ALTERNATE HISTORY AND TIME travel intertwine in this deftly crafted thriller set in a steampunk Irish Empire. B PLUS

THE TIME ROADS
Tor Books
2014

GLORIOUSLY DETAILED COMPENDIUM of information on daily life in Victorian England, by a historian/reenactor. A MINUS

HOW TO BE A VICTORIAN
Liveright Publishing Corporation
2014

AN EXTRAORDINARY, RICHLY IMAGINED fantasy world is the stage for a high-stakes epic of a planet in crisis. A MINUS

THE CHANGING OF THE SUN
Tenth Muse Publishing
2014

THE SCIENCE OF RESUSCITATION, and the challenges it presents for doctors, patients, and society. Fascinating! A MINUS

SHOCKED: ADVENTURES IN BRINGING BACK THE RECENTLY DEAD
Current Hardcover
2014

INTENSE, ENGROSSING BIOGRAPHY of double agent Kim Philby focuses on the friends who enabled his deception. A MINUS

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
Crown
2014

TURBOCHARGED GONZO SATIRE with some great lines studded into a bawdy, chaotic shaggy-dog monster story. SOLID B

HELLO DEVILFISH!
Three Rooms Press
2014

LIZZIE BORDEN REIMAGINED as a monster hunter, her sister Emma as scientist. Gripping horror, full of action. A MINUS

MAPLECROFT
Roc
2014

SUBTLE, WRENCHING, IMPECCABLY spare novel follows a doctor in crisis: as surgeon, as woman, as ethical being. A MINUS

DIRTY WORK
Little
2014

SUDDEN DEATH AND FAMILY secrets lie at the heart of this small-town Iowa thriller. Evocative, spooky as hell. B PLUS

MORTOM
CreateSpace Publishing
2014

THE ACTION-PACKED, OFTEN BRUTAL life of Benny Binion, Las Vegas casino pioneer, explored in fascinating depth. B PLUS

BLOOD ACES : THE WILD RIDE OF BENNY BINION, THE TEXAS GANGSTER WHO CREATED VEGAS POKER
Viking Books
2014