2018 Reviews

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For 2018, 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 (and whether listened to as audiobook rather than read as kindle/paperback).

  • Mortal Engines (5*)… Science fiction
  • Split Infinity – audiobook (4*)… Science fiction
  • Sword at Sunset (4*)… Historical fiction
  • Imperial Sunset (4*)… Science fiction
  • Flatlander – audiobook (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Long Earth – audiobook (5*)… Science fiction
  • The Return of the King (5*)… Fantasy
  • The Beast Master – audiobook (5*)… Science fiction
  • Lunar Seed (3*)… Science fiction
  • Invisible Cities (4*)… Fantasy
  • The Accidental Time Machine (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Lies of Locke Lamora – audiobook (4*)… Fantasy
  • Camouflage (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Big Sleep (3*)… Detective
  • The Shape of Water – audiobook (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Two Towers (5*)… Fantasy
  • Hellstrom’s Hive (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Heroes at the Ford (4*)… Historical fiction
  • Half Sick of Shadows – audiobook (5*)… Historical fantasy
  • Triumph of a Tsar (3*)… Alternate history
  • The Girl with all the Gifts (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Inklings and King Arthur (5*)… Factual/biography
  • Children of the Lens (4*)… Science fiction
  • Second Stage Lensman (4*)… Science fiction
  • Grey Lensman (4*)… Science fiction
  • Galactic Patrol (4*)… Science fiction
  • First Lensman (4*)… Science fiction
  • Triplanetary (4*)… Science fiction
  • The Riddle Master of Hed (5*)… Fantasy
  • The Fellowship of the Ring (5*)… Fantasy
  • Then Arthur Fought (3*)… Factual/history
  • Venetian  Masque (4*)… Historical fiction
  • The Heroes at the Ford (4*)… Historical fiction
  • The Last Phase Shift (5*)… Contemporary fantasy, steampunk
  • The Graveyard Book (5*)… Contemporary fantasy
  • Snapshot (4*)… Science fiction, alternate history
  • Across the Universe (4*)… Science fiction, alternate history
  • The Well of Youth (4*)… Steampunk
  • Nine Birds Singing (4*)… Contemporary
  • A Little Night Music (5*)… Contemporary, alternate history
  • A Wizard of EarthSea (5*)… Fantasy

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Writing, both historical and speculative