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The Steel Remains

Richard Morgan

Astonishingly good, brutal fantasy from the writer of rather good, brutal SF Noir.
Twists the fantasy template in interesting ways for fabulous effect.
Lead characters Ringil, Archeth and Egar are war heroes, veterans of a brutal conflict living with the compromises forced upon them by the political fallout of the aftermath.

Rating: A+

A+, Books, Fiction, Rated, fantasy

A+, Books, Fiction, Rated, fantasy
22:43, February 2nd 2010

fucus?

the drowned world by j g ballard

A+, Books, Fiction, Rated, Science Fiction

A+, Books, Fiction, Rated, Science Fiction
18:57, October 1st 2009

breach?

The City and the City

China MiÃ©ville

Outstanding work by MiÃ©ville, this combination of detective novel and fantasy is an engrossing and thought-provoking read.
Starting when Inspector Borlu of the Beszel police is called to a murder scene, this story unfolds into bizarre relationshop of twin cities of Beszel and Ul Qoma.
Unlike Buda and Pest or Minneapolis and St Paul these cities aren’t next door neighbours – they occupy the same physical space.
MiÃ©ville conveys the atmosphere of the cites wonderfully well and from behind the eyes of his protagonist you feel he really understands what it would be like to live in a city and have to ‘unsee’ the trains going past your window because they’re in the other city…
I recommend this book without reservation.