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HORIZON, by Sophie Littlefield

April 15, 2012

GRIM, TENSE POST-APOCALYPTIC thriller features a tough anti-heroine fighting for her life, and her child’s.

Grade: SOLID B

HORIZON (AN AFTERTIME NOVEL)
Luna Books
2012

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THREE A. M., by Steven John

April 10, 2012

POST-APOCALYPTIC DETECTIVE NOIR morphs cleverly into a suspenseful thriller with lots of action, complex plot.

Grade: SOLID B

THREE A. M.
Tor
2012

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ENORMITY, by W. G. Marshall

April 4, 2012

TWISTED 21ST-CENTURY TAKE on the “humans made giant by radiation” horror/science fiction motif is a trip.

Grade: SOLID B

ENORMITY
Night Shade Books
2012

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CURSE THE NAMES, by Robert Arellano

March 31, 2012

NUCLEAR, EXISTENTIAL, PARANORMAL horror combine in this evocative novel set in Los Alamos and the NM wilds.

Grade: SOLID B

CURSE THE NAMES
Akashic Books
2011

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THE DEMI-MONDE: WINTER, by Rod Rees

March 13, 2012

TERROR AND ADVENTURE in a virtual world filled with digital clones of history’s tyrants and psychopaths. Wow!

Grade: A MINUS

THE DEMI-MONDE: WINTER
William Morrow
2012

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7th SIGMA, by Steven Gould

February 9, 2012

A POSTAPOCALYPTIC SOUTHWEST without metal–thanks to a nanobot plague–is the setting for action/adventure.

Grade: SOLID B

7TH SIGMA
Tor
2011

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THE ASTOUNDING, THE AMAZING, AND THE UNKNOWN, by Paul Malmont

January 18, 2012

WORLD WAR II THRILLER with an all-star cast of science fiction writers and scientists; fun historical caper!

Grade: SOLID B

THE ASTOUNDING, THE AMAZING, AND THE UNKNOWN
Simon and Schuster
2011

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MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs

December 29, 2011

DREAMLIKE, GOTHIC TALE of time travel, paranormal powers, and a boy who misses his grandfather.  Enchanting.

Grade: B PLUS

MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Quirk
2011

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THE IMMORALITY ENGINE, by George Mann

December 27, 2011

BEAUTIFULLY PACED AND CRAFTED steampunk Alt-Victorian adventure with lots of twists, turns, and technology.

Grade: B PLUS

THE IMMORALITY ENGINE: NEWBURY & HOBBES INVESTIGATION #3
Tor
2011

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1Q84, by Haruki Murakami

December 25, 2011

DREAMLIKE, HAUNTING TALE of parallel universes and crossed destinies from Haruki Murakami. Vast and astonishing!

Grade: B PLUS

1Q84
Knopf
2011

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