Reviews and Recommendations

Reviews of some of the books I've read and whether I'd recommend them.

Don't forget that you can buy my copies of most of the following, and many more books besides, at ListBooks.co.uk, my second-hand book site. You can see my latest listings on List Books on the right.

Alastair Reynolds

• Revelation Space
  

Angie Sage

• Flyte
  
• Magyk
  
• Physik
  
• Queste
  

Art Linson

• What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales From The Front Line
  

Bill Bryson

• A Short History of Nearly Everything
  
• The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
  
• The Lost Continent
  

Christopher Paolini

• Brisingr
  
• Eldest
  
• Eragon
  

Christopher Tolkien

• The Children of Húrin
  

Dan Brown

• Angels and Demons
  
• Digital Fortress
  

Daniel H Wilson

• How to Survive a Robot Uprising
  

Dave Duncan

• The Gilded Chain
  

David Gemmell

• Hero In The Shadows
  
• Legend
  
• Midnight Falcon
  
• Quest For Lost Heroes
  
• Ravenheart
  
• Stormrider
  
• Sword in the Storm
  
• The First Chronicles Of Druss The Legend
  
• The Legend Of Deathwalker
  
• The Swords of Night and Day
  
• Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow
  
• Troy: Shield Of Thunder
  
• Waylander II: In The Realm Of The Wolf
  
• White Wolf
  
• Winter Warriors
  

David Gemmell and Stella Gemmell

• Troy: Fall Of Kings
  

Douglas Adams

• Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
  
• Life, the Universe and Everything
  
• Mostly Harmless
  
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
  
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
  

Dr K

• Hacker's Tales
  

Edward Jay Epstein

• The Big Picture
  

Eoin Colfer

• Airman
  
• Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
  
• Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox
  
• Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
  

Francis Spufford

• The Backroom Boys
  

G.P. Taylor

• Shadowmancer
  

Garth Nix

• Lirael
  
• Sabriel
  

Greg Rucka

• Critical Space
  

Ian Graham

• Monument
  

J K Rowling

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  

John Twelve Hawks

• The Traveller
  

Jon Courtenay Grimwood

• Effendi: The Second Arabesk
  
• Felaheen: The Third Arabesk
  
• Lucifer’s Dragon
  
• neoAddix
  
• Pashazade: The First Arabesk
  
• redRobe
  
• reMix
  
• Stamping Butterflies
  

JRR Tolkein

• The Hobbit
  
• The Lord of the Rings
  

Kenneth Oppel

• Airborn
  
• Skybreaker
  
• Starclimber
  

Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon

• The Art of Intrusion
  

Mark Thomas

• As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade
  

Michael Crichton

• Next
  

Michael Moore

• Downsize This
  
• Dude, Where’s My Country?
  
• Stupid White Men
  

Orson Scott Card

• Ender's Game
  

Patrick Robinson

• Barracuda 945
  
• HMS Unseen
  
• Kilo Class
  
• Nimitz Class
  
• Scimitar SL-2
  
• The Shark Mutiny
  
• USS Seawolf
  

Peter F. Hamilton

• A Second Chance at Eden
  
• Fallen Dragon
  
• Judas Unchained
  
• Misspent Youth
  
• Pandora's Star
  
• The Dreaming Void
  
• The Naked God
  
• The Neutronium Alchemist
  
• The Reality Dysfunction
  
• The Temporal Void
  

Philip Pullman

• Northern Lights
  
• The Amber Spyglass
  
• The Subtle Knife
  

Philip Reeve

• A Darkling Plain
  
• Fever Crumb
  
• Infernal Machines
  
• Mortal Engines
  
• Predator's Gold
  

Richard Morgan

• Altered Carbon
  

Rick Riordan

• Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
  
• Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
  

Robert Fulgham

• Uh-Oh
  

Robert Harris

• Imperium
  

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

• Tunnels
  

Stel Pavlou

• Decipher
  

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

• Freakonomics
  

Terry Pratchett

• Feet of Clay
  
• Going Postal
  
• Jingo
  
• Making Money
  
• Men At Arms
  
• The Fifth Elephant
  
• Thud!
  
• Unseen Academicals
  

Tom Clancy

• Rainbow Six
  

Tom Shone

• Blockbuster
  

William Gibson

• Count Zero
  
• Mona Lisa Overdrive
  

William Goldman

• The Princess Bride
  

5 Most Recently Read

1. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
2. Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
3. Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
4. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
5. Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

My Latest Listings on List Books

• Unseen Academicals
  By Terry Pratchett
• Fever Crumb
  By Philip Reeve
• Percy Jackson And The Sea Of Monsters
  By Rick Riordan
• Altered Carbon
  By Richard Morgan
• Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
  By Rick Riordan
• Brisingr
  By Christopher Paolini
• Queste (septimus Heap)
  By Angie Sage
• What Just Happened: Bitter Hollywood Tales From The Front Line
  By Art Linson
• Starclimber
  By Kenneth Oppel
• The Art Of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind The Exploits Of Hackers, Intruders And Deceivers
  By Kevin D. Mitnick and William L. Simon

In My Reading List

The following books are already in my pile to be read (in no particular order). Feel free to suggest others.

• Open Wide: How Hollywood Box Office Became a National Obession
• Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Popular Culture Is Making Us Smarter
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
• Write Right: A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar and Style
• Mother Tongue: The English Language
• True Brits: A Tour of Great Britain in All Its Bog-Snorkelling, Shin-Kicking, and Cheese-Rolling Glory
• Scarecrow
• Master and Commander
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
• The Dreamwalkers Child (Collins Readers S.)
• Monsoon
• State of Fear
• 9Tail Fox
• Abhorsen
• Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
• Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Sumbarine’s Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.
• The Thief’s Gamble (A Tale of Einarinn)
• Me Talk Pretty One Day

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