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Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time Volume 1 - Scott Tipton, David Tipton, Simon Fraser, Lee Sullivan
Great North Road - Peter F. Hamilton
V-S Day: A Novel of Alternate History - Allen Steele
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May 2014
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My first Peter Hamilton novel and it did not disappoint. A 914 page novel where not one page was wasted. GNR is surprisingly ...
Great North Road - Peter F. Hamilton
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Great North Road - Peter F. Hamilton
March 2014
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reviewed: The Joker: Death of the Family
A at times meandering massive (19 issue) story arc of Joker hunting down members of Batman's crimefighting "family". As I pl...
The Joker: Death of the Family - Scott Snyder, Ann Nocenti, Adam Glass, James Tynion IV, Gail Simone, Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Kyle Higgins, Tom DeFalco, Peter J. Tomasi, Jason Fabok, Andy Clarke, Fernando Dagnino, Jock, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Ed Benes, Daniel Sampere, Vic
March 2014
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reviewed: V-S Day: A Novel of Alternate History
Another smashing good read from Allen Steele. This time an alt-history novel where the space race is not between Russia and t...
V-S Day: A Novel of Alternate History - Allen Steele
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V-S Day: A Novel of Alternate History - Allen Steele
V-S Day: A Novel of Alternate History Allen Steele
March 2014
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reviewed: The Lincoln Deception
A very good historically based hunt for the larger conspiracy behind the Lincoln Assassination.It began as well paced page tu...
The Lincoln Deception - David O. Stewart
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The Lincoln Deception - David O. Stewart
The Lincoln Deception David O. Stewart
March 2014
06
reviewed: Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945
A quick overview of a massive part of the war in Europe spanning 4 years of untold carnage. Hartman does a good job of coveri...
Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945 - Christian Hartmann
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Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945 - Christian Hartmann
Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's War in the East, 1941-1945 Christian Hartmann
March 2014
03
reviewed: Year Zero: A History of 1945
As good as history gets. Year zero is a history of 1945 and the hopes for change that it brought and the gutting of those dre...
Year Zero: A History of 1945 - Ian Buruma
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Year Zero: A History of 1945 - Ian Buruma
Year Zero: A History of 1945 Ian Buruma
February 2014
26
reviewed: No Plan B: Peyton Manning's Comeback with the Denver Broncos
an interesting read with lots of tidbits and such about how and why Peyton is Peyton. I just wish the book had been able to e...
No Plan B: Peyton Manning's Comeback with the Denver Broncos - Mark Kiszla
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No Plan B: Peyton Manning's Comeback with the Denver Broncos - Mark Kiszla
No Plan B: Peyton Manning's Comeback with the Denver Broncos Mark Kiszla
February 2014
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reviewed: Orr: My Story
A Candid memoir not of the telltale variety but more about here's why I did what I did and who helped me, where I went wrong ...
Orr: My Story - Bobby Orr
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Orr: My Story - Bobby Orr
Orr: My Story Bobby Orr
February 2014
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reviewed: Once Upon a Time in Hell (The Heaven's Gate Trilogy)
A Little tigher plotted than the first book, with stronger characterizations and a huge uptake in the wierd. Can't wait for b...
Once Upon a Time in Hell - Guy Adams
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Once Upon a Time in Hell - Guy Adams
Once Upon a Time in Hell Guy Adams
February 2014
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reviewed: The Good the Bad and the Infernal
A fast fun frolic through a mix of spaghetti westerns steam punk and a heavy dose of the weird. Not high literary by any mean...
The Good the Bad and the Infernal - Guy Adams
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The Good the Bad and the Infernal - Guy Adams
The Good the Bad and the Infernal Guy Adams
February 2014
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reviewed: The Eidolon
An intriguingly different debut mixing Dark matter the CERN Large Hadron Collider project and a different view of the paranor...
The Eidolon - Libby McGugan
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The Eidolon - Libby McGugan
The Eidolon Libby McGugan
February 2014
06
reviewed: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
going in I wanted to like this more. An all-time SF Classic, I'd last tried to read it all the way back in the early 80's in ...
Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov, Michael Dirda
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Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov, Michael Dirda
Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation Isaac Asimov, Michael Dirda
January 2014
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reviewed: Angel of Europa
A 90 page novella. It was good as good as Steele's writing usually is. I just wish there was more of it. An interstellar miss...
Angel of Europa - Allen Steele
reviewed: Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker
A mixture of factual biography and highly literate, poetic/prosaic study. Crouch has obviously studied Bird's life and career...
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker - Stanley Crouch
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Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker - Stanley Crouch
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker Stanley Crouch
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Angel of Europa - Allen Steele
Angel of Europa Allen Steele
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