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THE RISE OF RANSOM CITY, by Felix Gilman

December 10, 2012

WONDERFUL STEAMPUNKY EPIC set in a not-quite-our-Earth reminiscent of Mark Twain’s frontier, with science/magic.

Grade: B PLUS

THE RISE OF RANSOM CITY
Tor
2012

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SYNDROME E, by Franck Thilliez

December 4, 2012

SHARP FRENCH THRILLER has an admirably complex plot, lots of action, intriguing neuroscience-fiction premise.

Grade: SOLID B

SYNDROME E
Viking
2012

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YEAR ZERO, by Rob Reid

December 3, 2012

CHARMING SCIENCE-FICTION SATIRE pits an entertainment lawyer against the rest of the universe. Snarky fun!

Grade: SOLID B

YEAR ZERO
Del Rey
2012

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TERMINAL POINT, by K. M. Ruiz

November 14, 2012

MUTANT PSYCHICS BATTLE for control of a post-apocalyptic Earth and its space colony. Lots of action!

Grade: B MINUS

TERMINAL POINT: A STRYKERS SYNDICATE NOVEL
St. Martin's
2012

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ANGELMAKER, by Nick Harkaway

October 28, 2012

A CLOCKMAKER STUMBLES upon a mysterious device and is pursued by shadowy forces in this wild, quirky thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

ANGELMAKER
Knopf Doubleday
2012

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IMMOBILITY, by Brian Evenson

October 12, 2012

POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER’S ANTIHERO is amnesiac, recently unfrozen—still a quintessentially noir detective.

Grade: B PLUS

IMMOBILITY
Tor
2012

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12.21, by Dustin Thomason

October 10, 2012

GRANDLY TOPICAL APOCALYPSE in the Michael Crichton tradition features Mayan predictions of 2012 doom come true.

Grade: SOLID B

12.21: A NOVEL
The Dial Press
2012

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ENERGIZED, by Edward Lerner

September 25, 2012

FAST-PACED SPACE THRILLER set in a near future with orbiting power satellites and resorts at center stage.

Grade: SOLID B

ENERGIZED
Tor
2012

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THE COLDEST WAR, by Ian Tregillis

September 22, 2012

GRIM, COMPLEX TALE of a Cold War fought with magic: British warlocks vs. Soviet-captured Nazi magical tech.

Grade: B PLUS

THE COLDEST WAR
Tor
2012

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THE APOCALYPSE CODEX, by Charles Stross

August 29, 2012

TENSE PARANORMAL THRILLER with a touch of snark as the UK’s supernatural secret service takes on US cultists.

Grade: B PLUS

THE APOCALYPSE CODEX: A LAUNDRY FILES NOVEL
Penguin/Ace
2012

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