The Blade Itself (The First Law: Book One)87 reviews Joe Abercrombie Pyr, 2007 Intriguing and attention holding + Great...best hard driving new fantasy out there + A Gritty, Bloody, and Character Driven Fantasy + Very good fantasy novel             Old Man's War267 reviews John Scalzi Tor Science Fiction, 2007 Old Man's War, Good Indeed + Entertaining, fast-paced book + Uneven but entertaining + Publisher's Weekly hit it dead on + Amazing             Troy: Fall of Kings (Troy)20 reviews David Gemmell, Stella Gemmell Ballantine Books, 2007 Fitting + Excellent Book + Excellent Conclusion to a Brilliant Trilogy + Troy - Fall of Kings + A Fine Finish Stella             Shield of Thunder (Troy Trilogy, Book 2)16 reviews David Gemmell Ballantine Books, 2007 Fantastic + Troy: Shield of Thunder; Lord of the Silver Bow; Lion of Macedon; Dark Prince + the turning point + A Great Read with a Stunning Conclusion! + An enthralling second installment             Fatal Revenant (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant)69 reviews Stephen R. Donaldson Putnam Adult, 2007 The Unexpected Present + Twists and Turns When I found out that Stephen Donaldson was writing another Thomas Covenant chronicle, I felt like I had been given an unexpected gift. Something I really wanted but never thought would be given. The second book of the last chronicle is a wonder. Donaldson unfolds his tale with all the loving ...             Ragamuffin (Sci Fi Essential Books)13 reviews Tobias S. Buckell Tor Books, 2007 Emancipation? + An incredibly innovative science fiction novel + quick read, maybe too quick at times + Tobias just keeps getting better and better. + good sophomore effort             Lord of the Silver Bow (Troy Trilogy, Book 1)36 reviews David Gemmell Ballantine Books, 2006 Utterly fantastic! + Finished in 2 days + Buy with Confidence + Great Read - Lord of the Silver Bow + Death really Sucks......................             The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, Book 3)44 reviews R. Scott Bakker Overlook TP, 2007 The Darkness that has Followed First, I'll lend my voice to the scattered reviews that I've seen, lauding this as the next best thing shince Martin's Ice and Fire series. Sadly, I'm a picky reader and find myself putting possibly great books down within the first 10 pages because they don't sufficiently convince me early...or ...             The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, Book 1)39 reviews R. Scott Bakker Overlook TP, 2005 Vibrant and Deadly World + A Vast Ocean For Those Learning to Swim Bakker has created something of a rarity with his first entry into the Prince of Nothing saga - a truly immersive fantasy world that sets itself apart from the rest by trading in a world of elves and orcs for one of a more middle-eastern feel. The cultures represented are unfamiliar to the high ...             The Lies of Locke Lamora138 reviews Scott Lynch Spectra, 2007 Now HERE'S something completely different + Fritz Lieber meets Glen Cook + Engrossing, Swashbuckling Tale - Can't Wait for Sequel + Very Well Done             Eifelheim42 reviews Michael Flynn Tor Books, 2007 eifelheim - historical SF? + A splendid achievement in Science Fiction, but not for everyone + Unique, Literate, Historical, Science Fiction + thought provoking glimpse at medieval village visited by aliens             The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing, Book 2)36 reviews R. Scott Bakker Overlook TP, 2005 Warrior Prophet + Top Notch + A viscerally dark epic fantasy + Great Series so Far + A dark and deeply engaging masterpiece             Winterbirth (The Godless World)33 reviews Brian Ruckley Orbit, 2007 Listen to those that are saying give it time. I picked up this book got about 40 pages in and it just sat on my night stand for a couple weeks. I couldn't go any further. So I decided to look on Amazon and see what others were saying about the book. The common wisdom seems to be that you need to get past 100-150 pages and the book will ...             The Last Colony66 reviews John Scalzi Tor Books, 2007 Twenty-five hundred pawns to king four + Plots and hazards on a New Colony + The Last Colony Scalzi's third book, at least to start, moves at an easier pace than the ones before. The protagonists of the last books have retired from the military and cast off their olive drab (skin that is). They've settled down to farming, quieting petty feuds in their community, and raising a daughter. ...             The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel291 reviews Michael Chabon HarperCollins, 2007 Ghetto Mentality Retrogression + Chabon's best to date + Bittersweet like woodsmoke The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon: Ghetto Mentality Retrogression Review by Arthur L. Finkle Mr. Chabon writes a masterpiece of a "what-if" portion of history. In this case, what if the Jews lost their War on Independence on 1948? The solution was one proffered at that time, ...             The Ghost Brigades102 reviews John Scalzi Tor Science Fiction, 2007 Finally a new SF writer I can embrace + Great continuation of Old Man's War + Life with purpose As someone who grew up on Heinlein, Clarke and Asimov, I have had a really hard time embracing some of the currently popular writers. Actually there seems to be a trend back to a more "scientific" science fiction, but for a long time the line between sci-fi and fantasy became way too blurred for my ...             Jack Knife14 reviews Virginia Baker Jove, 2007 Fantastic First Book + A great first book! Hope for more from this author. + A damned good read! + A Step Through Time to Stop Jack the Ripper.             Crystal Rain27 reviews Tobias S. Buckell Tor Science Fiction, 2007 Original and fun + Good Book Crystal Rain is a strong debut. Tobias Buckell has taken the lost civilization genre of science fiction and created a wonderful story. The characters are mysterious and compelling, and John deBrun cuts a dashing and heroic figure whose own personal worries give the reader and emotional connection. ...             Farthing29 reviews Jo Walton Tor Books, 2007 Powerful and affecting morality tale + chilling (excellent read) I was deeply affected by this book and its successor, Ha'Penny. As other reviewers have pointed out, these books make use of both the "alternate history" and "murder mystery" conventions. It would, however, be a mistake to describe this book as either a "murder mystery" or "alternate history", just ...             The Android's Dream60 reviews John Scalzi Tor Science Fiction, 2007 Everything from flatulence to flowers + The lamb will come to the house of strangers... + Sheepy fun + Scalzi does it again + I don't mind being a sheep in this case