Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
It's a classic case of good news, bad news. Independent contractor Jack Holloway helps cause a cliff collapse, which gets him fired from his partnership; but the accident reveals a vein of valuable jewels, which gets him rehired and promises to make him rich. Of course, there's a catch: To maintain the claim on his newfound wealth, the partners must be able to certify that the planet is not inhabited by any sentient beings—and that, of course, is the cue for the small, lovable, furry little creatures to appear.
Central Park Knight by C.J. Henderson
Superhero museum curator Piers Knight saves the world in the first two chapters of this sequel to 2010's Brooklyn Knight, but fear not, another apocalypse is on the way. This time it's dragons. Knight, his ex-girlfriend Tian Lu, and socially challenged museum intern George Rainert are snatched up by honest-to-gosh Men in Black and taken to Washington to begin planning their defense against the ancient creatures. Their weapons include magic powders, rail guns, missiles, geek energy, Web traffic, and Knight's sharp wits. The fast and furious action might make up for the occasional failings of fact (the Brooklyn Museum has not had a "magnificent stairway" since 1934), and the book concludes with Knight ready for the next disaster.
The Chaos Crystal by Jennifer Fallon
The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia and find they must find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world. It is discovered that Elyssa, Scard Crasii, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress knows the location of the Chaos crystal and with every immortal searching for the crystal the stakes are high.
Mind Storm by K.M. Ruiz
Two hundred and fifty years after the world was nearly wiped out by nuclear war, what’s left of society fights over the scraps of the Earth as the rich and powerful plan to ascend in secret to another planet. But the deadly new breed of humanity that the rulers have enslaved to protect their interests are about to change everything.
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy— from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he’s confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him.
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cool book recs!
ReplyDeletethe cover of the quantum thief looks AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteshould start reading
ReplyDeleteScalzi is a great writer, so I'll be checking that out eventually.
ReplyDeletethanks for the reviews!
ReplyDeletesome great pieces :)
ReplyDeleteoh god i can't wait for the summer to have some time to finally read a little.
ReplyDeleteI've added a couple of those to my amazon wishlist. I might get them to take away on holiday... or 'vacation' for any Americans reading this!
ReplyDeleteOh man they all look awesome! Sadly I'll have to put off on buying them since I have way too many books I still want to read
ReplyDeleteCentral Park Knight looks like !
ReplyDeleteA post-human crime thriller sounds right up my alley. I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDeletei think i'll check out "The Chaos Crystal"
ReplyDeleteGreat selection of books you got there. Great post. Following.
ReplyDeleteThat last description is a tad odd...
ReplyDeletechaos crystal looks interseting, im going to check itout
ReplyDeleteI actually like I alot that you do these, going to have to visit Barnes and Noble.
ReplyDeleteNice cover art.
ReplyDeletethis is great. Lots of good information on this blog. following!
ReplyDeleteThe covers are sweet, you know any of the artists?
ReplyDeleteMind storm reminds of "The Last Book in the Universe". I have to check that book out.
cool I might just buy some of these books
ReplyDeletethanks for the infos, good post!!!
ReplyDeleteAll of them sound interesting. Definitely going to check out Mind Storm.
ReplyDeleteThe first one 'Fuzzy Nation' sounds awesome. I might even get it someday and get back into reading again. Thanks for the information on those books.
ReplyDeleteWow, I might actually read one of these! I still need to finish my imperial guard omnibus first though :/
ReplyDeleteBeen waiting for Mind Storm, love post apocalyptica! thanks
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my friends keep on recommending these to me. time to check em out i guess
ReplyDeletemy friends keep on recommending these to me. i guess ill have to check em out!
ReplyDeleteThe Quantum Thief sounds pretty weird. Has to kill himself before his other self can...pardoxes, hell yeah.
ReplyDeletenicee
ReplyDeletemind storm looks like a winner
ReplyDeleteIf I were judging these books by their covers I'd go with Mind Storm
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ReplyDeleteMind Storm sounds pretty cool. Might check that one out.
ReplyDeleteWow why have I never read any of these.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else think Ewoks when they saw the first one?
ReplyDeletemaybe i could buy "The Chaos Crystal"
ReplyDeletereading is not my thing, but I will check out the movies if they are made of these books
ReplyDeleteMind Storm is a great one I recommend it to all of you guys!
ReplyDeleteNice blog, following
ReplyDeleteBeen looking for new books to read thanks! Following!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Would love to check these out!
ReplyDeletecould be good reads
ReplyDeleteLove the blog so far :) Quantum thief sounds awesome :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent blog, keep it up!
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^^^lol
ReplyDeletei'll keep that in mind next time i'll need a new book :)
ReplyDeletebtw good bolg! following
i've had the quantum thief recommended by a friend, i think i'll look for it now :D
ReplyDeletenew post please? :)
ReplyDeleteMind Storm looks intriguing.
ReplyDeletethanks for the plots, will look for quantum thiefs looks really interesting.
ReplyDeleteWill check this out
ReplyDeleteyou should do some book reviews, even short ones
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