Monthly Archives: April 2008

It feels like there’s a third of this book missing. I don’t require books to tie everything up in a neat little package for me at the end, but this book just stops. Apart from that, pretty decent story of … Continue reading →

What a way to start a series. A mission is sent to a planet where a colony of religious separatists is supposed to have failed, only to blunder into diplomatic incidents between three alien races. Although several of the characters … Continue reading →

Seeker is a space archeology adventure romp, complete with dashing characters and plenty of danger. If, in the end, it slips into the old “oh, that minor character you had no reason to suspect is the bad guy” thing, well, … Continue reading →

Iain M. Banks is a master rug-puller. Matter is a gorgeous sprawling Oriental rug of a novel, with intricate detail work, every filigree contributing to the overall design. It’s so gorgeous that I didn’t mind at all having it yanked … Continue reading →

I am glad I waited after reading the two earlier volumes of Latro’s story before reading this one. At the end of Soldier of Arete I felt a bit lost. Either I was paying better attention, or Sidon is a … Continue reading →