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Epic

Neal Stephenson

William Morrow, 2008

We are fortunate to live in such a time as to have Neal Stephenson
Brilliance. Stephenson delivers another piece of beauty that is incomparable. Having already constructed the Greatest Story Ever Told (The Baroque Trilogy,) the bar is incredibly high. Regardless, Anathem delivers an incredibly intellectual conversation rooted in ...

The Gypsy Morph (The Genesis of Shannara, Book 3)

Terry Brooks

Del Rey, 2008

Brooks does it again
I was very pleased to finally get my hands on this book. Every year, I go through and read the entire collection, just to update myself for the next book. I love how this book finally binds what the Word and Void started to the world of Shannara. Now there is so much ...

Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2)

Charlaine Harris

Ace Books, 2002

Read with caution - This series is addictive
I read the first in this series, "Dead Until Dark" and loved it. This installment "hooked me". Sookie finds herself seriously attacked by a "creature" and is saved from a certain death by the vampires by a quite unusual approach. Sookie and Bill find themselves ...

Cast in Fury (Chronicles of Elantra, Book 4)

Michelle Sagara

Luna, 2008

superb investigative fantasy
The abnormal size and intensity of the tidal wave that almost destroyed the city has ignited racial tension. Many in Elantra assume the Tha'alani deliberately caused the disaster as they were seen going to the water and almost immediately the water rose in what ...

Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega, Book 1)

Patricia Briggs

Ace, 2008

Excellent new universe!
I thoroughly enjoyed this. There are so many books in this genre, but Briggs manages to breathe new life into it. I really liked the atmosphere she created in this universe and it was appealing and different having the main couple already essentially 'paired' from the ...

Foundation (Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 1)

Mercedes Lackey

DAW Hardcover, 2008

When is the next book out?
If you like the Heralds of Valdemar books, you will enjoy this latest Mercedes Lackey book. It is at least as well written as her early books and fills out the story of Valdemar a bit more. There are some threads that aren't tied up neatly which, along with her ...

Confessor (Sword of Truth)

Terry Goodkind

Tor Fantasy, 2008

Hanging on every last word!
So of course all the other books in The Sword of Truth series I read in break-neck speed, I was excited and couldn't wait to read what was next, but not this one. I held on to every word, couldn't bare to turn the page because I knew it was drawing me closer to the ...

The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)

Ken Follett

NAL Trade, 2007

Enticing novel indeed
When I finally came to the conclusion that I was to read the Pillars of the Earth for my summer reading, I was rather skeptical that a near thousand page book, dealing with the construction of a cathedral could keep me inspired enough to read it. I was ineffably ...

Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, 2008

Dead Until Dark is Very Much Alive
HBO is showing a new series this year titled "True Blood." The TV show is based on Charlaine Harris's book Dead Until Dark. Based on is perhaps not true. The series follows the book almost exactly. I suspect that the first season is the first book in Ms. Harris's ...

Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)

Stephenie Meyer

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008

Best of the Lot
Ms. Meyers saved the best for last. In this incredible final sequel to Twilight, all the danger comes and the ending is thrilling and scary and satisfying. A great read.

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

Philip Pullman

Laurel Leaf, 2003

Great series
His Dark Materials is a really good series of books. I've never been much for fantasy, nor have I read a lot of children's books. Harry Potter looks boring, so I've stayed away. My draw to these books started with a an e-mail forward last Christmas, one of those ...

One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Garcia Marquez is great!
Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written many novels over the years, but I have had the privilege to read only two. This book is written in the style of magical realism, so you have to be very open minded about the creative and surrealistic characters. It's a wonderful, ...

Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6)

J.K. Rowling

Scholastic Inc., 2006

Harry Potter Series
I have read all of these books and they are wonderful. Amazing detail. My nephew who is 8 wants to read these so I bought this set for him to enjoy.

The Children of Húrin

J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2007

Excellent Story
The story was tough to get into; however, once I was into it, it was impossible to put down. The language style is a little tough to get used to, but once the story starts moving along you don't even notice it. This is another great book about elves and men. If you ...

Last Argument of Kings (First Law: Book Three)

Joe Abercrombie

Pyr, 2008

Powerful
In the end, there are few books that are as powerful as The Last Argument of Kings. Deep, complex characters, far and beyond the black and white tropes one sees in the genre today are in these pages. A poignant sense of realism clashing with an uplifting sense of ...