Chronoclast blood treatment.
3.5 out of 5
Secret installation hunting can get really old.
4 out of 5
Fan revival biography.
3 out of 5
Analytical Engine kiwi discovery.
4.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
Georgia On My Mind : The Feynman Saltation - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : The Bee's Kiss - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Millennium - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Fifteen-Love On The Dead Man’S Chest - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Deep Safari - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Beyond The Golden Road - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Health Care System - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Humanity Test - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : That Strain Again… - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Destroyer Of Worlds - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : The Fifteenth Station Of The Cross - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Trapalanda - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Obsolete Skill - Charles Sheffield
Georgia On My Mind : Georgia On My Mind - Charles Sheffield
Cancer brain paleo art.
3.5 out of 5
Voyeur Sigil penetration testing.
4 out of 5
Which Judgement Day?
3 out of 5
Immortality serum really more of a big dumper.
3.5 out of 5
Hunting a nanodoc Impossible Voyage.
3.5 out of 5
A witch woman and a new Khan son, with knowledge.
3.5 out of 5
Miriam's old money survival.
3.5 out of 5
Schimmie chip save man execution testimony.
4 out of 5
Vega Earth infiection.
3 out of 5
Ecosphere stamping out.
3.5 out of 5
Old Earth ruler Chronoclast blood treatment.
3.5 out of 5
Secret installation hunting can get really old.
4 out of 5
Fan revival biography.
3 out of 5
Analytical Engine kiwi discovery.
4.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Fifteenth Station of the Cross - Charles Sheffield
Old Earth ruler Chronoclast blood treatment.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Beyond the Golden Road - Charles Sheffield
A witch woman and a new Khan son, with knowledge.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Monday, January 9, 2012
Fifteen-love On The Dead Man’s Chest - Charles Sheffield
Immortality serum really more of a big dumper.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Silent Partner - Leigh Brackett
A Southern Californian trust fund baby does what you would expect in the late sixties. Apart from only drinking vodka, anyway. And being involved in an Import-Export business with an Iranian friend from his university days.
Their other friend buys into the business, and ends up dying when he goes to Iran. The dead man's fiancee is suspicious and rightly so, as it turns out. Our rich boy gets a visit from the spooks - it appears that his old friend is a reactionary that would like a return to the old days and is plotting revolution. Tony may be able to help trap him, knowing him better than others.
3.5 out of 5
Their other friend buys into the business, and ends up dying when he goes to Iran. The dead man's fiancee is suspicious and rightly so, as it turns out. Our rich boy gets a visit from the spooks - it appears that his old friend is a reactionary that would like a return to the old days and is plotting revolution. Tony may be able to help trap him, knowing him better than others.
3.5 out of 5
Friday, January 6, 2012
Prosperine When It Sizzles - Tansy Rayner Roberts
Doing something about the reactionaries, in whichever body.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Dark War - Tim Waggoner
The second of this series is another breezy romp through this softboiled Nightside, again, as everyone's favorite zombie detective gets involved in the middle of yet another conflict. Lords vs Lords, hew lot vs old lot. Any of that is not really good and preferably to be avoided. Especially with a pregnant vampire girlfriend and another bloodsucking cyberjournalist along to document.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Lion of Macedon - David Gemmell
Set in a time around 100 years after 300 Spartans delayed a Persian army, Parmenion is a half-Macedonian Spartan training to be a warrior. And getting lots of racist abuse while doing so. Luckily for him the famous Xenophon (yes, that one) lends a hand and keeps him from getting himself killed after killing in a fight and falling for and into the intended bride of another.
Rather peeved at his treatment he sets out to bring Sparta down. The way to do it? Thebes. So he plots and plans until the Thebans have the military capacity and allies to face the Spartans in open warfare.
In the second part, a young hostage prince in Thebes: Philip of Macedon is now King of Parmenion's mother's homeland. And all throughout priestesses both for and against battle sorcerously to manipulate the rest of the people and either cause or prevent the birth of a very bad man - or a very accomplished one with a chance to do great things.
3.5 out of 5
Rather peeved at his treatment he sets out to bring Sparta down. The way to do it? Thebes. So he plots and plans until the Thebans have the military capacity and allies to face the Spartans in open warfare.
In the second part, a young hostage prince in Thebes: Philip of Macedon is now King of Parmenion's mother's homeland. And all throughout priestesses both for and against battle sorcerously to manipulate the rest of the people and either cause or prevent the birth of a very bad man - or a very accomplished one with a chance to do great things.
3.5 out of 5
BEYOND 33000 - The 2011 Fiction Season Coaches by score
In the Coaching Game, you only need 3 works edited to qualify. For coaching, anthologies and magazines count. There are 331 overall editors and teamups, with 94 qualifiers.
Gordon Van Gelder has stalled because FSF now only available on Kindle, literally and DRMed - can't use it on Kindle 4 PC. Desktop being where I read all the mags it is useless - and back issues may also disappear? Have a couple of issues of the no-story free one to look at, but those won't be added here. John Joseph Adams has a
Living Dead 2 anthology I haven't finished, a new Wizards and power armour books coming out. His climb from his current 10th spot will slow now that two magazines are one, as well. Andy Cox made a late season recovery with a few more Interzones appearing to enable him to hold down the current 7th spot.
101 | 4.36 |
| Dozois, Gardner |
68 | 3.55 |
| Williams, Sheila |
65 | 3.65 |
| Van_Gelder, Gordon |
45 | 3.61 |
| Schmidt, Stanley |
32 | 2.72 |
| Marin, Eric |
30 | 2.82 |
| Harris, Lee and Alasdair Stuart and Trudi Topham |
28 | 3.7 |
| Cox, Andy |
27 | 3.24 |
| Sizemore, Jason |
27 | 3.07 |
| Wallace, Sean |
26 | 3.79 |
| Adams, John Joseph |
23 | 3.78 |
| Jones, Stephen |
23 | 2.87 |
| Wallace, Sean and Nick Mamatas |
23 | 2.85 |
| Harris, Lee and Alasdair Stuart |
23 | 2.52 |
| Andrews, Scott H. |
21 | 4.02 |
| Hartwell, David G. and Kathryn Cramer |
20 | 4.03 |
| Flint, Eric |
20 | 3.88 |
| Carr, Terry |
17 | 3.68 |
| Schafer, William |
17 | 3.35 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Isaac Asimov and Charles G. Waugh |
15 | 4.03 |
| O'Neill, John |
15 | 3.83 |
| Strahan, Jonathan |
14 | 4.32 |
| Hartwell, David G. |
13 | 3.58 |
| Silverberg, Robert |
13 | 2.65 |
| Sisolak, Marsha |
12 | 4.17 |
| Martin, George R. R. |
12 | 3.33 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. |
10 | 4.05 |
| Sanders, William and Lawrence Watt-Evans |
10 | 4 |
| Asimov, Isaac |
10 | 3.4 |
| Datlow, Ellen |
10 | 3 |
| Clarke, Neil |
10 | 2.95 |
| Rucker, Rudy |
9 | 4.39 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Robert Silverberg |
9 | 3.44 |
| Wollheim, Donald A. |
9 | 3.17 |
| Aldiss, Brian |
8 | 3.69 |
| Haining, Peter |
8 | 3.69 |
| Dedman, Stephen |
8 | 3.69 |
| Ashley, Mike |
7 | 3.71 |
| Horton, Rich |
7 | 3.21 |
| Scithers, George H. |
7 | 3.14 |
| Collins, Paul |
6 | 3.75 |
| Jones, Howard A. |
6 | 3.67 |
| Knight, Damon |
6 | 3.58 |
| Endacott, Sarah |
6 | 3.5 |
| Harrison, Harry and Brian Aldiss |
6 | 3.33 |
| Crowther, Peter |
6 | 3.17 |
| McNamara, Peter |
6 | 1.67 |
| Bixby, Jerome |
5 | 4.3 |
| Anders, Lou |
5 | 3.8 |
| Wessely, Tehani |
5 | 3.7 |
| Baen, James |
5 | 3.6 |
| Offutt, Andrew J. |
5 | 3.6 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Isaac Asimov |
5 | 3.5 |
| Lee, Stan |
5 | 3.4 |
| Dozois, Gardner and Sheila Williams |
5 | 3.2 |
| Stine, Jean Marie |
5 | 3.2 |
| Preiss, Byron |
5 | 3.2 |
| Higgins, Stephen and Dirk Strasser |
5 | 3.1 |
| Carter, Lin |
5 | 3 |
| Ellison, Harlan |
4 | 4.13 |
| Datlow, Ellen and Kelly Link and Gavin Grant |
4 | 4 |
| Silverberg, Robert and Karen Haber |
4 | 3.75 |
| Mann, George |
4 | 3.25 |
| Baxter, John |
4 | 3 |
| Kaye, Marvin |
4 | 3 |
| Groppi, Susan Marie |
4 | 2.13 |
| Anonymous, Anonymous |
4 | 2 |
| O'Sullivan, Jack |
3 | 4.5 |
| Bova, Ben |
3 | 4.33 |
| Wagner, Karl Edward |
3 | 4.33 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Harry Turtledove |
3 | 4.17 |
| Strahan, Jonathan and Karen Haber |
3 | 4 |
| Gunn, James |
3 | 4 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Jon Lellenberger and Daniel Stashower |
3 | 3.83 |
| Wessely, Tehani and Lucky Zinkiewicz |
3 | 3.83 |
| Moskowitz, Sam |
3 | 3.67 |
| Resnick, Mike |
3 | 3.67 |
| Congreve, Bill and Michelle Marquardt |
3 | 3.5 |
| Wollheim, Donald A. and Terry Carr |
3 | 3.5 |
| Greenberg, Ed |
3 | 3.5 |
| Broderick, Damien |
3 | 3.5 |
| Asprin, Robert Lynn |
3 | 3.33 |
| Salmonson, Jessica Amanda |
3 | 3.33 |
| Parry, Michel |
3 | 3.33 |
| Jones, Stephen and Ramsey Campbell |
3 | 3.33 |
| Jones, Stephen and David Sutton |
3 | 3.33 |
| Dozois, Gardner and Jack Dann |
3 | 3.17 |
| Matthews, Robbie |
3 | 3.17 |
| Datlow, Ellen and Terri Windling |
3 | 3 |
| Merril, Judith |
3 | 2.5 |
| Pohl, Frederik |
3 | 2.5 |
| Payne, Paul L. |
3 | 2.17 |
| Savory, Brett Alexander |
3 | 2 |
| Wieck, Stewart |
3 | 1.83 |
| Elwood, Roger |
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| BY AVERAGE |
3 | 4.5 |
| Bova, Ben |
9 | 4.39 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Robert Silverberg |
101 | 4.36 |
| Dozois, Gardner |
3 | 4.33 |
| Wagner, Karl Edward |
3 | 4.33 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Harry Turtledove |
14 | 4.32 |
| Hartwell, David G. |
5 | 4.3 |
| Anders, Lou |
12 | 4.17 |
| Martin, George R. R. |
3 | 4.17 |
| Strahan, Jonathan and Karen Haber |
4 | 4.13 |
| Datlow, Ellen and Kelly Link and Gavin Grant |
10 | 4.05 |
| Sanders, William and Lawrence Watt-Evans |
20 | 4.03 |
| Flint, Eric |
15 | 4.03 |
| O'Neill, John |
21 | 4.02 |
| Hartwell, David G. and Kathryn Cramer |
10 | 4 |
| Asimov, Isaac |
4 | 4 |
| Silverberg, Robert and Karen Haber |
3 | 4 |
| Gunn, James |
3 | 4 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Jon Lellenberger and Daniel Stashower |
20 | 3.88 |
| Carr, Terry |
15 | 3.83 |
| Strahan, Jonathan |
3 | 3.83 |
| Wessely, Tehani and Lucky Zinkiewicz |
3 | 3.83 |
| Moskowitz, Sam |
5 | 3.8 |
| Wessely, Tehani |
26 | 3.79 |
| Adams, John Joseph |
23 | 3.78 |
| Jones, Stephen |
6 | 3.75 |
| Jones, Howard A. |
4 | 3.75 |
| Mann, George |
7 | 3.71 |
| Horton, Rich |
28 | 3.7 |
| Cox, Andy |
5 | 3.7 |
| Baen, James |
8 | 3.69 |
| Haining, Peter |
8 | 3.69 |
| Dedman, Stephen |
8 | 3.69 |
| Ashley, Mike |
17 | 3.68 |
| Schafer, William |
6 | 3.67 |
| Knight, Damon |
3 | 3.67 |
| Resnick, Mike |
3 | 3.67 |
| Congreve, Bill and Michelle Marquardt |
65 | 3.65 |
| Van_Gelder, Gordon |
45 | 3.61 |
| Schmidt, Stanley |
5 | 3.6 |
| Offutt, Andrew J. |
5 | 3.6 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Isaac Asimov |
13 | 3.58 |
| Silverberg, Robert |
6 | 3.58 |
| Endacott, Sarah |
68 | 3.55 |
| Williams, Sheila |
6 | 3.5 |
| Harrison, Harry and Brian Aldiss |
5 | 3.5 |
| Lee, Stan |
3 | 3.5 |
| Wollheim, Donald A. and Terry Carr |
3 | 3.5 |
| Greenberg, Ed |
3 | 3.5 |
| Broderick, Damien |
3 | 3.5 |
| Asprin, Robert Lynn |
9 | 3.44 |
| Wollheim, Donald A. |
10 | 3.4 |
| Datlow, Ellen |
5 | 3.4 |
| Dozois, Gardner and Sheila Williams |
17 | 3.35 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. and Isaac Asimov and Charles G. Waugh |
12 | 3.33 |
| Greenberg, Martin H. |
6 | 3.33 |
| Crowther, Peter |
3 | 3.33 |
| Salmonson, Jessica Amanda |
3 | 3.33 |
| Parry, Michel |
3 | 3.33 |
| Jones, Stephen and Ramsey Campbell |
3 | 3.33 |
| Jones, Stephen and David Sutton |
3 | 3.33 |
| Dozois, Gardner and Jack Dann |
4 | 3.25 |
| Baxter, John |
27 | 3.24 |
| Sizemore, Jason |
7 | 3.21 |
| Scithers, George H. |
5 | 3.2 |
| Stine, Jean Marie |
5 | 3.2 |
| Preiss, Byron |
5 | 3.2 |
| Higgins, Stephen and Dirk Strasser |
9 | 3.17 |
| Aldiss, Brian |
6 | 3.17 |
| McNamara, Peter |
3 | 3.17 |
| Matthews, Robbie |
3 | 3.17 |
| Datlow, Ellen and Terri Windling |
7 | 3.14 |
| Collins, Paul |
5 | 3.1 |
| Carter, Lin |
27 | 3.07 |
| Wallace, Sean |
10 | 3 |
| Clarke, Neil |
5 | 3 |
| Ellison, Harlan |
4 | 3 |
| Kaye, Marvin |
4 | 3 |
| Groppi, Susan Marie |
3 | 3 |
| Merril, Judith |
10 | 2.95 |
| Rucker, Rudy |
23 | 2.87 |
| Wallace, Sean and Nick Mamatas |
23 | 2.85 |
| Harris, Lee and Alasdair Stuart |
30 | 2.82 |
| Harris, Lee and Alasdair Stuart and Trudi Topham |
32 | 2.72 |
| Marin, Eric |
13 | 2.65 |
| Sisolak, Marsha |
23 | 2.52 |
| Andrews, Scott H. |
3 | 2.5 |
| Pohl, Frederik |
3 | 2.5 |
| Payne, Paul L. |
3 | 2.17 |
| Savory, Brett Alexander |
4 | 2.13 |
| Anonymous, Anonymous |
4 | 2 |
| O'Sullivan, Jack |
3 | 2 |
| Wieck, Stewart |
3 | 1.83 |
| Elwood, Roger |
6 | 1.67 |
| Bixby, Jerome |
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