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hawkwing_lbFiction 32-35, Books 34-37
32. Tami Hoag, Dead Sky.
Hoag writes interesting crime thrillers, and Dead Sky is no exception. Fast-paced and twisty. I enjoyed it very much.
33. Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Spirits That Walk In Shadow
Lovely, lovely book. Told alternatively from two different first person viewpoints. Well characterised, with believable emotion. A well-evoked setting. Perhaps slightly lacking in the plot department, but all in all a lovely, lovely book.
34. Alastair Reynolds, Galactic North
I read Reynolds' Century Rain and was impressed (though not impressed enough to buy any of his books in those odd awkwardly shaped large mass market style). Galactic North collects his Revelation Space future history short stories.
It's an uneven collection. To my tastes, the first two short stories are the best of the bunch, though the quality overall is very high, and the worst of the lot ("Dilation Space") is still very good.
Mmm. Yes, I'll be getting my library to provide me with more Reynolds.
35. Victoria Thompson, Murder on St. Mark's Place
Second in the 'Gaslight Mysteries' (or Sarah Brandt) series. Found in the Murder Ink bookshop in town today. Period mystery, well done. (I did mention I would look for Murder on Astor Place's sequel.) I like it, a lot. And am going to impoverish myself further by looking for even more.
32. Tami Hoag, Dead Sky.
Hoag writes interesting crime thrillers, and Dead Sky is no exception. Fast-paced and twisty. I enjoyed it very much.
33. Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Spirits That Walk In Shadow
Lovely, lovely book. Told alternatively from two different first person viewpoints. Well characterised, with believable emotion. A well-evoked setting. Perhaps slightly lacking in the plot department, but all in all a lovely, lovely book.
34. Alastair Reynolds, Galactic North
I read Reynolds' Century Rain and was impressed (though not impressed enough to buy any of his books in those odd awkwardly shaped large mass market style). Galactic North collects his Revelation Space future history short stories.
It's an uneven collection. To my tastes, the first two short stories are the best of the bunch, though the quality overall is very high, and the worst of the lot ("Dilation Space") is still very good.
Mmm. Yes, I'll be getting my library to provide me with more Reynolds.
35. Victoria Thompson, Murder on St. Mark's Place
Second in the 'Gaslight Mysteries' (or Sarah Brandt) series. Found in the Murder Ink bookshop in town today. Period mystery, well done. (I did mention I would look for Murder on Astor Place's sequel.) I like it, a lot. And am going to impoverish myself further by looking for even more.
