agd rated Norse Mythology: 4 stars
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns …
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agd rated The Fated Sky: 3 stars
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut, #2)
The Fated Sky continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. It is 1961, and …
agd rated The Calculating Stars: 3 stars
agd rated Norse Mythology: 4 stars
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns …
agd rated Elysium Fire: 2 stars
agd rated Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (Gollancz): 3 stars
Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (Gollancz) by Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds returns to his bestselling Revelation Space universe with two novellas of interstellar explorationDiamond DogsThe planet Golgotha—supposedly lifeless—resides in …
agd rated The Name of the Wind: 4 stars
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicles, #1)
"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan …
agd rated The Amber Spyglass: 2 stars
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, #3)
In the astonishing finale to the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from …
agd rated The Slow Regard of Silent Things: 2 stars
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)
Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways …
agd rated Echopraxia: 5 stars
Echopraxia by Peter Watts (Firefall, #2)
A follow-up to the Hugo Award-nominated Blindsight, Echopraxia is set in a 22nd-century world transformed by scientific evangelicals, supernatural beings …
agd rated The Freeze-Frame Revolution: 5 stars
The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts
"How do you stage a mutiny when you're only awake one day in a million? How do you conspire when …
agd rated Blindsight: 5 stars
Blindsight by Peter Watts (Firefall, #1)
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens …
agd rated The Wise Man’s Fear: 4 stars
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger …
agd rated The subtle knife: 2 stars
Philip Pullman: The subtle knife (2013, Scholastic)
The subtle knife by Philip Pullman (His dark materials -- book II)
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his …
agd rated Beyond the rift: 5 stars
Beyond the rift by Peter Watts
Combining complex science with skillfully executed prose, these edgy, award-winning tales explore the shifting border between the known and the …