Michael
This is an exceptionally trippy novel by the master of the unusual story. I have read this volume several times and I get new depths to the meaning behind it every time.
I enjoyed this book. As Patrick states in the forward, and in the afterward, and several places on the internet, this book might not be for everyone. However, I think this book is for more people than he realizes.
I had trouble seeing the shape of the story as I was being lead through it. However, the journey was delightful. The path was just clear enough to keep me on it in the moment, but obscure enough that I really couldn't see the path ahead of me, nor the path behind. I think this was both a bug and a feature of this story. It will requires multiple passes to understand the full shape of the story.
I listened to the audio book for this. I am a fan of books read by the author - with my favorite example being the Chronicles of Amber read by Roger Zelazny. The Slow Regard of Silent Things is an excellent example of what the author can do to a story by providing the pace, cadence, and inflection as he intended.
I read this in high school and was the first book that I could not put down. This book is what got me deep into Sci-Fi Fantasy, and I still seek out Jeff Grubb's new novels. I just adore this book and identify very strongly with his writing style.
Preface: I've read 90+% of the Star Wars Legends books.
Star Wars: Bloodlines is by far the best book I've read from the new Star Wars continuity. It pulls the right strings for Space Opera, has a healthy blend of influence from the original trilogy as well as the Legends material.
I like how this book portrays Leia. It gives her a proper badass vibe, as both a powerful political figure as well as a war hero.
Retribution was good, and gives even more information to the interesting Mass Effect Universe. However Retribution does not have the depth of the previous two novels, despite the fact that it ties the two stories from the previous novels together rather well. The story was just not as engaging.
This is an excellent addition to the series. Like other commentators I am a big fan of the series, and this story touched me at many points.
This is currently my favorite IK novel. It is at times sports movie, caper story, and war story. While the majority of the story takes place during war time conditions, I enjoyed how the author often cut to the meat of the drama and action rather, rather than minutia which bogs down many other stories.
This was one of the most enjoyable reads I have done for my education.
The text gives great accounts of creative and innovative people, all linking back to the main points of the book: The Seven Secrets of Steve Jobs.
Another of Tim Powers books, and I have yet to read one that didn't both intrest me, facinate me, and satisfy me.
Short version: British WWII/1960's Spy Thriller with supernatural undertones (loosly based on an actual historical figure).
It started slow. However, once it became clear that the PoV chapters were happening at different times in the timeline, the book came into its own and was fantastic. A series I'll continue listening to.
I've been reading (listening to) this off and on for over a year, this mooring I finally fished all the Arthur Conan Doyle works on Sherlock Holmes.
This is one of the books I am reading to get in the mood for my Eclipse Phase Game.
This is a very interesting Sci-Fi book. I could not really get into the First Culture book “consider phlebas” but after finishing this one I think I am going to have to give it another try.
The interesting aspect of the book is that it describes futuristic games in a way that I don't quite get a real sense of what is going on, however I get enough of the feeling for the games played that I understand it in general terms.
Very interesting for a gamer of any caliber.
An excellent short novel with a look at Cygnar's favorite commando gunmage. Good story, done with style.
An Excellent view into the Skorne culture. I'm much more interested in the fiction and fluff surrounding this faction after reading this story.
This is an excellent addition to the Star Wars Cannon, as Kenobi struggles with the trials of trying to not be a hero. I heard it described as Star Wars meets Firefly, but that's not quite accurate. While the overtones defiantly have a Western genre theme, it is not quite to the caliber of a Whedon'verse drama, but it does come close.
A fantastic addition to the series, and I am finally feeling the new POV chapters for Granuaile and Owen. I'm still sad I don't get more Atticus, and am more sad to realize that there is only one more book in this series.
An excellent Sci-Fi space opera. Not exactly what I was in the mood for, but an excellent story.
I enjoyed this book. Excellent blend of mythic cultures in a late 19th century setting.
