2017 Reviews

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For 2017, like the last couple of years, I am not dividing books into separate category lists, but each review line will have a tag or two indicating what kind of book it is.

  • Earth to Centauri: The First Journey (5*)… Science fiction
  • The Mabinogion (5*)… Traditional
  • The Ancient Paths (5*)… Non-fiction
  • Kim (4*)… Historical fiction
  • The Ghost of Scarside Beck (4*)… Contemporary fantasy
  • The Martian (5*)… Science fiction
  • Sea Witch (5*)… Historical fantasy
  • When the Mermaid Sings (5*)… Historical fantasy
  • The Dagger of Dresnia (5*)… Fantasy
  • The Magic Goes Away (4*)… Fantasy
  • Steel Beach (4*)… Science fiction
  • Queen of a Distant Hive (5*)… The Review Group review… Historical fiction
  • World Without Stars (4*)… Science fiction
  • Sargasso of Space (4*)… Science fiction
  • News from Nowhere (4*)… Speculative fiction
  • The Wood beyond the World (4*)… Fantasy
  • The Well at the World’s End (4*)… Fantasy
  • In the Heart of the Sea (5*)… Non-fiction
  • Belerion Odyssey (4*)… Discovering Diamonds review… Historical fiction
  • RUR (4*)… Play
  • Legenda Maris (5*)… Fantasy
  • Delusion’s Master (4*)… Fantasy
  • First Lensman (4*)… Science fiction
  • Triplanetary (4*)… Science fiction
  • Xenogeneic (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Voyage of the Space Beagle (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Lions of Al-Rassan (4*)… Alternate history
  • The Genius of Birds (5*)… Non-fiction
  • Golden Dragon (5*)… Discovering Diamonds review… Alternate history / steampunk
  • The du Lac Chronicles (5*)… Discovering Diamonds review… Historical fiction
  • The Unorthodox Engineers (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Songs of Chaos (The Portals, Book 1) (5*)… Fantasy
  • To the Devil his Due (4*)… Discovering Diamonds Review… Historical fiction
  • The Oak: A Grown Up Fairy Tale (5*)… Fantasy
  • The Patterns of Chaos (5*)… Science fiction
  • Pavane (4*)… Alternate history
  • The Last Great Naval War (4*)… Alternate history
  • The Mourning Ring (5*)… Discovering Diamonds review… Historical fiction, Fantasy
  • The Golem and the Djinni (5*)… Alternate history, fantasy
  • Observations during a tour to the Lakes of Lancashire, Westmoreland, and Cumberland (Ann Radcliffe, edited by Penny Bradshaw) (5*)… Travel writing, classic
  • Arkwright (3*)… Science fiction
  • Mariah’s Song (5*)… The Review Group review… Historical fiction, Fantasy
  • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (5*)… Science fiction
  • The Lady of Shalott (5*)… Poetry, Classic
  • The Mysteries of Udolpho (4*)… Historical fiction, Classic
  • The Castle of Otranto (4*)… Historical fiction, Classic

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Writing, both historical and speculative