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Neverwhere: A Novel 579 reviews Neil Gaiman
Harper Perennial, 2003
Mythic magic
+ If you liked Alice... + Fantastic narrative + The perfect book...
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The Devil's Labyrinth: A Novel 39 reviews John Saul
Ballantine Books, 2007
John Saul book
+ A Suspenseful Novel with A Bit of a Plot Twist
I paid full price for this book at the book store - $7.95 paperback! It was good, but I have definately read better from John Saul! If you are a true fan of his books then you will read it!
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The Hunted (Vampire Huntress Legends) 36 reviews L. A. Banks
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005
So worth your time
Where should I start with L.A Banks vampire huntress series, well I must say the Minion was the introduction to the series was not bad,was no page turner same goes for the Awakeing. If these two books won't important to the series I would say skip It. Now the Hunted Is the book you want to ...
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Half the Blood of Brooklyn: A Novel 21 reviews Charlie Huston
Del Rey, 2007
Hardboiled vampires--violent and edgy
+ out of the frying pan into the fire
Joe Pitt is going through a rough time. His girlfriend is dying of AIDS, he's lost his independence and is working as enforcer for the Society, and then there's the little matter of being a vampire--with the attendant need for blood. Fortunately, Joe doesn't have much by way of morals, which helps ...
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Ragged Man 29 reviews Jack Priest
Bootleg Press, 2003
I was Afraid to Blink as I Zapped My Eyes Across the Pages
+ Priest's off-beat debut + Fast-Paced, Spine-Tingling Fun + Great! + Exciting,Scary, Book!
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2012: The War for Souls 89 reviews Whitley Strieber
Tor Books, 2007
Good start......horrible end
This book started off well. The action flew and the characters were interesting. Then it started to become tedious and fall apart. I think somewhere along the line the author forgot he was telling a story and started believing he was living this and reporting it. Anyways the last 1/3 of the book ...
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Strange Candy 56 reviews Laurell K. Hamilton
Berkley Trade, 2007
Fanstasy With No "Dumb Bunnies"
+ A Breath of Fresh Air + Good insight to the imagination of Laurell K Hamilton
I really enjoyed reading this collection, especially because it is different from Hamilton's Anita Blake or Merry Gentry series. I am really surprised that a book like this would be considered bad erotica since the content is more sensual, than actually erotic. No, there aren't any gratuitous sex ...
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Dance of Death (Pendergast, Book 6) 176 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Warner Books, 2005
Dance of Death
+ Dance of Death (Preston/Child) + Dance of Death + Pendergast redeems himself
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The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, Book 3 269 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2003
A worthy, captivating, thrilling ride and read.
+ Entertaining, but characters are a little flat and ending is a bit of a let down + In truth it's Horror!
This is the best book from the duo author that I've read thus far (again, I don't read in order of the published date). It kept me captivated, interested and in tune for the duration of the read and beyond. The air of mystery by was perfectly described through the ornate details. This book ...
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Tantalize 57 reviews Cynthia Leitich Smith
Candlewick, 2007
A Page Turner
On a recent drive back to Austin from El Paso (a long drive if you've never done it), my wife and I took turns driving, the passenger reading aloud from Tantalize, something neither of us had done before. We found the book to be a page turner, as well as helping us chew up the miles of asphalt. The ...
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Story of the Eye 54 reviews Georges Bataille
City Lights Publishers, 2001
Grotesque and Astonishing
+ So different and interesting read + Great First Novel + Thought Provoking, Brilliant and Grotesque ...
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Still Life with Crows (Pendergast, Book 4) 205 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2004
could not put it down
+ Masters of creepy suspense + Still Life with Crows + Great read!
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The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1) 56 reviews Sergei Lukyanenko
Miramax, 2006
Fantastically Russian
+ Loved it more than the movie + Great imagery, if it moves a little slowly + Adoration
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Mistress of the Art of Death 72 reviews Ariana Franklin
Putnam Adult, 2007
A really enjoyable book
+ 12th Century CSI + enjoyable historical fiction + Fascinating Time Frame
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The Book of Air and Shadows 95 reviews Michael Gruber
William Morrow, 2007
Complex and engaging
+ A Book of Substance + Literary thriller trumps Da Vinci Code
I've noticed a wide variety of opinions posted about this book so I felt compelled to weigh in. I found it to be an engrossing tale that weaves together the stories of characters from Elizabethan England and contemporary New York with a terrific command of narrative and suspense.
I very much ...
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White Night (The Dresden Files, Book 9) 129 reviews Jim Butcher
Roc Hardcover, 2007
A more complex Harry Dresden.
+ A Mature and Complicated Dresden + Another good book in the series + The White Night...another good book from Jim Butcher + White Night
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Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel 291 reviews Joe Hill
William Morrow, 2007
A legacy in horror honored
+ A great, debut thriller
This first novel by Joe Hill, author of the acclaimed collection 20th Century Ghosts, makes its US debut with no little fanfare. And it lives up to its billing.
From the moment aging Ozzy Osbourne-style rocker Judas Coyne is tricked into adding one more item to his collection of bizarre ...
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The Making of a Monster (Abyss) 18 reviews Gail Kane Petersen
Dell, 1993
Still my favorite book...
+ "In the city of angels, she crossed over to the other side." + Making of a Monster...Amazing! + Classic, Hip, Funny Vampire Book - Way Ahead of It's Time
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Anansi Boys: A Novel 183 reviews Neil Gaiman
William Morrow, 2005
Mythology for the modern age, gods with dysfunctional families
+ Neil Gaiman does it again + Nice way to escape reality for a bit + A Great Follow Up to American Gods.
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The Book of the Dead 190 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
Answers to many of the Pendergast questions ...
+ A rip-roaring page turner, but engage suspension of disbelief before reading!
Pendergast is in jail, framed by his brother. His friends, led by Vincent D'Agosta, plot to help him escape. The New York Museum of Natural History receives a mysterious package - that turns out to be diamond dust - their rare diamonds, stolen by Pendergasts brother Diogenes in Dance of Death, ...
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