Review Index

Welcome to the growing list of reviews! These are books that I wrote a formal review for, so books that are mentioned in passing aren’t here. . . yet.  Scroll down for reviews of Graphic novels/Manga, and way way down to the bottom for links to my blog posts on Anime, Movies, TV, and such.

A

Midnight Riot/ Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
The World House by Guy Adams
World House: Restoration by Guy Adams
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Bitter Angels by C.L. Anderson
Grey by Jon Armstrong
Yarn by Jon Armstrong
I Robot by Isaac Asimov
Foundation part I and part II by Isaac Asimov

B
The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks
Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Side Effects by Alison Bass
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
Moxyland by Lauren Beukes
The Hum and The Shiver by Alex Bledsoe
The Sinful Stars, Tales of the Fading Suns edited by Bill Bridges
Servant of a Dark God by John Brown
The Book of Jhereg by Steven Brust
Arctic Rising by Tobias Buckell
The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington
The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
Storm Front by Jim Butcher

C
The Meq by Steve Cash
Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Jack of Ravens by Mark Chadbourn
Midnight at the Well of Souls by Jack Chalker
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
I was Told There’d be Cake by Sloane Crosley

D
Glassbooks of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist
Dream of the Dragon Pool by Albert Dalia
With a Little Help by Cory Doctorow
Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow

E
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Infoquake by David Louis Edelman
The Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
The Wolf Age by James Enge

F
Agatha H and The Airship City by Phil & Kaja Foglio

G
American Gods Neil Gaiman
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Something From the Nightside by Simon R Green
Vampire Empire: The Greyfriar by Clay & Susan Griffith

H
Viriconium by M. John Harrison
Secret Thoughts by Guy Hasson
Podkayne of Mars by Robert Heinlein
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Hellstrom’s Hive by Frank Herbert
Horns by Joe Hill
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora by Philip Hinchcliffe
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Shaman’s Crossing by Robin Hobb
Forest Mage by Robin Hobb
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Hodder
Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon by Mark Hodder
Hyppolyte’s Island by Barbara Hodgson
Robots, The Recent A.I. (anthology) edited by Rich Horton and Sean Wallace
The Damned Busters by Matthew Hughes
God’s War by Kameron Hurley

I

J
Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter

K
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Twelve by Jasper Kent
Thirteen Years Later by Jasper Kent
The Third Section by Jasper Kent
These Children who Come at You With Knives by Jim Knipfel
Contra Alliance by Tom Kolega
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

L
Wolfsangel by M.D. Lachlan
Fenrir by M.D. Lachlan
The Paradise War by Stephen Lawhead
Hood by Stephen Lawhead
Scarlet by Stephen Lawhead
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K Leguin
Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht
The Investigation by Stanslaw Lem
Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman
Someplace to be Flying by Charles deLint
Eyes Like Leaves by Charles deLint
Faith by John Love
Nightwatch by Sergie Lukyanenko
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

M
The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Dreamsongs Vol I by George R R Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
Nightflyers (short story collection) by George R R Martin
Fevre Dream by George R R Martin
The Falling Machine (Society of Steam: Book 1) by Andrew Mayer
Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt
The City and The City by China Mieville
The Scar by China Mieville
Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
Embassytown by China Mieville
Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles by Michael Moorcock
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

N
Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Niven
The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Star Born by Andre Norton
The Stars are Ours by Andre Norton
Witch World by Andre Norton

O

P
The Cardinal’s Blades by Pierre Pevel
Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters
The Fuzzy Papers by H. Beam Piper
Low Town / The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
The Bible Repairman and Other Stories by Tim Powers

Q

R
The Buntline Special by Mike Resnick
The Doctor and The Kid by Mike Resnick
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

S
Cast In Shadow by Michele Sagara
www.Wake by Robert Sawyer
No Doors No Windows by Joe Schreiber
Heart of Iron by Ekaterina Sedia
Aztechs by Lucius Shepard
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
The World Inside by Robert Silverberg
The Mountains of Majipoor by Robert Silverberg
Regan’s Planet by Robert Silverberg
Space Lords by Cordwainer Smith
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Zodiac by Neal Stephenson
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
From Mountains of Ice by Lorina Stephens
Flatterland by Ian Stewart
Engineering Infinity edited by Jonathan Strahan
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
Prophets by S. Andrew Swann
Heretics by S. Andrew Swann
T
The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper
Raising the Stones by Sheri S Tepper
Sideshow by Sheri S Tepper
The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar
Osama by Lavie Tidhar
The Tel Aviv Dossier by Lavie Tidhar & Yir Naniv

U

V
The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente
The Folded World by Catherynne Valente
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
The Orphan’s Tales: In The Night Garden by Catherynne Valente
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente
Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne Valente
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff Vandermeer
Cities of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer
The Third Bear by Jeff Vandermeer
Finch by Jeff Vandermeer
The Thackery T Lambshead Cabinet of Curiousities edited by Jeff & Ann Vandermeer
Children No More by Mark Van Name
Mission to the Stars by A.E. Van Vogt
Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr

W
Among Others by Jo Walton
Walking the Tree by Kaaron Warren
Blindsight by Peter Watts
The Emperor’s Knife by Mazarkis Williams
The Doomsday Books by Connie Willis
The Sorcerer’s House by Gene Wolfe
Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe
Home Fires by Gene Wolfe

X

Y
How to Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu

Z
Fool’s War by Sarah Zettel

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All About Graphic Novels/Manga

I love graphic novels, why are they so damn expensive??

Hey, what’s all this weird Japanese stuff??
Manga 101 and Manga 102

What about Webcomics?

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Manga Reviews n stuff

Bamboo Blade by Masahiro Totsuka
Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura
Comic vol 1 by Ha SiHyun
Deathnote by Tsugumi Ohba
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
Fullmetal Alchemist Vols 2,3,4 by Hiromu Arakawa
Nana, Vol 1 & 2 by Ai Yazawa
Nana, Vol 3 & 4 by Ai Yazawa
Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa
Read or Die by Hideyuki Kurata
xXxHolic by CLAMP
Oishinbo Vol 1, by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Ranmaru Kotone

Graphic Novel Reviews n stuff

Action Philosophers! by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey
Buckaroo Banzai in Return of the Screw by Earl Mac Rauch
The Escapists by Brian K Vaughan
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham
Fables, vol 1
Girl Genius Vols 1-3 by Phil & Kaja Foglio
Girl Genius Vols 4-5 by Phil & Kaja Foglio
Locke & Key by Joe Hill
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Rising Stars by J. Michael Straczyinski
The Sandman Vol 1, by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman Vol 2 by Neil Gaiman
Shepherd’s Tale (Serenity) by Zack & Joss Whedon
Star Wars: The Clone wars vol 1, by John Ostrander
Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan
Doctor Who: The Forgotten by by Tony Lee
The Seventh Shrine by Robert Silverberg
Order of the Stick: Dungeon Crawlin’ Fools by Rich Burlew

TV, movies, Anime and such

Steins;Gate (first 8 episodes)
More on Steins;Gate , and the Final Steins;Gate post
Game of Thrones (first episode)
Doctor Who season 5/6 Christmas Special
Neil Gaiman’s Doctor Who Episode
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Daybreakers
The Fountain
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo