Writing is fine, characters are vivid but the plot is mediocre at best. The idea of people trying to subdue demons to gain power is hardly worth the Hugo+Nebula combo.
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Maxim finished reading L o L: It's Loser - on - Loser by James Marsh Sternberg
Maxim started reading A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #1)

A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #1)
Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined …
Maxim wants to read The Philip K. Dick reader by Philip K. Dick

The Philip K. Dick reader by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick was a master of science fiction, but he was also a writer whose work transcended genre to …
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Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Reamde is a speculative fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers …
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Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Reamde is a technothriller novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers on …
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Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Reamde is a technothriller novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers on …
Maxim rated Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town: 3 stars

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is …
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is …
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is …
Maxim reviewed Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
E-Book Extras: ONE: The Keys to Chalion: A Dictionary of People, Places, and Things; TWO: Chalion MiscellanyIt's been three years …
Maxim started reading Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
E-Book Extras: ONE: The Keys to Chalion: A Dictionary of People, Places, and Things; TWO: Chalion MiscellanyIt's been three years …
Maxim wants to read Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
E-Book Extras: ONE: The Keys to Chalion: A Dictionary of People, Places, and Things; TWO: Chalion MiscellanyIt's been three years …
Maxim wants to read Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Derk, an unconventional wizard, and his magical family become involved in a plan to put a stop to the devastating …