A Princess of Roumania28 reviews Paul Park Tor Books, 2005 Good but not great fantasy, has potential as a series + A little slow, but worth it _A Princess of Roumania_ by Paul Park is the first volume in a fantasy series, one that I see from reading some of the review blurbs in the book is more or less placed in the young adult fantasy genre but has a definite following among those whose tastes are more towards I guess what one would call ...             Unknown Regions3 reviews Robert Holdstock Roc, 1996 solid Holdstock i thought this book was not as good as some of his other novels, but a great fantasy nonetheless             The Taking500 reviews Dean Koontz Bantam, 2005 Holy crap! + A New Look at the End Game + Great book with strange twists Great book. I can't say enough about it! If you like Dean Koontz, you will love The Taking. It is VERY "out there". You have to have a good imagination, but WOW! One of my favorite books! It freaked me out like few books ever have... maybe more than any other book I have read! Excellent, excellent, ...             Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel728 reviews Susanna Clarke, Portia Rosenberg Bloomsbury USA, 2004 Instant Classic + Wonderfully Clever Book + The Line Between the Mystical and the Physical This evocative tale of English magicians who become associates and eventual rivals/enemies is one of the most impressive literary debut-novels in any genre, ever. Every atmospheric detail is rich and crucial; there is nothing that is not essential to this mesmerizing, often frightening tale. ...             White Apples35 reviews Jonathan Carroll Tor Books, 2003 White Apples and Toast + I actually agree with all the bad things people said about it I am biased. Jonathan Caroll is one of my favorite writers. It doesn't matter if I'm reading one of his best or least novels. His exploration of the metaphysical within a physical world that is easily recognizable consistently captivates me. In the interface we inhabit, between fundamental ...             Angel of Darkness (Key Books)10 reviews Charles de Lint Orb Books, 2002 Not de Lint's usual stuff, Suprisingly better though. + Different Kind Of Charles de Lint + A Different Kind of De Lint + Dark Plot Filled with Darkness & Horror + A hard read, but an interesting one             Fangland18 reviews John Marks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 It's too late.... John Marks's Fangland is, in short, a Dracula updated for the modern age. Evangeline Harker (note the last name), an Associate Producer for The Hour, a 60 Minutes-like news show, travels alone to Romania to scout out a story. (Marks used to be a producer for 60 Minutes. His familiarity with the ...             Perdido Street Station264 reviews China Mieville Del Rey, 2003 Not your typical fantasy (Thank God!) + Rewarding fantasy world for those who have the patience + Thick, Unsavory and Wonderful For the past 30 years or so, the fantasy genre has, with the exception of a few great works from a few great authors, mired itself in a situation where it has become unimaginative and unoriginal where works have become practically clones of each other. In recent years though, a few inspired souls ...             The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry, Book 1)145 reviews Guy Gavriel Kay Roc Trade, 2001 Super Reader + Good start to an intriguing series A Canadian academic tells a small group of students that is a bit more than they thought he is. He lets them know he is a mage from another world, and offers them the chance to journey with him back to this place, for a celebration. Dave, one of their number, is a little suspicious and breaks ...             Necromancer1 review Robert Holdstock Avon Books, 1979 Creepy and worth tracking down I have been a Robert Holdstock fan ever since reading the novel _Mythago Wood_ and the short story "The Ragthorn Tree." Holdstock's books aren't always the easiest to locate, so I was very excited when I found a copy of this book. I wasn't disappointed. I found the book to be genuinely creepy. ...             The Anubis Gates93 reviews Tim Powers Ace Trade, 1997 Gate me back to Haworth! + Powerful Tim(e) Travel + It doesnt get better than clowns on stilts + Highly Descriptive Page Turner             The Hollowing16 reviews Robert Holdstock Orb Books, 2005 My favorite Holdstock novel + This is a masterpiece of Mythic SF/Fantasy + terrific deep fantasy Ok, so I'm a big fan of Robert Holdstock's books. I believe I own every one now. The Hollowing is my favorite, even more so than Mythago Wood. Even though these are both books in the "Mythago Cycle", you don't really need to read Mythago Wood first, but it helps. The Hollowing has such a lush, ...             Weaveworld118 reviews Clive Barker Pocket, 1989 weaveworld + What can be imagined, need never be lost... + Weaveworld + My all time favourite             Anansi Boys183 reviews Neil Gaiman HarperTorch, 2006 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.             Carrion Comfort79 reviews Dan Simmons Grand Central Publishing, 1990 Wow...a brutal horror epic from beginning to end! + Get this book now! + Not Free SF Reader Carrion Comfort is truly an epic horror novel that pulls no punches. The imagery, the characters (some dying unexpectedly), the action, the suspense...this book has it all!! Yes, the book could have been shorter, and yes, I'm not quite sure I bought into Saul Laski and his arc...but other than ...             Ancient Echoes6 reviews Robert Holdstock Roc, 1997 Jungian and Archeological fiction + Exellent writing... This is an excellent and highly complex book. Anyone familiar with Jungian Psychology, Paganism and ancient mediterranean archaeology and history, will find this a fascinating read! Once again Holdstock weaves Psychology and history into a marvelous tapestry. However - if you have no knowledge of ...             Children of the Night40 reviews Dan Simmons Grand Central Publishing, 1993 Wonderful read. + Vampires meet the CDC Moving from Science Fiction to Horror in both my reading and writing, I picked up Children of the Night on a whim and was thoroughly enjoyed. Just like his Hyperion or Endmyion series, Simmons comes up with a very interesting idea and develops it well. It begins in Romania shortly after the fall ...             Mythago Wood38 reviews Robert Holdstock Orb Books, 2003 Top-tier Contribution to Fantasy Literature + I love Holdstock Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood is an underappreciated, yet significant contribution to the fantasy genre in many ways. To start out with, the work is well written and conveys a dark and mystical mood in a forest setting. Also the plot of Mythago Wood is anything but formulaic; nevertheless, the ...             Moonheart46 reviews Charles de Lint Orb Books, 1994 Moonheart + My favorite author + FAN I thought this book was excellent! It started off kind of slow. But after a while, especially the second half, I couldn't put it down until I finished it. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and some of the expressions that they make are sort of silly but I thought the overall story ...             American Gods: A Novel702 reviews Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial, 2003 A deep understanding + Thought provoking...makes you question your beliefs + How Neil Gaiman Re-invents the Fantasy Novel + interesting and engaging, a little stretching