Archives: November2008
Review of The Court of the Air

The Court of the Airby Stephen Hunt592pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.51/5Goodreads Rating: 3.16/5 The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt is the first book set in the Jackelian World. The next book that takes place in this world, The Kingdom Beyond the Waves, is currently available in some countries including the UK. The Rise of the Iron Moon, the third book, will be released in the UK in February 2009. All the books feature different sets […]

Review of Skyfall

Skyfallby Catherine Asaro336pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7/10Amazon Rating: 3.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.63/5Goodreads Rating: 3.88/5 Although it is the ninth book released in Catherine Asaro’s Saga of the Skolian Empire series, Skyfall is the first book in the series chronologically. The books in this series have won numerous awards, including the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2001 for The Quantum Rose. These novels are generally considered to be science fiction romance and contain a blend of space opera and hard science fiction. […]

Update

It’s been rather quiet around here since I’m reading a long book right now (The Court of the Air) and haven’t had much time for reading. I’m about 2/3 of the way through it now. Last night I read one of the Malazan novellas so I’d have something to review but I’m not sure if I’ll have time to do so over the weekend since I’m going to be doing some freelance work then. I’m hoping to get in some […]