The Ark — Patrick S Tomlinson

The Ark -- Patrick S TomlinsonA rather enjoyable detective story set on a generation ship (which by their nature are always quite dystopian) carrying the last of humanity to a new planet after the Earth gets destroyed after finding itself in the path of a wandering black hole.

This was one of those books that i just flew through, which is always a good sign of how well something is written and how well it perks up my interest in it.

So yeah, all good, and there’s another two books to follow in the trilogy which i’m looking forward to.

The next book is Trident’s Forge.

Patrick’s Page

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Uprising — Anthology

Uprising -- AnthologyIt got thrown into my path somewhere along the way and i couldn’t resist that cover.   So i had a look at what it was about and just had to buy it.

12 writers writing 12 stories over 2382 pages is good value for 99p, but the catch is that they’re all prequels or, first books in, a series.   But that’s not too bad as it gives me a cheap way of trying out a few writers that maybe i wouldn’t have done and you never know what you may find.   The Given is certainly a gem and i’m really enjoying that series immensely.

Sadly, i don’t think it’s available any more.

The Sigma Surrogate — JT Lawrence
The Given — Colby R. Rice
Hedon — Jason Werbeloff
The Girl in the City — Philip Harris
Watcher — AJ Eversley
The Jacq of Spades — Patricia Loofbourrow
The Bottle Stopper — Angeline Trevena
CHEATC0DE — Michael Campling
The Legacy — Melissa Delport
Chasing Filthy Lucre — Jarrett Rush
Once More Into Darkness — D. Michael Withrow
Feed 1 — Nicole Grotepas

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A Song of Ice and Fire — George R. R. Martin

A Song of Ice and Fire -- George R. R. MartinI read this in 2014 thinking it wouldn’t be too long before the rest of the books were finished — oh, naivety becomes me.

All i have to say is… ‘It better be worth the wait, George!’

Hopefully, now the TV series is in the can he’ll get on with finishing the books.

A Game of Thrones – 1996
A Clash of Kings – 1999
A Storm of Swords – 2000
A Feast for Crows – 2005
A Dance with Dragons – 2011

George’s Page

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The Book of Deacon Anthology — Joseph R. Lallo

The Book of Deacon Anthology -- Joseph R. LalloIt’s been quite a few years since i read this — and, i might add, i immensely enjoyed it.

Since then Joseph has added quite a few novels and shorts to the series and you can find the whole series by clicking there.

The Rise of the Red Shadow
Entwell Origins: Ayna
The Book of Deacon
The Great Convergence
The Battle of Verril
Jade
The Stump and the Spire

Joseph’s Page

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Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore — Robin Sloan

Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore -- Robin SloanI read this quite some time ago, before i began writing a reviews, which is unfortunate but such is life.   Anyways, since then i’ve read and reviewed ‘Ajax Penumbra: 1969’, which introduces the book store from a totally different perspective and gives a lot of background to ’24 Hour’.   So i’d like to read this again one day straight after 1969, but i want to forget it all first and then start afresh.

It’s definitely a good book, that much i can remember.

Robin’s Page

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The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell — Aldous Huxley

The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell -- Aldous HuxleyOne day i’ll get around to reading this again, it’s been nearly 30 years and it just popped up in Kindle Daily Deals for 99p so i couldn’t turn it down.

I’m hoping to digitally rebuild my Aldous Huxley collection that i used to have years ago in real books – maybe when i’ve got a load i’ll have a good Huxley binge, but until then they can sit and gather some digital dust.

Aldous’ Page

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