A Talent For War (Alex Benedict)33 reviews Jack McDevitt Ace, 2004 Another good one from McDevitt + Smart and engaging science fiction. + Not Free SF Reader Loved this book - it's the reason I started reading all of Jack McDevitt's work.             The Mote in God's Eye143 reviews Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket, 1991 Piece of Scifi literary masterpiecec + Thoughtful Concept within Engrossing Plotline + A subtle consideration Its been afew years since I have read the mote in gods eye, but i can still clearly remember the sequences where the tale literaly took my breath away, to stop reading a book, so that you can savour the anticipation or delight is not a common thing for me as a reader. Truely memorable is how i ...             Eisenhorn (A Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus)35 reviews Dan Abnett Games Workshop, 2005 very entertaining + Great Book!!!! + If you've never read Warhammer 40K... + Fantastic             The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)160 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2004 It's not leather, but still a beautiful book. + beautiful! + Wonderful + Absolutely gorgeous... + It IS leather-bound             Ranks of Bronze12 reviews David Drake Baen, 2001 Sci-Fi Literature at Its Best! + Great early drake combat novel, from when he actually wrote original stories + From one of Drake's fans + A Good Outing By Drake, For Drake's Fans             The World of Ptavvs (Tales of Known Space)10 reviews Larry Niven Orbit, 2000 Back when Known Space was great + Background on Known Space Larry Niven really had a great universe with his "Known Space" series. It was just plain fun and imagnative. Larry has returned back to the Ring World and known space. But Ringworld's Children has pretty much ended the series and there isn't much more that can be done unless somebody decides to ...             The Black Company (Chronicles of The Black Company #1)147 reviews Glen Cook Tor Fantasy, 1992 A brilliant, refreshing medieval fantasy epic. + Fantastical, anti-heroic fog of war + Worth the Effort + A brilliant, difficult series             A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire7 reviews Glen Cook Night Shade Books, 2006 The first and best of the Dread Empire books As others have noted, there were seven of the Dread Empire books published. The first three are the best; the prequels are worth reading if you can find them at reasonable price ("Fire in His Hands", "With Mercy Towards None") tho they left me feeling that there should be another book between them ...             Moving Mars: A Novel70 reviews Greg Bear Tor Science Fiction, 1994 Worth reading despite some major problems + great story inspite of slow start + 1 half boring politics, 1 half decent story This is the story of Casseia Majumdar, an intelligent, complex Martian woman whose rise to power during a time of turmoil is also a very personal love story. Born into one of Mars' most economically influential families, she makes contacts and develops relationships with some of the movers and ...             The Collected Fantasies Of Clark Ashton Smith Volume 1: The End Of The Story (Collected Fantasies)9 reviews Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books, 2007 Indispensable: Smith's fantasies restored to their full splendor + A MUST READ for anyone seeking quality short fiction + The Emperor of Dreams + A Literary Treasure             Armor330 reviews John Steakley DAW, 1984 Still holds up after 20 years + Wonderful + Why Isn't ARMOR a move yet? It's incredible. + Gritty Sci Fi             Falkenberg's Legion11 reviews Jerry Pournelle Baen, 1990 Damn good stuff + Falkenberg's Legion + 1st reading: Awesome military action. 2nd reading: Fascist propaganda + you can ignore the dialectic + Hard-Core Military Sci-fi...done right.             Revelation Space142 reviews Alastair Reynolds Ace, 2002 Not for lazy readers! + Interesting but sometimes hard to follow + Decent debut + Mini-review: Semi-hard sci-fi             Hyperion478 reviews Dan Simmons Spectra, 1990 Great + Excellent + Good Sci-fi I just finished Hyperion and was amazed. I've read one other book by Dan Simmons - The Terror, which I absolutely loved - and I'm going through the rest of his books, starting with this one. The most powerful story has to be The Scholar's Tale - I was reading it during my lunch hour and had to ...             At the Mountains of Madness: And Other Tales of Terror48 reviews H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey, 1991 One of the all-time classic novellas of eldritch horror + Dark stories and purple prose What can you say about one of the all-time classic horror novellas by one of the founding fathers of the Eldritch horror genre ? "At The Mountains of Madness" (henceforth ATMoM), was penned in 1931, and relates the disturbing tale of the ill-fated geological expedition, sent by Miskatonic ...             A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought)200 reviews Vernor Vinge Tor Books, 2000 Vinge pens another instant classic. + SciFi fans of the 60s and 70s + A Fascinating and Delightful Read + Very, Very Good             The Demon Princes, Vol. 2: The Face * The Book of Dreams (Demon Princes)16 reviews Jack Vance Orb Books, 1997 Vance the master + The Demon Princes + Clever and Satirical Escapist Adventure + Space Fantasy             Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Vol. 1)224 reviews Steven Erikson Tor Fantasy, 2005 Not Surprised . . . + a budding fantasy [no spoilers] + Not Free SF Reader I'm not surprised that so many people aren't rating this book higher. It's not an "easy" read. The many layers of this book, the hidden meanings and symbols, the various intricacies of politics and betrayal, are not just spoon fed to you. The magic is interesting and varied, not the generic fire ...             Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)96 reviews Jack Campbell Ace, 2006 Writes like David Webber used to write + Great fun + GOOD, Fun Series + Very deep characters             Falkenberg's Legion11 reviews Jerry Pournelle Baen, 1990 Damn good stuff + Falkenberg's Legion + 1st reading: Awesome military action. 2nd reading: Fascist propaganda + you can ignore the dialectic + Hard-Core Military Sci-fi...done right.