Series: The Parasol Protectorate #2 Publisher: Orbit 2010 Genre: Fantasy/Horror Sub-genre: Gothic Horror; Steampunk; Alternate History; Historical Romance Rating: 3 1/2 pints of blood ...who doesn't beat about the bush, which is refreshing, and I do find her sympathetic. Especially now. Looking forward to Blameless , perhaps because of the personal angle that's been set up for it

Series: The Parasol Protectorate #1 Publisher: Orbit 2009 Genre: Fantasy/Horror Sub-genre: Gothic horror; Paranormal/Historical romance; Steampunk; Alternate history Rating: 4 pints of blood ... There is some Fantasy of the steampunk variety already set in this period, but not a lot. I certainly hope to see more genre fiction set in this period, but it will need some thorough research

Publisher: Tor 2000 (1999) Genre: Science Fiction Sub-genre: Time travel Rating: 4 pints of blood I'm not a big fan of these kinds of covers. They're serviceable, but not particularly..."car chase" I think I've ever come across -- by golf cart, in an underground concrete ring. At times like these, Sawyer's pacing could have been improved, but I like the attempt at suspense

Publisher: Tor 2009 Genre: Fantasy Sub-genre: Paranormal romance; Alternate history Rating: 4 pints of blood I'm not usually a fan of Tor's covers, especially their fantasy covers, because...dealt with in the following books. New Blood sets the stage, as it were, but that plot is far from finished with here. The next book, Heart's Blood is due out around December 2009/January 2010

Publisher: Solaris 2009 Genre: Science fiction Sub-genre: Alternate history; Military Rating: 4 pints of blood I'm a big fan of this cover. It works for me. There's such a sense of malicious...poignant message about power and religion that is easily heard because it is not preachy or moralising. This isn't a story about religion, or who is right. I won't try to sum it up. I'm still pondering

Publisher: Bookviewcafe, 2009 Genre: Science Fiction Sub-genre: Alternate history/time travel Rating: 3 pints of blood Originally published by Pocket Books in 1998, The Moon and the Sun won the...while everyone found their own happy ever after, it was perhaps not the one they expected. The Moon and the Sun is available as a used mass market paperback or for free at bookviewcafe .

Series: Friends and Enemies Publisher: Athena, 2008 Genre: Fantasy Sub-genre: Alternate history/time travel Rating: 2 pints of blood This cover is... wow. Seriously, wow. First of all, it's so busy...could have used an editor to tighten things up, the adventure is appealing, and the romantic young protagonists will appeal to teenage readers. The Fairest Star can be bought in print form only

Publisher: Book View Cafe, 2008 Genre: Science Fiction Sub-genre: Alternate history/time travel Rating: 3 1/2 pints of blood Like Sue Lange's The Textile Planet , Revise The World is an e...about how absorbing Revise The World is. Revise The World is available to be read for free on bookviewcafe in serial format or your can purchase the e-book format for $4.99 American

Series: Faction Paradox Publisher: Random Static, 2008 Genre: Science Fiction Sub-genre: Alternate history/time travel Rating: 3 pints of blood Cover-wise, we've actually got something here depicting...to do with my level of enjoyment. Of the other two reviews I found for Newton's Sleep , both reviewers loved the book with a ferocity I usually reserve for chocolate or Tanya Huff's novels