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Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
Ace Trade, 1991
Amazing, articulate analysis of what it means to be human
I was surprised and impressed with the depths to which Heinlein probes fundamental questions about what it means to be human. By asking big important questions from the perspective of someone completely unfamiliar with humanity, Heinlein gets right to the difficult ...
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Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy
Ace Trade, 2008
All-new from the top names in mystery and fantasy? including a never-beforepublished Sookie Stackhouse story from Charlaine Harris! This follow-up to Powers of Detection showcases bestselling and award-winning names from Simon Green to Laurie King to Sharon Shinn?with original stories featuring otherworldly investigators trailing uncanny ...
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Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
Frank Herbert
Ace Trade, 2005
AMAZING BOOK!
This book is a must for any science fiction fan who appreciates good writing! 5 stars!
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The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ace Trade, 2000
Revisit this Sci-Fi classic if you haven't read it since college
The intriguing notion that our gender dictates not only our personal life, but the society we create and our political systems was quite a radical thought for me in the 1970s when I first read this book in college. I was immersed in an on-going sexual revolution and a ...
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The Once and Future King
Terence Hanbury White
Ace Trade, 1996
creative, rich and wonderful
I loved how detailed and orginal the story was. It's like T.H. White instead of trying to tell the complete story of King Arthur, takes little snippets of the parts he thought were particularly interesting or wonderful and makes them beautiful and rich with life and ...
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Many Bloody Returns
Ace Trade, 2009
Loved it.
I really enjoyed this book. Especially 'How Stella Got Her Grave Back.' I thought the title was very clever. This book would make a fun birthday present.
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Riddle-Master
Patricia A. McKillip
Ace Trade, 1999
The reason I kept reading fantasy
There are some fantasy epics that all literature professors, and most normal people, would consider essential reading for any well-educated person -- J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, Lewis Carroll, etc. So, yeah, I read those a long time ago. But beyond that, there's not ...
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Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery and Fantasy
Ace Trade, 2004
Great read for lovers of mystery and fantasy!
I picked up this book because I am a huge fan of Sharon Shinn. I was delighted to discover that her story, while wonderful fun, was not even my favorite. The short stories have inspired me to check out other works by the contributors-mystery and fantasy. It's a ...
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Fatal Revenant: The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Stephen R. Donaldson
Ace Trade, 2008
The Unexpected Present
When I found out that Stephen Donaldson was writing another Thomas Covenant chronicle, I felt like I had been given an unexpected gift. Something I really wanted but never thought would be given. The second book of the last chronicle is a wonder.
Donaldson unfolds ...
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The Book of Jhereg
Steven Brust
Ace Trade, 1999
Urban Fantasy Pioneer
Along with Glen Cook and Roger Zelazny, Steven Brust redefined and broadened the Fantasy genre back in the 1970's and 80's. While Cook was adapting fantasy to the military with his Black Company novels and Zelazny used travel between the real world and the fantasy ...
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Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Ace Trade, 2004
How could I be disappointed?
Look at the names on that list. Each is like revisiting an old friend. I recommend this collection for anybody seeking a book to introduce another to really good science fiction.
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The Book of Athyra (Jhereg)
Steven Brust
Ace Trade, 2003
Another masterpiece from Steven Brust
This is the third omnibus in the ongoing Vlad Taltos series. Unlike the previous two, the stories in this book occur in chronological order, which is rather refreshing. The plots in the two stories contained within this book are rather different from those in the ...
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The Hero and the Crown
Robin McKinley
Ace Trade, 2007
Wonderful Fantasy
After reading The Blue Sword (which I loved), I couldn't wait to read The Hero and the Crown. I enjoyed this book, too. It was interesting that the heroine, Aerin, is practically a patron saint in Harry's time (in The Blue Sword), but looked down upon and ridiculed ...
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Dragons Wild
Robert Asprin
Ace Trade, 2008
A Hot Shot Smoking Card Shark
Dragon's Wild (2008) is the first fantasy novel in a new series. Dragons have been around for a long, long time. They tended to ignore humans when they first appeared, but the humans had intelligence and bred like rabbits. After humans became thick on the ground, ...
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The Book of Taltos
Steven Brust
Ace Trade, 2002
More Vlad = great reading
This is the second collection of books about Vlad Taltos - human assassin in a world of elves. It's a great read! This collection continues the story of Vlad - the first 3 books are in "The Book of Jhreg" which I also highly recommend.
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