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A new tale in the Recluce saga.

Advantages: The latest offering in the Recluse saga, very interesting
Disadvantages: A fantasy that will not please everybody

This is the latest offering in the long running saga of Recluse. So far I have not seen any loss of energy or entertainment in these works. Briefly the synopsis: Kharl, once a humble cooper is now proved to be an Order Master Mage and has been made ...

Coloneljohn 10.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Ordermaster (the Recluse saga) - L.E. Modesitt

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Moving along nicely.

Advantages: A well paced Sci-Fi story
Disadvantages: Not everyone genre or style.

Moving Target - Elizabeth Moon. Also known as Marque and Reprisal. ~ About the Author ~ Elizabeth Moon is a Sci-Fi and Fantasy writer of some considerable note. What makes her writing fairly unique though is the fact she has a military background, ...

runetune 13.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Moving Target - Elizabeth Moon

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What Ky did next.

Advantages: Second book in new entertaining series
Disadvantages: Not everybody will enjoy science fiction.

Kylara Vatta is the daughter of a very wealthy and powerful trading family. Following an act of kindness, she had to leave the Space Force academy and was given an old trading ship to take on its final voyage to the breakers yard. But things do but go qui ...

Coloneljohn 26.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Moving Target - Elizabeth Moon

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Sci-fi Noir

Advantages: Atomspheric old-style detective novel meets high-tech sci-fi
Disadvantages: Drugs, sex and swearing could offend

Laurens Bancroft is found in his study with his brains decorating the bookcase behind him. However, when a verdict of suicide is returned, Bancroft is not satisfied - adamant that he would never take his own life, he calls in outside help to investigate w ...

Calypte 15.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan

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Altered Carbon

Advantages: Mixed genre (if you like that)
Disadvantages: gory, occaisonally sexually explicit

A sci-fi thriller/detective story. Well, Takeshi Kovacs is NOT a detective. He's an ex-soldier, ex-mercenary, ex- well pretty much just ex. This is "6th day" writ large. From the day you are born a cortical 'stack' records your every waking moment ...

simonheffer 17.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan

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