Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said: A Novel63 reviews Vintage, 2005 should be highly regarded + Philip K. Dick's Police State of 1988 Rings Eerily True Today + Puzzling + Phil at his drugged betters + Best if read twice             Iron Council68 reviews Ballantine Books, 2004 Stunning and original + Another Great Mieville Book This is the first book I have ever read by China Mieville. I picked it up by chance as a staff recommendation in a small but quality-centric bookstore in my city. It has become one of my top three or five favourite books of all time. If I had to compare it to any book, I would say that it is ...             Perdido Street Station264 reviews Ballantine Books, 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 ...             Nova Swing10 reviews Bantam, 2007 Strike through the mask, thrust through the wall + A Jazz-Inflected Space Opera Courtesy of M. John Harrison + Machine-dreamed, Burnt Chrome Guys and Dolls One of my favorite diversions while I'm reading is to guess what's on the author's bookshelf--for a lot of SF, I come up dry, as the authors in that genre seem to prefer scaling the heights of mediocrity unaided, but M. J. Harrison is a welcome exception. When I read "Light", I was fairly sure ...             Market Forces82 reviews Ballantine Books, 2005 A good story with only a few flaws. + An Unpredictable Ride Market Forces is a science fiction story about the not so distant future where globalism is taken to an absolute extreme. Corporate executives who wish to score a big contract or receive a promotion have to duel each other to the death on the highways. After reading some of the reviews here I ...             Genesis20 reviews Tor Science Fiction, 2001 The Future of Man? + Interesting "big idea" novel with a truly epic timeline + Enjoyable speculation A fascinating book on the possibilities of evolution on a distant planet. Any sci-fi fan with an interest in biology will love this book!             Quicksilver311 reviews HarperCollins e-books, 2004 Nearly Perfect Reading! + A fun way to learn some history + Just what I was looking for... + Part 1 of a lengthy epic             Omega43 reviews Ace, 2007 This series draws to a final showdown with the belligerent Omega Clouds + Very cool + Omega: A fast paced space epic + 'Messy' but good Sci-Fi             Market Forces82 reviews Ballantine Books, 2005 A good story with only a few flaws. + An Unpredictable Ride Market Forces is a science fiction story about the not so distant future where globalism is taken to an absolute extreme. Corporate executives who wish to score a big contract or receive a promotion have to duel each other to the death on the highways. After reading some of the reviews here I ...             Nova Swing10 reviews Bantam, 2007 Strike through the mask, thrust through the wall + A Jazz-Inflected Space Opera Courtesy of M. John Harrison + Machine-dreamed, Burnt Chrome Guys and Dolls One of my favorite diversions while I'm reading is to guess what's on the author's bookshelf--for a lot of SF, I come up dry, as the authors in that genre seem to prefer scaling the heights of mediocrity unaided, but M. J. Harrison is a welcome exception. When I read "Light", I was fairly sure ...             Genesis20 reviews Tor Science Fiction, 2001 The Future of Man? + Interesting "big idea" novel with a truly epic timeline + Enjoyable speculation A fascinating book on the possibilities of evolution on a distant planet. Any sci-fi fan with an interest in biology will love this book!             Perdido Street Station264 reviews Ballantine Books, 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 ...             Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said: A Novel63 reviews Vintage, 2005 should be highly regarded + Philip K. Dick's Police State of 1988 Rings Eerily True Today + Puzzling + Phil at his drugged betters + Best if read twice             Iron Council68 reviews Ballantine Books, 2004 Stunning and original + Another Great Mieville Book This is the first book I have ever read by China Mieville. I picked it up by chance as a staff recommendation in a small but quality-centric bookstore in my city. It has become one of my top three or five favourite books of all time. If I had to compare it to any book, I would say that it is ...             Quicksilver311 reviews HarperCollins e-books, 2004 Nearly Perfect Reading! + A fun way to learn some history + Just what I was looking for... + Part 1 of a lengthy epic             Omega43 reviews Ace, 2007 This series draws to a final showdown with the belligerent Omega Clouds + Very cool + Omega: A fast paced space epic + 'Messy' but good Sci-Fi