Redemption
Ark now available in US
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US Readers have a lot to look
forward to in Alastair Reynolds'
'Redemption Ark'.
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Alastair Reynolds' should be
scooping up the awards with 'Redemption
Ark', the direct
sequel to 'Revelation
Space', and readers
should be scooping up copies of this book. Run,
don't walk and buy both if you haven't bought
the first. This is science fiction that will
once again bring the buzz the great works
brought you when you were a teenager. This time
around, you get to experience every iota of
pleasure as an adult. It's intelligent,
satisfying and flat-out fun. Read the linked
reviews, and from there, go to the columns. Or
listen to the Alastair
Reynolds interview.
Reynolds has joined the top echelon of science
fiction writers, and you the readers deserve
every bit of enjoyment you can get out of these
books.
Patricia
McKillip Goes Glossy
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The cover of Patricia McKillip's
newest novel is not matte finished like
the previous ones, but glossy.
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Here's another girly-SF book
from Patricia McKillip. My ultra-picky reading
buddy Jan absolutely loves McKillip, and I'm
sure I would too if I could bring myself to read
them. These novels no doubt benefit from
brevity. What mystifies me is the turn to glossy
covers. I really liked the matte finish. The
glossy finish just seems so -- slick.
1/6 of
Chaz Brenchly's Trilogy
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See kids? there is a reason
to learn to multiply
fractions!
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My initial experience with
Chaz Brenchley was frankly not so hot. I picked
up a UK edition of one of his early books and
read through the whole thing waiting for the
promised-on-the-cover bit of supernatural, only
to be disappointed. These Outremer books, on the
other hand, have been getting good press back in
the UK. Leave it to US publishers to split each
of the three volumes in Brenchley's trilogy into
two books. On the other hand, they're also
publishing them lickety-split; he's finished the
trilogy. These look pretty enticing in this
format, frankly, and we don't have to pay
extortionate UK paperback prices to get them.
Simon R.
Green's New Supernatural Comedy
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An arresting cover for the
new Simon R. Green supernatural
comedy.
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I was prepared to be
underwhelmed by Green's last supernatural
comedy, 'Drinking
Midnight Wine'. But I
really liked it, and I'm looking forward to
reading this one as well -- as soon as my son
gets done with it. I love the cover image, but I
guess that 'Drinking Midnight Wine' didn't sell
so hot in trade paperback, as this one went
direct to video, er mass market paperback. It's
a shame really -- I think Green is very
talented, and I think a lot of readers will find
this book a lot of fun. And now even Michael
Chabon says it's OK to have fun, so why
not?