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• Brass Man

  Brass Man

  Neal Asher

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  Ian Cormac 3, best in the series so far. Don't really know where this is going to end up, but it is a fun ride. Good solid SF, very interesting take on evolution of humanity and Artifical Intelligence as we spread out into the universe. Part adventure, but look at the "human condition", recommended.

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• THE COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY

  THE COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY

  Jeff Lemire

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  Wonderful graphic novel, truly Canadian in scope and feel. Highly recommended if you like any of the biographical graphic novels that proceeded. Story is generally stronger than the art (a couple of characters look too much alike to easily tell them apart), but highly recommended overall.

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• The Third Rail

  The Third Rail

  Michael Harvey

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  Great read on the holiday weekend just buzzed through it from Friday to Sunday. I really enjoyed this thriller politics, assassins and other shenanigans set in Chicago. I'm going to have to find the other two of Kelly books as this is the 3rd with a fourth due next month. Even recommended this one to my wife.

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• Nikolski

  Nikolski

  NICOLAS DICKNER

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  Interesting read, nice interplay of mulitple storylines. Though his second book, Apocalypse for Beginners is better and doesn't seem as yet to be getting the accolades this received.

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• Watchlist: A Serial Thriller

  Watchlist: A Serial Thriller

  Jeffery Deaver

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  Serial thriller written in chapters by some of the best thriller writers. Silly but runs at break neck pace. Quite enjoyed 1st story and especially chapters by a couple of writers I'm not familiar with. Finished 2nd story not as good as first, an interesting if not perfect experiment.

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• The Crippled God: The Malazan Book Of The Fallen 10

  The Crippled God: The Malazan Book Of The Fallen 10

  Steven Erikson

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  Unfortunately the Books of the Fallen have come to an end. May be one of the best fantasy series ever, vaste in scope and stunning from start to finish. Nearly 10 thousands pages in the 10 volumes of great reading. Not for the faint of heart, but can't give anything a higher recommendation.

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• Starfishers Volume 3: Star's End

  Starfishers Volume 3: Star's End

  Glen Cook

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  Better then the second, below the first. Still leaves me wishing Cook would write another as sort of open ended, but not likely since he wrote these in early 80s.

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• What Good Is God?: In Search Of A Faith That Matters

  What Good Is God?: In Search Of A Faith That Matters

  Philip Yancey

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  Another very interesting and though provoking book by Yancy. Makes one think about Faith whether you are a believer in God or not. If you have questions about Christian belief system, Yancy's books are a good place to start.

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• Starfishers Volume 2: Starfishers

  Starfishers Volume 2: Starfishers

  Glen Cook

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  Not as good as the first in the series and I don't exactly know other then it is same universe how this is a trilogy. Second and Third books definitely (I'm reading 3rd now) are strongly connected, but first though it has 1 common character doesn't have much to do with this. I think calling it a trilogy was a bit of a stretch.

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• Gilded Latten Bones

  Gilded Latten Bones

  Glen Cook

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  Love this series, one of the most fun in fantasy even after 13 books. Like me this series is aging well as the characters are aging in the story along with me.

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• The Line of Polity

  The Line of Polity

  Neal Asher

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  Not as good as first Cormac book, but still a solid hard SF thriller. Like the larger role of the AIs in the previous book.

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• Have A Little Faith (Large Print): A True Story

  Have A Little Faith (Large Print): A True Story

  Mitch Albom

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  nearly as good as "Tuesday's with Morrie." A good book about faith for those who are struggling or questioning the need for it. Everyone who has wander from their faith might want to give this short book a look.

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• Siege

  Siege

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  Read 10 of 11 GN novels in series couldn't get Thunderbolts one, don't think I'll miss reading it. Nice to see the tide change in Marvel universe, but their collections are poorly put together. At least one story is in two books and too much isn't really related to overall story arc.

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• Once A Spy: A Novel

  Once A Spy: A Novel

  Keith Thomson

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• Blood Oath

  Blood Oath

  FARNSWORTH C

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  Very silly fun, the President has a vampire spy! What more can one say. Well written fast paced trash, just one of those books that you say why not to when you pick it up in the store. Weekend popcorn read, but very well done silly stuff.

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• The Hunt For Atlantis: A Novel

  The Hunt For Atlantis: A Novel

  Andy Mcdermott

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  Great beach novel, Cussler like thriller, ridiculous but well paced. To leads are well done, nothing new, but pace is fast and doesn't give you time to think about the sillyness of it all. Not sure I will read any of the other 4 in the series, but if I'm stuck for something lite, I might.

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• Boneshaker

  Boneshaker

  Cherie Priest

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  Steampunk - Airships, zombies (rotters) all set in Civil War Seattle with Briar looking for her missiong son in the city sealed behind a 200 foot wall due to the zombie gas released by her husband 16 years earlier while robbing a bank. I know it shoulds silly and it is, but written with love and care, highly recommend.

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• Apocalypse For Beginners

  Apocalypse For Beginners

  Nicolas Dickner

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  Weird, enjoyable novel. I can only compare to Jonathan Lethem in style, but highly recommend this CanLit wonder.

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• Coraline Graphic Novel

  Coraline Graphic Novel

  Neil Gaiman

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  Buzzed this last Thursday, my daughter brought it home from School library as they didn't have the novel. Having seen the movie and now read the GN, I need to read the book. Both movie and GN are wonderful, but truly different in tone and style. Must read source material for both now.

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• Starfishers Volume 1: Shadowline

  Starfishers Volume 1: Shadowline

  Glen Cook

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  Glen Cook does SF as well as he does fantasy. Really enjoyed this first of 3 novels of the Starfisher trilogy. Definitely reading the next 2, very glad to see Night Shade releasing this old classics that I missed back in the 80s.

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• Blackest Night

  Blackest Night

  Geoff Johns

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  Read all 7 hard covers and quite enjoyed it. Misses a few issues from various comics so it isn't quite complete. You need to download a reading list from the internet to read them in the right order.

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• Agent X Intl: A Novel

  Agent X Intl: A Novel

  Noah Boyd

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  Book 2 of the Bricklayer - Quite enjoyed this, will definitely continue to read Boyd's books in the future. So far he is 2 for 2. If you like the Jack Reacher books, I'd recommend this.

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• Dust Of Dreams: The Malazan Book Of The Fallen 9

  Dust Of Dreams: The Malazan Book Of The Fallen 9

  Steven Erikson

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  Yes, need to take a short break then into Crippled God. Erikson sets up the culmination of this series brilliantly and boy am I glad I didn't read it last year. The wait for Crippled God would have killed me.

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• The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1

  The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1

  Robert Kirkman

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  I'd been told to read this for a couple of years, my daughter gave to me for Christmas. Just a great graphic novel (made into a terrrific though different tv series). This volume is 48 issues and over 1000 pages. Decent art, but the story and characters drive it. Doesn't end happy but what Zombie tale does

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• Invisible Monsters: A Novel

  Invisible Monsters: A Novel

  Chuck Palahniuk

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• The Grapes Of Wrath

  The Grapes Of Wrath

  John Steinbeck

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• Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?

  Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?

  Philip Yancey

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• The Tiger: A True Story Of Vengeance And Survival

  The Tiger: A True Story Of Vengeance And Survival

  John Vaillant

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  Loved the Golden Spruce and heard good things about this.

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• Polity Agent

  Polity Agent

  Neal Asher

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• A Cold Night For Alligators

  A Cold Night For Alligators

  Nick Crowe

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• Stonewielder

  Stonewielder

  Ian C. Esslemont

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• The Dragon Never Sleeps

  The Dragon Never Sleeps

  Glen Cook

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• Passage at Arms

  Passage at Arms

  Glen Cook

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• Surrender to the Will of the Night

  Surrender to the Will of the Night

  Glen Cook

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• An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat

  An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat

  Glen Cook

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• A Fortress In Shadow: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire

  A Fortress In Shadow: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire

  Glen Cook

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• Perdido Street Station

  Perdido Street Station

  China Mieville

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  Bought with Father's Day Gift card and 3 for 4 sale - been meaning to read his stuff for years.

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• Neuromancer

  Neuromancer

  William Gibson

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  Have read decades ago, feel the need to revisit

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• The Fortress Of Solitude

  The Fortress Of Solitude

  Jonathan Lethem

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  one of few Lethem's I haven't read yet

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• The Steel Remains

  The Steel Remains

  Richard Morgan

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  Found it when cleaning out a dresser, how it got there no idea, in my too be read sooner of my multiple TBR piles as the sequel is due shortly.

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• Only A Theory

  Only A Theory

  Kenneth Miller

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