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The Big God Network 5 reviews J.C. McGowan
Xlibris Corporation, 2007
The Ghost in the Machine
+ J.C. McGowan's "The Big God Network" + A New Classic for a New Genre: the Near-Future Political Satire + A good read for AI fans + Excellent
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Stardust 339 reviews Neil Gaiman
Harper, 2000
Showing that not every story has completely been told.
+ You'll Get Lost In This Fantastic Tale! + What's to like about Fairy Tales? + Stardust + on audio
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Making Money (Discworld) 95 reviews Terry Pratchett
Harper, 2007
An absurd and hilariously funny story
+ A great book! + Pratchett just keeps getting better! + Hilarious. + I dare you not to laugh...
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Thirteen 60 reviews Richard K. Morgan
Del Rey, 2007
Just as good as his other books
+ Another hard core SF novel from Richard Morgan
Okay, this is a much bleaker book than his other novels, but so what? It's well written, has a great set of characters, and most importantly of all, it makes you want to keep on turning the pages.
This is a science fiction novel that will stand the test of time and in 50 years' time will be ...
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Fleet of Worlds 24 reviews Larry Niven, Edward M. Lerner
Tor Books, 2007
A Revolting Development
+ Better than the sequels, but still no Ringworld + A Worthy Addition to the Ringworld Universe + Recommended!
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The Accidental Time Machine 49 reviews Joe Haldeman
Ace Hardcover, 2007
An Entertaining Trip
+ This book was a lot of fun to read... + cheap and easy...
I really liked this book. I finished it in two days. It would have been a stay up all night book, but being 38 and a mom I can't afford to do that any more. I just found it very entertaining. I loved the glimpses I got of MIT and its imagined future. I just wish he had spent more time in ...
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Halting State 41 reviews Charles Stross
Ace Hardcover, 2007
Somebody gets it right
+ Latest novel (2008)
Reality in fiction often means not blowing little things that will shatter the willing suspension of disbelief. As someone who had been involved in the gaming industry and corporate commerce I have often found the descriptions in genre fiction harder to believe than vampires and ET's. Stross ...
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Sandworms of Dune 107 reviews Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Tor Books, 2007
DUNE THE COMPLETE SET
+ A great addition to Dune - but not as good as F. Herbert
Sandworms of Dune, the original work, and the pre-quills are magnificent. I have read all the books, ordered through Amazon, and its been a life changing experience. The concepts of space travel, other memory, as well as the character development have allowed me months of enjoyable reading. I ...
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The Android's Dream 53 reviews John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction, 2007
Discovering a brilliant new author is like making a fabulous new friend...
+ Great Read + If you like comedy, science fiction and an interesting plot, then this book is for you.
It's four in the morning on a Wednesday (Harold Crick would appreciate the irony) and I can't stop thinking about John Scalzi. Let me say first that if you're looking for an analytic and evaluative review of "The Android's Dream" then this is most assuredly NOT the review for you. If, however, you ...
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Spook Country 135 reviews William Gibson
Putnam Adult, 2007
Spook Country, Tomorrow is getting closer and closer to today.
+ Not Gibson's best, but... + Wonderful Read + Gibson at His Best
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A War of Gifts: An Ender Story (Ender) 38 reviews Orson Scott Card
Tor Books, 2007
The More You Pay... The More It's Worth
+ A War of Gifts + Great short Ender Story
The story was excellent... fit into the Enderverse well, continued to flesh out existing characters, brought us a new one, and turned out to be a neat little Christmas present to us from OSC!!
Personally, I don't care about the length of the story... more concerned with the quality. I thought ...
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The Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change 49 reviews S.M. Stirling
Roc Hardcover, 2007
A Quest To Nantucket
+ Audible versus Print Version + New Life
The Sunrise Lands (2007) is the fourth SF novel in the Change series, following A Meeting At Corvallis. In the previous volume, Mike Havel killed Norman Arminger in a duel at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, but died later from his wounds. The Protectorate sued for peace and the survivors settled ...
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Spook Country 135 reviews William Gibson
Putnam Adult, 2007
Spook Country, Tomorrow is getting closer and closer to today.
+ Not Gibson's best, but... + Wonderful Read + Gibson at His Best
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The Android's Dream 53 reviews John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction, 2007
Discovering a brilliant new author is like making a fabulous new friend...
+ Great Read + If you like comedy, science fiction and an interesting plot, then this book is for you.
It's four in the morning on a Wednesday (Harold Crick would appreciate the irony) and I can't stop thinking about John Scalzi. Let me say first that if you're looking for an analytic and evaluative review of "The Android's Dream" then this is most assuredly NOT the review for you. If, however, you ...
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Halting State 41 reviews Charles Stross
Ace Hardcover, 2007
Somebody gets it right
+ Latest novel (2008)
Reality in fiction often means not blowing little things that will shatter the willing suspension of disbelief. As someone who had been involved in the gaming industry and corporate commerce I have often found the descriptions in genre fiction harder to believe than vampires and ET's. Stross ...
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The Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change 49 reviews S.M. Stirling
Roc Hardcover, 2007
A Quest To Nantucket
+ Audible versus Print Version + New Life
The Sunrise Lands (2007) is the fourth SF novel in the Change series, following A Meeting At Corvallis. In the previous volume, Mike Havel killed Norman Arminger in a duel at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, but died later from his wounds. The Protectorate sued for peace and the survivors settled ...
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Sandworms of Dune 107 reviews Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Tor Books, 2007
DUNE THE COMPLETE SET
+ A great addition to Dune - but not as good as F. Herbert
Sandworms of Dune, the original work, and the pre-quills are magnificent. I have read all the books, ordered through Amazon, and its been a life changing experience. The concepts of space travel, other memory, as well as the character development have allowed me months of enjoyable reading. I ...
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The Accidental Time Machine 49 reviews Joe Haldeman
Ace Hardcover, 2007
An Entertaining Trip
+ This book was a lot of fun to read... + cheap and easy...
I really liked this book. I finished it in two days. It would have been a stay up all night book, but being 38 and a mom I can't afford to do that any more. I just found it very entertaining. I loved the glimpses I got of MIT and its imagined future. I just wish he had spent more time in ...
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The Big God Network 5 reviews J.C. McGowan
Xlibris Corporation, 2007
The Ghost in the Machine
+ J.C. McGowan's "The Big God Network" + A New Classic for a New Genre: the Near-Future Political Satire + A good read for AI fans + Excellent
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Stardust 339 reviews Neil Gaiman
Harper, 2000
Showing that not every story has completely been told.
+ You'll Get Lost In This Fantastic Tale! + What's to like about Fairy Tales? + Stardust + on audio
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