The grown up brother of the X-files. Very dark and potentially disturbing. The character of Frank Black is very well done. Lots of mystery and unknowns.
My favorite SF novel this year. Huge ideas about how technology impacts us and defines our value systems. Cool tech, and an engaging story. Worth the read.
This had neither new and interesting concepts or a particularly engaging plot. The minor characters were more sympathetic. Ballantyne is no Stross or Banks.
Interesting and a bit challenging, this is pure McDonald. I didn't find the setting as interesting as River of Gods, but the ideas were very provoking.
A bit of a change of pace for Vinge in that there is no looming Singularity. Instead, this is a gripping near future novel that is fun and challenging.
If you enjoy Stross, Banks, and MacLeod you'll probably enjoy gridlinked. Perhaps a bit more right-leaning politically than any of the above but a good read.
Surprisingly readable, and very enlightening. Some of the material in this book is no doubt controversial, but this book will change your view of early America.
This was painful to get through. While it moved the story on it did so at a glacial pace. The cast of characters is large and most aren't that interesting.
This is the definitive Singularity novel, even more than Vinge's "Marooned in Realtime." There's enough in this one novel to leave you thinking for years.
A Kubrik classic. Watching this I was almost nostalgic for the obvious insanity of the Cold War as opposed to the brand associated with the War on Terror.
This was a lot of fun. Great steampunk ambience, humor, and lots of action. Fairly stock anime characters, but some interesting twists. Loved the robots!
A departure for Cook from his usual approach, but a good beginning to an interesting Renaissance style plot. Very complex with an interesting backstory.
