Title |
Author |
Rating |
Type/Review |
| Wizard's
First Rule |
Terry
Goodkind |
5 |
Fantasy. Good first book. Interesting and different plot. Reminiscent of Robert
Jordan. |
| Stone of Tears |
Terry
Goodkind |
5 |
Book Two of The Sword of Truth. Continues the same quality |
| Blood of the Fold |
Terry
Goodkind |
5 |
Book Three. More good stuff. |
| Carlucci's Edge |
Richard Paul
Russo |
6 |
SF. Detective novel in the real of Cyber (not quite -punk). |
| Beggars in Spain |
Nancy Kress |
6 |
SF. Gene modification leads to 'super humans'. What are there responsibilities to the
'other' humans (aka 'Beggars in Spain'. Ayn Rand-like social discussion as well as pretty
good SF. |
| The Saga of Recluse |
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
5 |
Fantasy Series. This series deals with a fantasy land where chaos and order are the
powers behind magic. The balance between the two is maintained by nature. Pretty
interesting series, but it kinda bogged down toward the end. |
| The Magic of Recluse |
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
6 |
Fantasy. First in the series. Good introduction to the world. Told through a character
that allows the author to introduct the 'new' world to the reader as well. |
| The Towers of the Sunset |
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
7 |
Fantasy. Second in the series. A really good tale of conflict and change. Pre-history
to the first story. The story is complete in this novel. |
| The Magic Engineer |
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
6 |
Fantasy. Third in the series. The enhancement of Recluse still pre-history to the
first novel. |
| The Order War |
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
4 |
Fantasy. Fourth in the series. I found this novel to bog down quite a bit. Not near as
good as the first couple. |
| The Death of Chaos |
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
DNR |
Fantasy. Fifth in the series. I haven't read this yet (and probably won't). |
| Jack the Bodiless |
Julian May |
7 |
Sci-Fi. First in the Galactic Milieu series. This is a continuation of the
Many-Colored Land series. |
| The Metaconcert |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| The Surveillance |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| Intervention |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| The Adversary |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| The Nonborn King |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| The Golden Torc |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| The Many-Colored Land |
Julian May |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. |
| Blade Runner |
Philip K. Dick |
7 |
Sci-Fi. The basis for the AWESOME move. However, the book is NOT the same
as the movie (or is it the other way around?). Anyway, the book isn't as crisp a
vision as the movie, but it is still pretty good. |
| Earth Abides |
George R. Stewart |
9 |
Written in 1940s... The definitive 'cataclysm' story. King stole from this
to write "The Stand". Very good story that follows a survivor after almost
everybody dies from a fast spreading plague (a plot used many times since...) |
| Alas, Babylon |
Pat Frank |
7 |
Another apocalyptic story. Published in 1959. Story starts before the
'event' and continues for a couple of years. Explores the personal and political
events in a community that is cut off from civilization. A good follow-up read for
Earth Abides |
| Snow Crash |
Neal Stephenson |
6 |
Has some really killer parts. But in the end it seemed like it was pieced
together out of too many ideas and essays and didn't quite become a whole presentation. |
| Blood Brothers |
Steven Barnes |
7 |
Interesting story. Felt fresh. A little forced in sections, but the
overall experienc was pleasant |
| Gibbon's Decline and Fall |
Sherri S. Tepper |
9 |
Explores near-future events in the shaping and history of man-kind and its
development. I even made my wife read it... |
| Roots |
Alex Haley |
10 |
A Classic already. A fascinating look at the life of a family who happens to be
black and slaves. The saga spans generations and is excellently written and
researched. |
| Game
of Thrones |
George R. R. Martin |
9 |
A 'real' novel from George. Good story, expansive setting. Has the
potential to become a 'Tolkien"... but it's only the first book... |
| Earthborn |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. Fifth in the Homecoming Series. |
| Earthfall |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. Fourth in the Homecoming Series. |
| The Ships of Earth |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. Third in the Homecoming Series. |
| The Call of Earth |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. Second in the Homecoming Series. |
| The Memory of Earth |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Sci-Fi. First in the Homecoming Series. |
| Homecoming Series |
Orson Scott Card |
6 |
Sci-Fi. A far-future religious saga. Engaging characters (as is usual for Card), but a
little long in the story. |
| Ender Series |
Orson Scott Card |
9 |
Sci-Fi. The story of Ender Wiggin and his extended family. A must read for every fan
(and even non-fans) of Sci-Fi. |
| Ender's Game |
Orson Scott Card |
8 |
Sci-Fi. First in the Ender series. A fast-paced novel about children used as soldiers.
If you can remember your childhood, this book will be memorable. |
| Speaker for the Dead |
Orson Scott Card |
9 |
Sci-Fi. Second in the Ender series. A slower novel than the first. Explores the
characters much more. One of Card's best. |
| Xenocide |
Orson Scott Card |
9 |
Sci-Fi. Third in the Ender series. Continuing in the vien of Speaker for the Dead.
This story presents characters and situations in much more 'detail' than the first novel. |
| The Tales of Alvin Maker |
Orson Scott Card |
8 |
Fantasy. A series about an alternate history of the early settlement of the Americas.
The basic premise is: "What if folk magic really worked?" |
| Seventh Son |
Orson Scott Card |
8 |
Fantasy. First in the series. |
| Red Prophet |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Fantasy. Second in the series |
| Prentice Alvin |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Fantasy. |
| Alvin Journeyman |
Orson Scott Card |
NYR |
Fantasy. |
| Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card |
Orson Scott Card |
9 |
Sci-Fi. A collection of short stories by OSC. Also available as four paperbacks. The
stories also have a commentary from Card about how/when/why he wrote the story. |
| The Folk of the Fringe |
Orson Scott Card |
5 |
Fantasy. |
| Future on Fire (editor) |
Orson Scott Card |
DNR |
Sci-Fi. |
| Lovelock |
Orson Scott Card
(with Kathryn Kidd) |
6 |
Sci-Fi. More gene manipulation from Card. Also more examinations of community and
people's place in them. |
| Saints |
Orson Scott Card |
4 |
Fantasy. |
| Songmaster |
Orson Scott Card |
9 |
Sci-Fi. A child protegy (this time in singing) changes the people around him. |
| The Worthing Saga |
Orson Scott Card |
8 |
Sci-Fi. A collection of short stories around the effects on the community of a drug
that lets people live 'forever'. The catch is that they have to sleep most of the time. |
| Wyrms |
Orson Scott Card |
6 |
Sci-Fi. Another gene and community exploration by Card. This time the native
life-forms are trying to stay alive and integrate themselves into the coming of the
humans. |
| The Wheel of Time |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. A great series. The characters grow, die and evolve. The best Fantasy story
I've ever read (yes, even better than LOTR) |
| The Eye of the World |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |
| The Great Hunt |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |
| The Dragon Reborn |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |
| The Shadow Rising |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |
| The Fires of Heaven |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |
| Lord of Chaos |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |
| A Crown of Swords |
Robert Jordan |
9 |
Fantasy. |