Novel Reflections

Fool’s Errand

delirium — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:52:24 +0000

Robin Hobb
2002

This is the first novel in the Tawny Man series by Robin Hobb, and it is set some fifteen years after the events of the Farseer Trilogy ended. Fitz is again the protagonist, ...

Old Man’s War

delirium — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:01:47 +0000

John Scalzi
2005

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I’ve seen quite a lot of good reviews for this book and I’m glad I finally got around to picking up a copy. Military based Sci-Fi tends to either be very good ...

Kushiel’s Chosen

delirium — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:50:59 +0000

Jacqueline Carey
2002

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This book continues on from Kushiel’s Dart. Phedre is now a peer of the realm, Comtesse Phedre no Delauney de Montreve, and she returns to Namaah’s Service to try and discover the whereabouts ...

Assassin’s Quest

delirium — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:54:32 +0000

Robin Hobb
1997

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This is the third novel in the Farseer trilogy and I found it to be a very different type of novel than the first two. In the other books Fitz is influenced constantly ...

Obernewtyn

delirium — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:45:39 +0000

Isobelle Carmody
1987

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Obernewtyn is a young adult novel although that shouldn’t lead anyone to think that it is simplistic, it is quite well written and interesting enough to satisfy adult readers of fantasy and science fiction ...

Kushiel’s Dart

delirium — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:45:49 +0000

Jacqueline Carey
2002

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Fantasy is genre with a history of repetitive plots, overused tropes and abundant cliches. When searching for good fantasy it’s a joy to find either an old idea done in a new and ...

The Host

delirium — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:39:34 +0000

Stephanie Meyer
2008

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This is in the style of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ and all of that genre. Earth was invaded by a species which is inserted into the back of the neck, and sends ...

Royal Assassin

delirium — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:50:27 +0000

Robin Hobb
1996

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This is the second novel in Robin Hobb’s Farseer trilogy and is just as fascinating as the first. Fitz returns to the Six Duchies still weak and shaken from his trials in the ...

Altered Carbon

delirium — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:55:38 +0000

Richard K. Morgan
2002

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This is apparently the first novel by Richard K. Morgan, which is astonishing given how good it is. There are very few novels that I think compare to Neuromancer for near future ...

Assassin’s Apprentice

delirium — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:43:12 +0000

Robin Hobb
1995

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This is the first book in the Farseer trilogy, and the story of a boy who is handed over to the royal family of Farseers when he is six years old. The bastard ...