Superb sequel to The Last Werewolf is liberally drenched in violence and sex. Typical middle-novel syndrome in that the ending is a bit muted as it seSuperb sequel to The Last Werewolf is liberally drenched in violence and sex. Typical middle-novel syndrome in that the ending is a bit muted as it set-ups number three. However, what pushes this to the front of the, er, pack is Duncan's intensely descriptive prose. This is shaping up to be a classic horror trilogy in the making....more
Don't believe the nags who say Whitehead over-writes or that Zone One is plotless: this is a rip-roaring, blood-curdling horror novel that will make yDon't believe the nags who say Whitehead over-writes or that Zone One is plotless: this is a rip-roaring, blood-curdling horror novel that will make you ache with laughter the one second and your toes curl the next.
Besides, one of the greatest features of the Kindle is the built-in dictionary, which means you don't you have to leave Post-it reminders all over pages to check out word meanings.
Zone One is also written in crystalline, incantatory prose so beautiful you will find yourself reading chunks of it aloud, just to taste the words. Even the gory bits. Of which there are many.
It also manages to do something new with the concept of the undead, which is hard to believe when it seems The Walking Dead has cornered the market on apocalyptic angst. Plus that ending -- so, so dark, and yet so sublime....more
Wow. I wasn't expecting another novel following The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun, but Paul McAuley was clearly inspired by his soaring, sobering aWow. I wasn't expecting another novel following The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun, but Paul McAuley was clearly inspired by his soaring, sobering account of factionalism and evolution in the exotic environment of the outer solar system: In The Mouth of the Whale caps off a remarkable New Space Opera destined to become a classic of the genre. It takes place a thousand years after the Quiet War, in the Fomalhaut star system, but features the fates of key characters -- best not to read this one first. Destined to be one of the best SF novels of 2012....more
Superb. As funny and as trenchant as ever, with the Summoning Dark lurking in the background. Pratchett's take on xenophobia and noblesse oblige are sSuperb. As funny and as trenchant as ever, with the Summoning Dark lurking in the background. Pratchett's take on xenophobia and noblesse oblige are strikingly topical. The broad gag about the Wonderful Fanny is one of Pratchett's most inspired, and culminates in one of the greatest scenes between Vetinari and Vimes ever in this joyous, ribald and thoroughly humane sequence. Long live Ankh-Morpork!...more