Pleasant Surprise

After a few days of watching movies with darlings wife and daughter, I randomly grabbed "Iron Angel" from the shelf. The sequel to the extremely excellent "Scar Night". By Alan Campbell. I read "Scar Night" when it first came out, it was a big hit with me and kind of reminded me that there was more to read than pure SF. I bought "Iron Angel" as soon as it came out in hardback and for some reason has remained on my shelf for just over a year now. Sad to say, but I do that sometimes, I know it'll be a good book so I wait till I need a guaranteed good read and pounce.

I am so glad that the third book "The God of Clocks" is almost out. I have really enjoyed "Iron Angel" It has put me very much in mind of some of Mike Moorcock's early stuff, only wilder!!! and darker!

Alan Campbell is an author who will only get better, "Scar Night" was excellent, "Iron Angel" is better still. I can't imagine how good "The God of Clocks" will be.

Patient Zero

Finished it a few days ago. Definite contender for book of the year for me. Just perfect, couldn't have been better. Well I guess an extra 500 pages or so would have been nice.

Sad that the sequel won't have Zombies in it, but I'll sure as hell keep reading them in the hope that the Zombs re-appear.

I kind of lost track, but it seemed to all take place inside off about 36 hours. One truly fast plotted book.

Tried to go back to "Star Corps" afterwards. Not working. Gonna take a few days picking the next one, watch some movies with the family as opposed to sitting in the corner with my head in a book.

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Eagle Rising

David Devereux's second outing for "Jack" Magician by profession, Bastard by disposition. The first book "Hunters Moon", was a bloody enjoyable romp which I read a year or so ago, this one "Eagle Rising", was even better. No difficult second album problems detected here at all. Great story well plotted and very well written, despite everything he does, "Jack" is becoming a likeable bastard.

As after reading "Hunters Moon", I again tried to keep the theme going and get into Charles Stross's "Atrocity Archive" but failed. Not sure why, maybe I'll try again when I'm not immediately comparing it to the more readable Mr Devereux.

Well worth a second look!

Went back to Michael Cobley's "Seeds of earth". Bloody glad I did. What a great new universe. I can see there being a lot of fun there. The pratfall-tastic journey of Gow Chii got a bit wearing, but didn't detract from what was a very interesting tale. Really can't wait for the next one. This a series with great scope and I'm sure after reading this one, that Michael Cobley is more than up to the task.

After having read 60 or so pages, I had a feeling that Mr Cobley was no stranger to the works of Neal Asher, I was right, in the acknowledgements is a mention of the mighty Asher. It's no overt thing, just a comfortable feeling of slight familiarity.

God I talk shite somedays. It was great and parts reminded me of "He who Must Write Faster" Neal Asher, which is a very very good thing.

The Domino Men

Starngely restless bookwise after "Maelstrom", couldn't settle on what to read. Got 30-50 pages into about 4 books over a period of nearly a week.

Finally settled on "The Domino Men" by Jonathan Barnes, I enjoyed his "The Somnambulist" last december and had actually forgotten that I that I had this languishing in a TBR pile hidden under another TBR pile.

I'm glad I found it, 100 or so pages in and I'm loving it. I'll be honest and admit I've no idea where this is going, perfect! I could do with a dozen or more of these.