2012: The War for Souls82 reviews Whitley Strieber Tor Books, 2007 Not bad...Not great. As a professional archaeologist, I am always drawn to semi-historical fiction novels and science finction that uses archaeology as a backdrop. 2012 proved to be a somewhat entertaining read, but it could have been a lot better. I don't concern myself with historical innacuracies so much since ...             World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War440 reviews Max Brooks Three Rivers Press, 2007 Surprisingly moving + The ultimate zombie war review + Zed Heads rejoice! + WORLD WAR Z + An excellent and original take on a tired idea             Odd Hours163 reviews Dean Koontz Bantam, 2008 Another Great One Another great addition to the Odd Thomas series. The same witty humor, intellect and light suspense that I've come to love with this infamous character. As with the previous books, Odd Hours can be considered a stand alone book, yet I highly recommend starting at the first in the series to fully ...             The Ruins982 reviews Scott Smith Knopf, 2006 This was insane! + Great Read! This book was creepy, awesome and suspenseful. I turned over every page with anticipation and empathy for the characters. Towards the end of the book, I could not foresee how it would all unravel, and when it did, I was awestruck!             The Book of Air and Shadows93 reviews Michael Gruber William Morrow, 2007 Complex and engaging + 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 ...             Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, US & Canada Ed.8 reviews Robert Mack Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Margery Lovett Walk Right Out of a Silly Romance + NOT the Sondheim Version! But still a delight! "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a book by Robert L. Mack, who's evidently an expert on the subject of Sweeney Todd, as he's also author of "The Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd: The Life and Times of an Urban Legend," comes to us as a rather odd tie-in with the ...             Broken Angels82 reviews Richard K. Morgan Del Rey, 2004 A great followup to Morgan's Altered Carbon debut! + Good book + Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan: A Review + Reminiscent of Gibson's sprawl series. + Not Free SF Reader             Gecko30 reviews Jack Priest Bootleg Press, 2003 Beware the cute little gecko... + Ludlum meets King meets Rollins + These little lizards are definitely not cute! + Half creature feature, half rogue-cop procedural             Neverwhere: A Novel571 reviews Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial, 2003 perfect + There and back again + There. This book arrived well before the expected date and was a great buy. I will be buying from them again.             Halting State54 reviews Charles Stross Ace Hardcover, 2007 Good Extrapolation about the Future I had never read any Charles Stross before. I found this to be a great book, well written with a nice, flowing style. The ideas about what the future will bring in the next few decades were believable and interesting, as was the story. A good read. I recommend it.             Firefly Rain (Discoveries)11 reviews Richard Dansky Wizards of the Coast Discoveries, 2008 Rural NC at its finest + Good Old Fashioned Ghost Story! + Haunting I think my favorite parts were the descriptions of the small town, Maryfield, and the people in it. Dansky really captures rural North Carolina in flux between encroaching technology and homogenization with its traditional (and quirky) community roots. The narrator is caught somewhere in between, ...             Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel57 reviews Richard K. Morgan Del Rey, 2007 Unfortunatly... + A well developed universe for exploring practical immortality from a mercenary point of view + Excellent + A very satisfying finish to the Takeshi Kovacs trilogy :)             The Good Guy180 reviews Dean Koontz Bantam, 2007 THIS IS A GREAT BOOK + The Plot Thickens + Good chase thriller + quite the page turner!             Ghostwalk68 reviews Rebecca Stott Spiegel & Grau, 2007 Similar in feeling to The Thirteenth Tale Initially drawn to this book due to its hint of supernatural happenings, I would have enjoyed it even without that aspect. Only gripes are the unpleasant subject matter about animal experimentation, a major plot point, and the shift at the end towards the age old plot device of the corporate ...             Faces of Fear: A Novel19 reviews John Saul Ballantine Books, 2008 Faces of Fear by John Saul + Good Reading + Great book! + A REVIEW ABOUT JOHN SAULS BOOK FACES OF FEAR             Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel284 reviews Joe Hill William Morrow, 2007 loved it + Stephen King "Lite" i love this book, i picked it up in the UK on the way back to the US before it was published hear and i couldnt put it down.             Duma Key: A Novel416 reviews Stephen King Scribner, 2008 King outdoes himself + Best King Book In Years! + Durma Key + Chilly Keys + By far one of HIS BEST!             American Gods: A Novel696 reviews Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial, 2003 Excellent + better than average + Enjoyable, fun adventure! + A Stellar Work of Fantasy             Anansi Boys: A Novel181 reviews Neil Gaiman William Morrow, 2005 Good - but not great + A Great Follow Up to American Gods. + A good read, but not quite as great as Neverwhere Having been recently introduced to Neil Gaiman through _American Gods_, I just HAD to read _Anansi Boys_. Perhaps it was because I was so impressed with _American Gods_ and the high bar Gaiman has set for himself as a result, that I was less impressed by _Anansi Boys_. The first quarter of ...             The Judas Strain: A Novel107 reviews James Rollins William Morrow, 2007 And critics still say he comes in second...well I wonder if they are reading something else...because it can't be this James Rollins is amazing. I love his stories. Clive Clusser starts off great but his endings are a bit predictable and repetitive. Besides Dirk Pitt seems a bit too unrealistic with his super heroism and his bachelor ego. Give me one of James Rollins' heroes any day. Rollins is definitly number ...