“A Fatal Thaw” – Kate Shugak #2 by Dana Stabenow – great sense of place as Kate’s isolation starts to thaw
Author: Mike Finn
“Magic Bites – Kate Daniels #1” by Ilona Andrews – everything urban fantasy should be
“Revelation Space” by Alastair Reynolds – great ideas but the characters are hard to care about
“The Wolves of London: Obsidian Heart Book 1” by Mark Morris – good ideas drowned in over-written text
On being a Reader with a capital R
“Clean: Mindspace Investigation Novel #1” by Alex Hughes – gripping sf-noir
“The True And Outstanding Adventures Of The Hunt Sisters” by Elisabeth Robinson
“Unseen Academicals” by Terry Pratchett – football as the magic of the masses
“Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan – gentle nerd wish fulfilment fantasy with a philosophical twist
