Nov. 1st, 2008
October Book List
Nov. 1st, 2008 05:15 pmOctober 1st: Douglas Adams - So Long and Thanks For All the Fish: The 4th and final (there was NO fifth book) part of the classic Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy...
October 3rd: Douglas Coupland - All Families Are Psychotic: The extended family of an astronaut attempt to put their own issues and problems in the background while waiting for a space launch...
October 9th: Gardner Dozois (ed) - The Year's Best Science Fiction, volume 25: The 2007 collection of the best genre short fiction. Lots of good hard and soft scifi...
October 11th: Greg Keyes - The Blood Knight: 3rd book in Keyes' tale of royal succession wars and apocalyptic magic...
October 12th: Robert Parker - Potshot: After being hired to investigate a murder in the small town of Potshot, Spenser is then asked to deal with the gang believed responsible thats also extorting the town. So he gathers up a force of his favorite bad-asses to solve the problem...
October 13th: Simon Green - The Unnatural Inquirer: Latest Nightside book from Green. John Taylor is hired by the Nightside's premier tabloid to retrieve a recording of a transmission from what is thought to be either Heaven or Hell. Teamed with a half-succubus reporter he'll hit every collector, big or small, and religious expert to fulfill his job...
October 16th: Terry Pratchett - Nation: Pratchett's first non-Discworld fiction work in a while. Examining faith, duty and tribalism. And probably one of his best books...
October 20th: Neal Stephenson - Anathem: For one of Stephenson's later squirrel crusher books, this one reads surprisingly fast. A story of an alternate Earth dealing with an alien "invasion". That also serves as a platform for a discussion on some heavy philosophy on the basics of reason...
October 21st: Robert Asprin/Jody Lynn Nye - Myth-Gotten Gains: 5th or 17th Myth Adventures book. With Aahz agreeing to help a legendary magic sword recover the rest of its' compatriots, the Golden Hoard...
October 22nd: Craig Ferguson - Between the Bridge and the River: Scottish comic and tv host Ferguson writes a touching look at faith and death. A surprisingly good find, that reminds me of fellow Scotts writer Martin Millar...
October 23rd: Asprin/Nye - Myth-Told Tales: A small collection of Myth Adventures short stories to relaunch the series after Asprin's long hiatus...
October 25th: Gary Phillips/Christopher Chambers (ed) - The Darker Mask: Heroes From the Shadows: Reviewed here...
October 26th: Greg Rucka - A Fistful of Rain: Rising rock super-star Mim Bracca is having a terrible week. Her band has forced her to take a drying out vacation in the midst of their first world tour. And someone just kidnapped her at gun point from the door of her new home that she hasn't even visited in nearly a year. And things probably won't be looking up soon...
October 28th: Steve Hamilton - Night Work: Hamilton leaves Alex McKnight and Paradise behind to go to upstate New York and probation officer Joe Trumble. Who has decided to go on his first date since the murder of his fiancee, two years earlier. Happily, his date with Marlene goes very well and he's looking forward to possibly starting a new relationship. Unhappily tragedy is stalking Trumble for a past mistake...
October 29th: Scott Lynch - Red Seas Under Red Skies: 2nd book of the Gentleman Bastards. With pirates. Stupid third book being pushed back to '09...
October 31st: Pratchett - Night Watch: And finishing the month with can be argued as his best Discworld book. "How do they rise up, rise up, rise up, how do they rise up, rise up high?"
Monthly Total: 16
October 3rd: Douglas Coupland - All Families Are Psychotic: The extended family of an astronaut attempt to put their own issues and problems in the background while waiting for a space launch...
October 9th: Gardner Dozois (ed) - The Year's Best Science Fiction, volume 25: The 2007 collection of the best genre short fiction. Lots of good hard and soft scifi...
October 11th: Greg Keyes - The Blood Knight: 3rd book in Keyes' tale of royal succession wars and apocalyptic magic...
October 12th: Robert Parker - Potshot: After being hired to investigate a murder in the small town of Potshot, Spenser is then asked to deal with the gang believed responsible thats also extorting the town. So he gathers up a force of his favorite bad-asses to solve the problem...
October 13th: Simon Green - The Unnatural Inquirer: Latest Nightside book from Green. John Taylor is hired by the Nightside's premier tabloid to retrieve a recording of a transmission from what is thought to be either Heaven or Hell. Teamed with a half-succubus reporter he'll hit every collector, big or small, and religious expert to fulfill his job...
October 16th: Terry Pratchett - Nation: Pratchett's first non-Discworld fiction work in a while. Examining faith, duty and tribalism. And probably one of his best books...
October 20th: Neal Stephenson - Anathem: For one of Stephenson's later squirrel crusher books, this one reads surprisingly fast. A story of an alternate Earth dealing with an alien "invasion". That also serves as a platform for a discussion on some heavy philosophy on the basics of reason...
October 21st: Robert Asprin/Jody Lynn Nye - Myth-Gotten Gains: 5th or 17th Myth Adventures book. With Aahz agreeing to help a legendary magic sword recover the rest of its' compatriots, the Golden Hoard...
October 22nd: Craig Ferguson - Between the Bridge and the River: Scottish comic and tv host Ferguson writes a touching look at faith and death. A surprisingly good find, that reminds me of fellow Scotts writer Martin Millar...
October 23rd: Asprin/Nye - Myth-Told Tales: A small collection of Myth Adventures short stories to relaunch the series after Asprin's long hiatus...
October 25th: Gary Phillips/Christopher Chambers (ed) - The Darker Mask: Heroes From the Shadows: Reviewed here...
October 26th: Greg Rucka - A Fistful of Rain: Rising rock super-star Mim Bracca is having a terrible week. Her band has forced her to take a drying out vacation in the midst of their first world tour. And someone just kidnapped her at gun point from the door of her new home that she hasn't even visited in nearly a year. And things probably won't be looking up soon...
October 28th: Steve Hamilton - Night Work: Hamilton leaves Alex McKnight and Paradise behind to go to upstate New York and probation officer Joe Trumble. Who has decided to go on his first date since the murder of his fiancee, two years earlier. Happily, his date with Marlene goes very well and he's looking forward to possibly starting a new relationship. Unhappily tragedy is stalking Trumble for a past mistake...
October 29th: Scott Lynch - Red Seas Under Red Skies: 2nd book of the Gentleman Bastards. With pirates. Stupid third book being pushed back to '09...
October 31st: Pratchett - Night Watch: And finishing the month with can be argued as his best Discworld book. "How do they rise up, rise up, rise up, how do they rise up, rise up high?"
Monthly Total: 16
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