The Sword Volume 1: Fire (Sword)1 review Joshua Luna, Jonathan Luna Image Comics, 2008 Blew my mind. KAPOW! (my mind blowing up). Thats what it was like when I first picked this up. I had never heard of the Luna Brothers before though I read the first issue of The Sword online at the image website and shortly bought the first trade. The art is amazing, and the dialogue is on par with some of ...             Strange But Not a Stranger3 reviews James Patrick Kelly Golden Gryphon Press, 2002 One of the Best Single-Author-Collections of the Year. + Not Free SF Reader + A marvelous book James Patrick Kelly's second collection of stories (published by Golden Gryphon, a fine publisher) is a treasury of superbly crafted gems. 15 of them, actually, with a foreword by Connie Willis and an afterword by the author himself. Highlights are 1016 to 1 (Hugo Winner, novelette category), ...             Steampunk7 reviews Tachyon Publications, 2008 Not Free SF Reader Another interesting retrospective anthology from the VanderMeer marital team, from the same publisher in Tachyon, too. This one I think with a cooler and more appropriate cover. The difference here is that neither of the editors are as heavily invested in the subject from a personal writing ...             Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s1 review Philip K. Dick Library of America, 2008 Re: Excellent collection As with all the Library of America titles, this collection is superbly edited and presents the best available drafts of the selections. These selections, although less famous than the titles in the earlier Library of America volume, are still interesting, thought-provoking and entertaining to ...             Against the Day62 reviews Thomas Pynchon Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 "Call 'Em Communications From Far, Far Away..." + pelicans for hire + What I learned from Thomas Pynchon + a year of reading + Well Worth the Time             Dhalgren100 reviews Samuel R. Delany Vintage, 2001 Sublime. Superlative. But not for everyone. + Demanding and rewarding for committed readers I just finished "Dhalgren" for the second time. Listen: It's not for everyone. I mean, if you're looking for a tight, linear story in which every loose end is resolved, this isn't the novel for you. Fortunately, there are literally thousands of other novels like that out there. There's only one ...             Tigana200 reviews Guy Gavriel Kay Roc Trade, 1999 A classic in its own right + Tigana is pretty great + An epic in one volume! + A classic. One of the finest fantasies ever written.             Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer Inside Me / The Talented Mr. Ripley / Pick-up / Down ...8 reviews Robert Polito, Patricia Highsmith, ... Library of America, 1997 More Noir + Awesome read-Political correctness NOT included! + Great, plus a surprising treat + An excellent compilation + The Final Volume on the "Crime Novels" Series             Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1)311 reviews Neal Stephenson Harper Perennial, 2004 Just what I was looking for... + Nearly Perfect Reading! + Part 1 of a lengthy epic Quicksilver was exactly what I was looking for this summer, it was in fact more than I'd hoped for.             Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 3 Greg Rucka Oni Press, 2008 Queen & Country, the Eisner Award-winning and critically lauded espionage series from acclaimed novelist and comic book author Greg Rucka, is back in a new series of definitive editions collecting the entire classic series in just four affordable soft covers. In this third collection, readers are sucked into the thrilling and often-times devastating world of international espionage as SIS field ...             The Book of Leviathan7 reviews Peter Blegvad Overlook TP, 2008 A WONDERFUL JOURNEY INTO STRANGENESS... + Thrilling! + Fantastical Absurdity on Paper + clever and funny             The Sword Volume 2: Water (The Sword) Joshua Luna, Jonathan Luna Image Comics, 2008 Dara brighton has discovered more information about the three powerful strangers who murdered her family. Armed with this knowledge and the mystical sword, her first order of business is to find the one who murdered her sister and make him pay.             Little, Big117 reviews John Crowley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Poetic diversion + This may well be my favorite book of all time + Simply Magnificant, Stellar, Wonderful, and Everything Between To be fair, this book is not for everyone. In rapt affection, i read passages to my friend, and he balked at the superfluous language. He is a man who enjoys concise, dense language full of references that would make Pound proud. He doesn't read poetry, or like language for the sake of language. ...             Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 21 review Greg Rucka Oni Press, 2008 More Queen & Country I absolutely love this format. It's portable, and it's packed with stories. For a "Definitive" edition I would have liked some more behind the scenes work, concept art and the like, but it's good enough. The story is gripping as always. My only complaint is the art. While I like seeing the ...             Cerebus, Volume 119 reviews Dave Sim Aardvark-Vanheim, 1991 One of the finest stories i've read + very happy + wonderful independent literature + Graphic SF Reader + Greatest self-published comic of all time!             High Society (Cerebus, Volume 2)16 reviews Dave Sim Aardvark-Vanheim, 1994 "High Society" is my favorite "Cerebus" graphic novel + Cerebus goes high art. + Graphic SF Reader + The torch burns brighter + .             Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 14 reviews Greg Rucka Oni Press, 2008 Reality-based cloak and dagger stories + Great start to a refreshing comic book series. + Excellent Purchase. + Finally!             Declare65 reviews Tim Powers HarperTorch, 2002 A stunning novel + An assured work by a master + Fantastic Read! A Fusion of Spy and Supernatural! DECLARE immerses the reader in a mid-twentieth century spy world where a greater, miasmic cause eclipses the Cold War between communism and capitalism. Kim Philby, the real life British turncoat, plays a fascinating and fatalistic role in Tim Powers' globe-trotting adventure aimed at the ...             Church & State Volume I (Cerebus, Book 3)6 reviews Dave Sim, Gerhard Aardvark-Vanheim, 1987 The High Point + When Sim and Cerebus truly were infallible. + Darkly Humorous and touching + Cerebus matures + Where Cerebus Breaks Through             Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s: The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch ...17 reviews Philip K. Dick Library of America, 2007 WHETHER FAN OR NEWBIE, THIS IS A MUST-HAVE + A "religious preoccupation" + A Great Introduction to the World of Philip K. Dick + Welcome to the dark, thrilling, paranoid world of PKD + FINALLY: RECOGNITION AND RESPECT FOR PKD