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
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Angie Sage

• Flyte
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• Magyk
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• Physik
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• Queste
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Art Linson

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

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

Christopher Paolini

• Brisingr
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• Eldest
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• Eragon
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Christopher Tolkien

• The Children of Húrin
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Dan Brown

• Angels and Demons
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• Digital Fortress
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Daniel H Wilson

• How to Survive a Robot Uprising
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Dave Duncan

• The Gilded Chain
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David Gemmell

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

• Troy: Fall Of Kings
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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
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Edward Jay Epstein

• The Big Picture
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Eoin Colfer

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

• The Backroom Boys
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G.P. Taylor

• Shadowmancer
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Garth Nix

• Lirael
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• Sabriel
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Greg Rucka

• Critical Space
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Ian Graham

• Monument
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J K Rowling

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  

John Twelve Hawks

• The Traveller
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Jon Courtenay Grimwood

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

• The Hobbit
  
• The Lord of the Rings
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Kenneth Oppel

• Airborn
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• Skybreaker
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• Starclimber
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Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon

• The Art of Intrusion
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Mark Thomas

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

• Next
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Michael Moore

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

Orson Scott Card

• Ender's Game
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Patrick Robinson

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

Peter F. Hamilton

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

• Northern Lights
  
• The Amber Spyglass
  
• The Subtle Knife
  

Philip Reeve

• A Darkling Plain
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• Infernal Machines
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• Mortal Engines
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• Predator's Gold
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Robert Fulgham

• Uh-Oh
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Robert Harris

• Imperium
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Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

• Tunnels
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Stel Pavlou

• Decipher
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Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

• Freakonomics
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Terry Pratchett

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

• Rainbow Six
  

Tom Shone

• Blockbuster
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William Gibson

• Count Zero
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• Mona Lisa Overdrive
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William Goldman

• The Princess Bride
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Currently Reading

I’m currently reading the following:

Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown

5 Most Recently Read

1. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
2. Queste by Angie Sage
3. What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales From The Front Line by Art Linson
4. Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel
5. The Art of Intrusion by Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon

My Latest Listings on List Books

• 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
• Artemis Fowl And The Time Paradox
  By Eoin Colfer
• As Used On The Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures In The Arms And Torture Trade
  By Mark Thomas
• The Temporal Void
  By Peter F. Hamilton
• Tunnels
  By Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
• Digital Fortress
  By Dan Brown
• Lirael
  By Garth Nix

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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