Spider World, Vol. 1: The Tower (Spider World: Epic Visionary Fiction)9 reviews Colin Wilson Hampton Roads Publishing, 2001 A classic + Spiders, Towers and Death, oh my This is a brilliantly-executed adventure on par with the finest fantasy writing of the twentieth century. There is a richness of vision and an underlying philosophy in this work that complement its readability and make it fiction of the highest order. It's a profound page-turner. The first in a ...             Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)3237 reviews J. K. Rowling Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007 one of my favorite books + Big Equations! + Amazing, the way Rowling comes up with all of this. + The Magic of Harry Potter + Love Harry!             The Ashes of Eden (Star Trek)67 reviews William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens, ... Star Trek, 1996 Excelent + My First Star Trek Novel. + Part I of the Kirk Saga. The beginning novel of the greatest Star Trek saga ever written. + Civilian Kirk Captains the Enterprise Again + Surprisingly well rounded             Spider World: The Delta3 reviews Colin Wilson Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2001 Arachnaphobes beware! + A Journey to Keep You Biting Your Nails The famous British author, Colin Wilson, excellent 'Spider World' series continues to grow. The Delta is rich in brilliant landscapes, reminiscent of Tolkien or Wells. Our world is ruled by huge, mutated spiders, who enforce their will with telepathic powers. Our hero rises to the challenge and ...             Pandora's Star159 reviews Peter F. Hamilton Del Rey, 2005 Emotional Investment + Best since Gap Series + Great Read + a great SF read,and food for thought             The Android's Dream60 reviews John Scalzi Tor Books, 2006 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             The Boy Detective Fails (Punk Planet Books)17 reviews Joe Meno Akashic Books, 2006 Enormous Games + Successful rendering of apathy, failure and meds. + Emo mystery moody and enchanting + 90% psychosis, 110% great story......Wait....             World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War455 reviews Max Brooks Crown, 2006 Story of Human Nature at its Best (and Worst) + Not a story- but a world + Really Cool Zombie Book + A strong read for the end of times + well thought out and mature 'zombie Lit'             The Invention of Hugo Cabret196 reviews Brian Selznick Scholastic Press, 2007 Wonderfully suspenseful for the whole family + Hugo Cabret + Hugo for President! Picked this up recently by chance. What a fantastic find! The pencil drawings are warm and provide a lovely touch to an otherwise entirely self-supporting story. Whenever we had to put it down, I don't know who was more disappointed (and excited to get back to it) - my daughters, ages 6 and 8, or ...             Ring Around the Sun (Masters of Science Fiction)9 reviews Clifford D. Simak Carroll & Graf Pub, 1992 Worlds without end- human potential without limit + READ SIMAK! + Worlds without end- human potential without limit + exciting novel + A wonderous book that I need to read again.             Judas Unchained23 reviews Peter F. Hamilton Del Rey, 2007 One Word... WOW + Nice conclusion to Pandoras Star + Another rollicking space opera from Hamilton + Immensely satisfying sequel and conclusion + Pandora's Star plus Judas Unchained is 2000 pages of sci-fi adventure!             Clans of the Alphane Moon25 reviews Philip K. Dick Vintage, 2002 Lord Running Clam and the Planet Sized Mental Home + Broken Hearts and Broken Minds + my favorite Dick! Clans of the Alphane Moon was written in the same year as three other books by Philip K Dick after he peaked early in his career with the Hugo award winning - The Man in the High Castle, highly original in either being a very divergent type of sci-fi or a deviating political comedy. Dick is often ...             Starship: Mutiny (Starship, Book 1)24 reviews Mike Resnick Pyr, 2005 Good light read + Here's a thought- how about a paperback edition? I loved this book. It's not typical military sci fi, which is what attracted me to it. The main character is witty and shrewed, obviously very intelligent. The author pays more attention to good characterization, dialog, and plans than the actual action, but personally that's exactly what I wanted. ...             Threads of Malice11 reviews Tamara Siler Jones Spectra, 2005 CSI Post Apocolyptic + Well written but more of a disturbing crime/horror novel than a fantasy + The shame of this book is that more people are not reading the series Welcome to the world after, where the horror of bloody-handed mages is just barely in the past, and Dubric, among others, are committed to making the past stay there. Tamara Siler Jones is committed to making the horrifying come to life with vivid, blunt, graphic language that puts a reader ...             Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix6 reviews J. K. Rowling BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN', 2004 WOW. JK is like an awesome writer! + second best + Worth the wait!! I can't wait to read the sixth book! I want to know who the half blood prince is! I pre-ordered a book to come in July some time, and I'm looking forward to reading it! The 5th book was sooo good! I've read it like five times now! I can't wait for more! I was kind of sad when my favorite ...             Spider World, Vol. 1: The Tower (Spider World: Epic Visionary Fiction)9 reviews Colin Wilson Hampton Roads Publishing, 2001 A classic + Spiders, Towers and Death, oh my This is a brilliantly-executed adventure on par with the finest fantasy writing of the twentieth century. There is a richness of vision and an underlying philosophy in this work that complement its readability and make it fiction of the highest order. It's a profound page-turner. The first in a ...             Starship: Mutiny (Starship, Book 1)24 reviews Mike Resnick Pyr, 2005 Good light read + Here's a thought- how about a paperback edition? I loved this book. It's not typical military sci fi, which is what attracted me to it. The main character is witty and shrewed, obviously very intelligent. The author pays more attention to good characterization, dialog, and plans than the actual action, but personally that's exactly what I wanted. ...             Spider World: The Delta3 reviews Colin Wilson Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2001 Arachnaphobes beware! + A Journey to Keep You Biting Your Nails The famous British author, Colin Wilson, excellent 'Spider World' series continues to grow. The Delta is rich in brilliant landscapes, reminiscent of Tolkien or Wells. Our world is ruled by huge, mutated spiders, who enforce their will with telepathic powers. Our hero rises to the challenge and ...             The Invention of Hugo Cabret196 reviews Brian Selznick Scholastic Press, 2007 Wonderfully suspenseful for the whole family + Hugo Cabret + Hugo for President! Picked this up recently by chance. What a fantastic find! The pencil drawings are warm and provide a lovely touch to an otherwise entirely self-supporting story. Whenever we had to put it down, I don't know who was more disappointed (and excited to get back to it) - my daughters, ages 6 and 8, or ...             Pandora's Star159 reviews Peter F. Hamilton Del Rey, 2005 Emotional Investment + Best since Gap Series + Great Read + a great SF read,and food for thought