edifanob's bookshelf: my-books en-US Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:16:38 -0800 60 edifanob's bookshelf: my-books 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[To Green Angel Tower: Siege (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #3; Part 1)]]> 6897276
Siege is the first half of To Green Angel Tower, the final volume of Tad Williams' highly acclaimed trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.]]> 816 Tad Williams 1841498416 edifanob 0 4.11 To Green Angel Tower: Siege (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #3; Part 1)
author: Tad Williams
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.11
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/01/22
shelves: to-read, my-books, book_bag_2017
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]]> <![CDATA[Der Thron der Sieben Königreiche (A Song of Ice and Fire #2, Part 1 of 2)]]> 1176682 542 George R.R. Martin 3442249236 edifanob 5 my-books 4.47 Der Thron der Sieben Königreiche (A Song of Ice and Fire #2, Part 1 of 2)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.47
book published:
rating: 5
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date added: 2024/11/28
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]]> <![CDATA[Captain's Fury (Codex Alera, #4)]]> 3503318
After two years of bitter conflict with the hordes of invading Canim warriors, Tavi of Calderon, now captain of the First Aleran Legion, realizes that a peril far greater than the Canim exists - the mysterious threat that drove the savage Canim to flee their homeland.

Tavi proposes attempting an alliance with the Canim against their common foe, but his warnings go unheeded. For the Senate's newly appointed military commander has long desired to wipe out the Canim "scourge" and their slave allies.

Now Tavi must find a way to overcome centuries-old animosities if an alliance is to be forged, and he must lead his Legion in defiance of the law, against friend and foe - or none will have a chance of survival...]]> 626 Jim Butcher 0441016553 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.37 2007 Captain's Fury (Codex Alera, #4)
author: Jim Butcher
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/11/24
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)]]> 8268924 An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her caught between humanity and the relentless bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. She disappeared to the South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it. Now, she needs Harry's help more than ever.

For the vengeful Duchess of the Red Court has discovered a secret Susan has long kept from everyone--including Harry--and she plans to use it. To prevail, Harry may have to unleash the full fury of hi untapped power--and he may have no choice but to embrace the darkness within himself.

Because this time, he's fighting to save his child.]]> 549 Jim Butcher 0451463471 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.58 2010 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)
author: Jim Butcher
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/11/24
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sturm der Schwerter (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #5)]]> 1421041 Die Herren von Winterfell weiterklicken. Das Lied von Eis & Feuer ist ohne Frage das Highlight der modernen Fantasy.

FĂŒr die begeisterten Fans, die eigentlich nur wissen möchten, ob Martin sein bisheriges Niveau hĂ€lt, sei rasch gesagt: Er hĂ€lt. Kurze Schlaglichter auf die Handlung gefĂ€llig? Davos der Schmuggler ist auf einem einsamen Felsen gestrandet und stillt seinen Durst aus RegenwasserpfĂŒtzen, als sich am Horizont ein rettendes Segel abzuzeichnen scheint. Prinzessin Sansa von Winterfell treibt in der Gefangenschaft immer weiter in ein Netz aus Scham und Verzweiflung, bis sie endlich auf neue Lebensperspektiven stĂ¶ĂŸt, die sie aus ihrer duldenden Haltung hinausfĂŒhren könnten. Tyrions Liebe zu Shae nimmt verzweifelte Ausmaße an -- und droht sie beide in den Abgrund zu reißen.

Keine andere Fantasy-Serie webt einen vergleichbar bunten Teppich aus Liebe, Krieg und leidenschaftlichem Machthunger. Und keine Serie wartet auch nur mit einer annĂ€hernd so großen Anzahl von lebendigen, leibhaftigen Protagonisten und Antagonisten auf. Einziges immer wieder schmerzliches Manko: Bis Band 6 auf Deutsch erscheint, wird wieder ein halbes Jahr vergehen. Aber bis dahin kann man schließlich wieder von vorne anfangen. --Felix Darwin

]]> 702 George R.R. Martin 3442247330 edifanob 5 my-books 4.65 2000 Sturm der Schwerter (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #5)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Transmissions: A Jinxed Thirteenth Novel]]> 28675085
Marooned and at the mercy of the station’s malicious artificial intelligence, OMEX, David and Jessie rig an emergency transmission to broadcast into the darkness, desperately hoping someone is still alive to hear it...

Navigating the fringes of explored space in the Covenant Patrol vessel the Jinxed Thirteenth, Captain Morwyn Soltaine picks up a distress signal from a space station. But it’s broadcasting in Ancient Humanity, a language that has been extinct for several millennia. Even more incredible: there are two survivors on board. Morwyn’s rag-tag crew of reformed criminals mount a rescue op, unaware of the dangerous foe awaiting them. As the past and future collide, a routine mission becomes a deadly game of wits.]]> 384 Davila LeBlanc 0062464299 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.76 2016 Dark Transmissions: A Jinxed Thirteenth Novel
author: Davila LeBlanc
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Third R. Austin Freeman Megapack: 19 Mystery Tales of Dr. Thorndyke & Others]]> 23312701 THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY, by R. Austin Freeman

THE MAGIC CASKET (1927)

THE CONTENTS OF A MARE’S NEST (1927)

THE STALKING HORSE (1927)

THE NATURALIST AT LAW (1927)

MR. PONTING'S ALIBI (1927)

PANDORA'S BOX (1927)

THE TRAIL OF BEHEMOTH (1927)

THE PATHOLOGIST TO THE RESCUE (1927)

GLEANINGS FROM THE WRECKAGE (1927)

A CERTAIN DR THORNDYKE (1927)

MR. POTTERMACK'S OVERSIGHT (1930)

PONTIFEX SON AND THORNDYKE (1931)

WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT (1932)

DR THORNDYKE INTERVENES (1933)

FOR THE DEFENCE, DR. THORNDYKE (1934)

DEATH AT THE INN (1937)

THE STONEWARE MONKEY (1938)

MR POLTON EXPLAINS (1940)

THE JACOB STREET MYSTERY (1942)
And if you enjoy this volume, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see all the other entries in this great series, covering mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns, classics -- and much, much more!]]> 0 R. Austin Freeman 1479408964 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.36 2014 The Third R. Austin Freeman Megapack: 19 Mystery Tales of Dr. Thorndyke & Others
author: R. Austin Freeman
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
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]]> <![CDATA[Red Leaves and the Living Token]]> 13541020
In an attempt to protect his son from further emotional damage, Raj asks Moslin to stay away from Emret. He returns hours later to find them both missing.

He searches the fairytales for clues to where they may have gone and stumbles upon stories that, strangely, he already knows. He saw them in a vision just before his son disappeared.]]> 320 Benjamin David Burrell 1610611810 edifanob 4 my-books, 2012-reads
For me it is a kind of a refreshing dark fantasy tale which is well executed.
This is the first of six planned books.

The end of the novel is like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

MY REVIEW

My Expectations
Based on the blurb I expected a coming of age story mixed with myths and magic including twists and turns. The cover promise a lot of non human characters.

The Delivery
The 200 pages of the story are divided into a prologue and thirteen numbered chapters.
Without any judgement let me say, that this is short compared to most of the books I read.So I could read the book in just two sessions.

I will not give any more detailed information about the story itself because the blurb above delivers enough about the plot.

But do not think it delivers all aspects of the story. There is more behind the story as you may think after reading the blurb. And the revelation of information about characters and especially about the past is well dosed and intertwined with current development. There is much more to unveil in the following books.

Benjamin David Burrell knows to tell a story. The mix of action, inner thoughts, descriptions, dialogue and information from the past has been varied in a manner that keeps the pace steady.

Remember I mentioned the non humans on the cover. And indeed I could not detect one human being. There are three main races of people:
- the zo with their hunched over furry animal like bodies
- the botann with their bodies of branches and leaves
- the petra with their bodies of stone
Each of them inhabitat specific areas of the world and do not allow others to pass them. There is always the danger of conflicts. Beside that there are also areas where the three races intermingle.

But as ancient journals show there has been another, superior race called the Reds. They disappeared with the murder of the last living Red which lead to a disastrous war. Until today the past in form of the Reds has an impact on the daily life. With every page the urge to get more information about the Red rises. A hunger which will hopefully satisfied in the following books.

It is not difficult to connect with the main characters. Fortunately there are characters who are neither black nor white and what you always hope and not always get there are characters which follow their very own plans.

The description of the landscape is well done and transport enough information to create images in your head.

All in all this is a well done debut novel with a lot of potential and a minor flaw. To have a cast of characters at hand in the beginning would have been helpful. Thanks to the notes I took while reading it was not necessary for me to page back and forth.

I know there will be people complain about the cliffhanger like end of the book. Let me tell you that the end of Red Leaves and the Living Token looks much more like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

All in all is fantasy novel which delivers more as you may assume at first sight. It is a good start into a world full of mysteries interesting characters and races. it has the potential to be a series beyond the well-trodden path of coming of age stories. The heyday lies ahead.

Merged review:

This book deserves something between four and five stars.

For me it is a kind of a refreshing dark fantasy tale which is well executed.
This is the first of six planned books.

The end of the novel is like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

MY REVIEW

My Expectations
Based on the blurb I expected a coming of age story mixed with myths and magic including twists and turns. The cover promise a lot of non human characters.

The Delivery
The 200 pages of the story are divided into a prologue and thirteen numbered chapters.
Without any judgement let me say, that this is short compared to most of the books I read.So I could read the book in just two sessions.

I will not give any more detailed information about the story itself because the blurb above delivers enough about the plot.

But do not think it delivers all aspects of the story. There is more behind the story as you may think after reading the blurb. And the revelation of information about characters and especially about the past is well dosed and intertwined with current development. There is much more to unveil in the following books.

Benjamin David Burrell knows to tell a story. The mix of action, inner thoughts, descriptions, dialogue and information from the past has been varied in a manner that keeps the pace steady.

Remember I mentioned the non humans on the cover. And indeed I could not detect one human being. There are three main races of people:
- the zo with their hunched over furry animal like bodies
- the botann with their bodies of branches and leaves
- the petra with their bodies of stone
Each of them inhabitat specific areas of the world and do not allow others to pass them. There is always the danger of conflicts. Beside that there are also areas where the three races intermingle.

But as ancient journals show there has been another, superior race called the Reds. They disappeared with the murder of the last living Red which lead to a disastrous war. Until today the past in form of the Reds has an impact on the daily life. With every page the urge to get more information about the Red rises. A hunger which will hopefully satisfied in the following books.

It is not difficult to connect with the main characters. Fortunately there are characters who are neither black nor white and what you always hope and not always get there are characters which follow their very own plans.

The description of the landscape is well done and transport enough information to create images in your head.

All in all this is a well done debut novel with a lot of potential and a minor flaw. To have a cast of characters at hand in the beginning would have been helpful. Thanks to the notes I took while reading it was not necessary for me to page back and forth.

I know there will be people complain about the cliffhanger like end of the book. Let me tell you that the end of Red Leaves and the Living Token looks much more like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

All in all is fantasy novel which delivers more as you may assume at first sight. It is a good start into a world full of mysteries interesting characters and races. it has the potential to be a series beyond the well-trodden path of coming of age stories. The heyday lies ahead.]]> 3.56 2012 Red Leaves and the Living Token
author: Benjamin David Burrell
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/06/25
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: my-books, 2012-reads
review:
This book deserves something between four and five stars.

For me it is a kind of a refreshing dark fantasy tale which is well executed.
This is the first of six planned books.

The end of the novel is like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

MY REVIEW

My Expectations
Based on the blurb I expected a coming of age story mixed with myths and magic including twists and turns. The cover promise a lot of non human characters.

The Delivery
The 200 pages of the story are divided into a prologue and thirteen numbered chapters.
Without any judgement let me say, that this is short compared to most of the books I read.So I could read the book in just two sessions.

I will not give any more detailed information about the story itself because the blurb above delivers enough about the plot.

But do not think it delivers all aspects of the story. There is more behind the story as you may think after reading the blurb. And the revelation of information about characters and especially about the past is well dosed and intertwined with current development. There is much more to unveil in the following books.

Benjamin David Burrell knows to tell a story. The mix of action, inner thoughts, descriptions, dialogue and information from the past has been varied in a manner that keeps the pace steady.

Remember I mentioned the non humans on the cover. And indeed I could not detect one human being. There are three main races of people:
- the zo with their hunched over furry animal like bodies
- the botann with their bodies of branches and leaves
- the petra with their bodies of stone
Each of them inhabitat specific areas of the world and do not allow others to pass them. There is always the danger of conflicts. Beside that there are also areas where the three races intermingle.

But as ancient journals show there has been another, superior race called the Reds. They disappeared with the murder of the last living Red which lead to a disastrous war. Until today the past in form of the Reds has an impact on the daily life. With every page the urge to get more information about the Red rises. A hunger which will hopefully satisfied in the following books.

It is not difficult to connect with the main characters. Fortunately there are characters who are neither black nor white and what you always hope and not always get there are characters which follow their very own plans.

The description of the landscape is well done and transport enough information to create images in your head.

All in all this is a well done debut novel with a lot of potential and a minor flaw. To have a cast of characters at hand in the beginning would have been helpful. Thanks to the notes I took while reading it was not necessary for me to page back and forth.

I know there will be people complain about the cliffhanger like end of the book. Let me tell you that the end of Red Leaves and the Living Token looks much more like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

All in all is fantasy novel which delivers more as you may assume at first sight. It is a good start into a world full of mysteries interesting characters and races. it has the potential to be a series beyond the well-trodden path of coming of age stories. The heyday lies ahead.

Merged review:

This book deserves something between four and five stars.

For me it is a kind of a refreshing dark fantasy tale which is well executed.
This is the first of six planned books.

The end of the novel is like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

MY REVIEW

My Expectations
Based on the blurb I expected a coming of age story mixed with myths and magic including twists and turns. The cover promise a lot of non human characters.

The Delivery
The 200 pages of the story are divided into a prologue and thirteen numbered chapters.
Without any judgement let me say, that this is short compared to most of the books I read.So I could read the book in just two sessions.

I will not give any more detailed information about the story itself because the blurb above delivers enough about the plot.

But do not think it delivers all aspects of the story. There is more behind the story as you may think after reading the blurb. And the revelation of information about characters and especially about the past is well dosed and intertwined with current development. There is much more to unveil in the following books.

Benjamin David Burrell knows to tell a story. The mix of action, inner thoughts, descriptions, dialogue and information from the past has been varied in a manner that keeps the pace steady.

Remember I mentioned the non humans on the cover. And indeed I could not detect one human being. There are three main races of people:
- the zo with their hunched over furry animal like bodies
- the botann with their bodies of branches and leaves
- the petra with their bodies of stone
Each of them inhabitat specific areas of the world and do not allow others to pass them. There is always the danger of conflicts. Beside that there are also areas where the three races intermingle.

But as ancient journals show there has been another, superior race called the Reds. They disappeared with the murder of the last living Red which lead to a disastrous war. Until today the past in form of the Reds has an impact on the daily life. With every page the urge to get more information about the Red rises. A hunger which will hopefully satisfied in the following books.

It is not difficult to connect with the main characters. Fortunately there are characters who are neither black nor white and what you always hope and not always get there are characters which follow their very own plans.

The description of the landscape is well done and transport enough information to create images in your head.

All in all this is a well done debut novel with a lot of potential and a minor flaw. To have a cast of characters at hand in the beginning would have been helpful. Thanks to the notes I took while reading it was not necessary for me to page back and forth.

I know there will be people complain about the cliffhanger like end of the book. Let me tell you that the end of Red Leaves and the Living Token looks much more like a rest on a long journey and I must say I lookforward to continue the journey.

All in all is fantasy novel which delivers more as you may assume at first sight. It is a good start into a world full of mysteries interesting characters and races. it has the potential to be a series beyond the well-trodden path of coming of age stories. The heyday lies ahead.
]]> Mortal Causes 19809637
A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable.

When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt.]]> 292 Ian Rankin 1409107663 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.00 1994 Mortal Causes
author: Ian Rankin
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1994
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Simulacrum (Gunnar Schofield #1)]]> 23011860

"A fast-paced thriller with an intriguing scientific mystery.... [P]lenty of similarities to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, that blockbuster page-turner. This book moves at a similarly brisk pace, with short chapters, snappy dialogue and great chemistry between the two leads as they jet from one destination to another, one revelation to the next, one precarious bit of danger after the other.... [T]his thriller ... delivers." -- Kirkus Reviews]]> 262 Brad Seggie 0990564215 edifanob 3 my-books, 2014-reads But I was a bit disappointed by the end of the story.





Merged review:

It was interesting to learn more about Creationism.
But I was a bit disappointed by the end of the story.]]> 3.92 2014 The Simulacrum (Gunnar Schofield #1)
author: Brad Seggie
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2014/11/03
date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: my-books, 2014-reads
review:
It was interesting to learn more about Creationism.
But I was a bit disappointed by the end of the story.





Merged review:

It was interesting to learn more about Creationism.
But I was a bit disappointed by the end of the story.
]]> <![CDATA[Trading Knives (The Bow of Hart Saga #0.5)]]> 26104389 80 P.H. Solomon 1310541019 edifanob 0 my-books, to-read 3.89 2015 Trading Knives (The Bow of Hart Saga #0.5)
author: P.H. Solomon
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: my-books, to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Bow of Destiny (The Bow of Hart Saga #1)]]> 26830019 Athson has seen things that aren't there and suffered fits since being tragically orphaned as a child at the hands of trolls and Corgren the wizard. When a strange will mentioning a mysterious bow comes into his possession, he's not sure it's real. But the trolls that soon pursue him are all too real and dangerous. And what's worse, these raiders serve Corgren and his master, the hidden dragon, Magdronu, who are responsible for the destruction of his childhood home. Athson is drawn into a quest for the concealed Bow of Hart by the mystic Withling, Hastra, but Athson isn't always sure what's real and who his enemies are. With Corgren and Magdronu involved, Athson must face not only frequent danger but his grasp on reality and the reasons behind his tragic past.]]> 320 P.H. Solomon 1310217750 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.84 2015 The Bow of Destiny (The Bow of Hart Saga #1)
author: P.H. Solomon
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Froebius! DĂ€monengeburt, Das Blutkreuz der Templer]]> 18299832 Ein gestohlenes Templerkreuz aus massivem Silber fĂ€ngt plötzlich zu bluten Der im Sterben liegende Dieb beauftragt Professor Froebius, die unheimliche Reliquie an ihren Ursprungsort, eine zerfallene Kapelle in der Toskana, zurĂŒckzubrigen. Doch auch die rechtmĂ€ĂŸigen EigentĂŒmer erheben im Namen eines uralten DĂ€mons Anspruch darauf...
Band I ist der „Pilotfilmâ€� zur Froebius!-Serie. Er enthĂ€lt die beiden einfĂŒhrenden Geschichten „DĂ€monengeburtâ€� und „Das Blutkreuz der Templerâ€�.
Dass die Logik eines kĂŒhlen Verstandes alleine den Kampf gegen Geister, DĂ€monen, Vampire und allem, was sonst noch die NĂ€chte unsicher macht, nicht gewinnen kann, muss Professor Dr. Johann Jakob FĂŒrchtegott Froebius immer wieder widerwillig zugeben. Denn der praktische Arzt aus der Nach-Napoleon-Ära um 1818 ist alles andere als ein passionierter „GeisterjĂ€gerâ€�. Er sieht sich als kritischen Wissenschaftler, der nur das akzeptiert, was man mit Formeln berechnen und in Experimenten nachweisen kann. So passt es ganz und gar nicht in sein sorgfĂ€ltig gepflegtes Weltbild, dass ihn der Bannkreis des Unheimlichen nicht mehr aus den Klauen lĂ€sst...]]> 20 Norman Nekro 3944663004 edifanob 3 2011-reads, my-books
Die beiden enthaltenen Geschichten sind recht kurz. Sie geben aber eine guten Vorgeschmack auf das, was von dieser Serie zu erwarten ist.

Ich fand die Geschichten ordentlich aber fĂŒr meinen Geschmack zu kurz. Da ist noch Luft nach oben.


Merged review:

Nach langer Zeit habe ich mal wieder ein deutsches Buch gelesen.

Die beiden enthaltenen Geschichten sind recht kurz. Sie geben aber eine guten Vorgeschmack auf das, was von dieser Serie zu erwarten ist.

Ich fand die Geschichten ordentlich aber fĂŒr meinen Geschmack zu kurz. Da ist noch Luft nach oben.]]> 4.38 2011 Froebius! DĂ€monengeburt, Das Blutkreuz der Templer
author: Norman Nekro
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2011/12/25
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: 2011-reads, my-books
review:
Nach langer Zeit habe ich mal wieder ein deutsches Buch gelesen.

Die beiden enthaltenen Geschichten sind recht kurz. Sie geben aber eine guten Vorgeschmack auf das, was von dieser Serie zu erwarten ist.

Ich fand die Geschichten ordentlich aber fĂŒr meinen Geschmack zu kurz. Da ist noch Luft nach oben.


Merged review:

Nach langer Zeit habe ich mal wieder ein deutsches Buch gelesen.

Die beiden enthaltenen Geschichten sind recht kurz. Sie geben aber eine guten Vorgeschmack auf das, was von dieser Serie zu erwarten ist.

Ich fand die Geschichten ordentlich aber fĂŒr meinen Geschmack zu kurz. Da ist noch Luft nach oben.
]]> <![CDATA[Viper's Blood (Master of War #4)]]> 35108216
'A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' ROBERT FABBRI.

Edward III has invaded France at the head of the greatest host England has ever assembled. But his attempt to win the French crown is futile. The Dauphin will no longer meet the English in the field and the great army is mired in costly sieges, scavenging supplies from a land ruined by decades of conflict.

Facing a stalemate � or worse � the English are forced to agree a treaty. But peace comes at a price. The French request that Blackstone escort their King's daughter to Italy to see her married to one of the two brothers who rule Milan � the same brothers who killed Blackstone's family to revenge the defeats he inflicted on them. Blackstone, the French are certain, will never leave Milan alive...]]> 563 David Gilman 1784974455 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.53 2016 Viper's Blood (Master of War #4)
author: David Gilman
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/17
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> The Jacques Futrelle Megapack 18891741


This volume collects 47 short stories and novels, including many stories featuring The Thinking Machine. Assembled here are:


THE THINKING MACHINE

MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE GREAT LOGICIAN

THE GREAT AUTO MYSTERY

THE HAUNTED BELL

THE LEAK

THE PROBLEM OF CELL 13

THE MYSTERY OF THE RALSTON BANK BURGLARY

MYSTERY OF THE SCARLET THREAD

A PIECE OF STRING

PROBLEM OF THE CRYSTAL GAZER

THE FATAL CIPHER

PROBLEM OF THE PERFECT ALIBI

KIDNAPPED BABY BLAKE, MILLIONAIRE

PROBLEM OF THE LOST RADIUM

PROBLEM OF THE MISSING NECKLACE

THE PHANTOM MOTOR

PROBLEM OF CONVICT NO. 97

THE FIRST PROBLEM

PROBLEM OF THE GREEN EYED MONSTER

PROBLEM OF THE HIDDEN MILLION

PROBLEM OF THE OPERA BOX

PROBLEM OF THE CROSS MARK

PROBLEM OF THE BROKEN BRACELET

PROBLEM OF THE SOUVENIR CARDS

PROBLEM OF THE SUPERFLUOUS FINGER

THE CASE OF THE SCIENTIFIC MURDERER

PROBLEM OF THE DESERTED HOUSE

MYSTERY OF THE FLAMING PHANTOM

PROBLEM OF THE GHOST WOMAN

MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN DAGGER

THE GRINNING GOD

MYSTERY OF THE GRIP OF DEATH

THE JACKDAW

MYSTERY OF THE MAN WHO WAS LOST

THE MYSTERY OF A STUDIO

PROBLEM OF THE ORGAN GRINDER
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PROBLEM OF THE PRIVATE COMPARTMENT

THE PROBLEM OF THE AUTO CAB

PROBLEM OF THE RED ROSE

THE ROSWELL TIARA

THE THREE OVERCOATS

THE TRAGEDY OF THE LIFE RAFT

PROBLEM OF THE VANISHING MAN

PROBLEM OF THE INTERRUPTED WIRELESS

THE CHASE OF THE GOLDEN PLATE

THE DIAMOND MASTER

ELUSIVE ISABEL<>


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]]> 0 Jacques Futrelle 1434446859 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.70 2013 The Jacques Futrelle Megapack
author: Jacques Futrelle
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> The Gauntlet Assassin 12381821
The next day Lara leaves for the Gauntlet—a national competition of intense physical and mental challenges with high stakes for her home state. She spots the assailant lurking at the arena and soon after, she lands in deep trouble. Who is the mysterious killer and what is motivating him? Can Lara stop him, stay alive, and win the Gauntlet?]]> 266 L.J. Sellers 0983213879 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.70 2011 The Gauntlet Assassin
author: L.J. Sellers
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Emperor's Blades: Chapters 1-7]]> 18915099 105 Brian Staveley 1466860448 edifanob 0 my-books, 2013-reads I read them. Now I know that I will not buy a copy because it did not captivate me.



Merged review:

It was good to get the first seven chapters for free.
I read them. Now I know that I will not buy a copy because it did not captivate me.]]> 3.95 2013 The Emperor's Blades: Chapters 1-7
author: Brian Staveley
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at: 2013/12/14
date added: 2024/09/12
shelves: my-books, 2013-reads
review:
It was good to get the first seven chapters for free.
I read them. Now I know that I will not buy a copy because it did not captivate me.



Merged review:

It was good to get the first seven chapters for free.
I read them. Now I know that I will not buy a copy because it did not captivate me.
]]> <![CDATA[What Darkness Brings (Sebastian St. Cyr, #8)]]> 17410546 The death of a notorious London diamond merchant draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his new wife Hero into a sordid world of greed, desperation, and the occult, when the husband of Sebastian’s former lover Kat Boleyn is accused of the murder.

Regency England, September 1812: After a long night spent dealing with the tragic death of a former military comrade, a heart-sick Sebastian learns of a new calamity: Russell Yates, the dashing, one-time privateer who married Kat a year ago, has been found standing over the corpse of Benjamin Eisler, a wealthy gem dealer. Yates insists he is innocent, but he will surely hang unless Sebastian can unmask the real killer.

For the sake of Kat, the woman he once loved and lost, Sebastian plunges into a treacherous circle of intrigue. Although Eisler’s clients included the Prince Regent and the Emperor Napoleon, he was a despicable man with many enemies and a number of dangerous, well-kept secrets—including a passion for arcane texts and black magic. Central to the case is a magnificent blue diamond, believed to have once formed part of the French crown jewels, which disappeared on the night of Eisler’s death. As Sebastian traces the diamond’s ownership, he uncovers links that implicate an eccentric, powerful financier named Hope and stretch back into the darkest days of the French Revolution.

When the killer grows ever more desperate and vicious, Sebastian finds his new marriage to Hero tested by the shadows of his first love, especially when he begins to suspect that Kat is keeping secrets of her own. And as matters rise to a crisis, Sebastian must face a bitter truth--that he has been less than open with the fearless woman who is now his wife.]]> 368 C.S. Harris edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.41 2013 What Darkness Brings (Sebastian St. Cyr, #8)
author: C.S. Harris
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack: 20 More Classic Tales of Dr. Thorndyke and Others]]> 21995057 THE CASE OF THE WHITE FOOTPRINTS (1923)
THE BLUE SCARAB (1923)
THE NEW JERSEY SPHINX (1923)
THE TOUCHSTONE (1923)
A FISHER OF MEN (1923)
THE STOLEN INGOTS (1923)
THE FUNERAL PYRE (1923)
THE CAT'S EYE (1923)
THE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROOD (1924)
THE SHADOW OF THE WOLF (1925)
THE PUZZLE LOCK (1925)
THE GREEN CHECK JACKET (1925)
THE SEAL OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR (1925)
PHYLLIS ANNESLEY'S PERIL (1925)
A SOWER OF PESTILENCE (1925)
REX V. BURNABY (1925)
A MYSTERY OF THE SAND-HILLS (1925)
THE APPARITION OF BURLING COURT (1925)
THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR (1925)
THE D'ARBLAY MYSTERY (1926)

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author: R. Austin Freeman
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)]]> 18070828
Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.

To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds.

The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural—a realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path.]]> 528 Django Wexler 0091949890 edifanob 5 my-books, 2013-reads a story with twist and turns and revelation. Tough battles and charatcers with a lot of secrets.

I look forward to read the next book in the series.]]> 4.12 2013 The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
author: Django Wexler
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2013/10/08
date added: 2024/08/06
shelves: my-books, 2013-reads
review:
A strong and convincing fantasy debut.
a story with twist and turns and revelation. Tough battles and charatcers with a lot of secrets.

I look forward to read the next book in the series.
]]> <![CDATA[The Adventure of the Bloody Tower: Dr. John H. Watson's First Case]]> 24157661
In Oxford Dr John Watson finds himself caught up in a debate between various professors over the character of King Richard III.

Was he a monster? The murderer of his brother's young boys?

Usurper? Or a legitimate heir to the crown?

Tyrant? Or a good king?

With Sherlock Holmes busy on another case, Watson finds himself forced to accept a tricky to prove once and for all whether Richard III was guilty of the crimes he has been accused of, or whether it was all malicious slander created by Tudor propagandists. .

Watson has to dig back through ancient records to get the heart of the matter.

And what he finds shocks him to the core�

With each new revelation things become more and more confused in Watson’s mind.

Could Richard really be an innocent victim?

Was someone else to blame for the deaths of the Princes in the Tower?

This topical story sheds new light on the mystery of Richard III. It is perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes.

'A brilliant story that will delight any Conan Doyle fan.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

Donald MacLachlan is a member of the Sherlock Holmes society, and several Richard III societies. He lives in British Columbia.

Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading independent publisher.]]> 352 Donald MacLachlan edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.70 2013 The Adventure of the Bloody Tower: Dr. John H. Watson's First Case
author: Donald MacLachlan
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventure of the Bloody Tower]]> 18708429 352 Donald MacLachlan 1901091597 edifanob 0 my-books 3.92 2013 The Adventure of the Bloody Tower
author: Donald MacLachlan
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)]]> 541867
In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends . . .

Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by dark, uncontrollable magic, Deadhouse Gates is a novel of war, intrigue and betrayal confirms Steven Eirkson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality--a new master of epic fantasy.]]> 843 Steven Erikson 0765348799 edifanob 5
That is epic fantasy at its best.]]> 4.26 2000 Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
author: Steven Erikson
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2014/03/31
date added: 2024/06/15
shelves: my-books, malazan-reading-order, 2014-reads
review:
I'm really impressed!

That is epic fantasy at its best.
]]> Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1) 8706559 474 S.J. Parris 0007317700 edifanob 5 my-books, 2011-reads
A great depiction of Oxford in 1583, a lot of twists and turns,a hero who is intelligent, emotional, helpful and curious.


Full review in progress ....]]> 3.82 2010 Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)
author: S.J. Parris
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2011/06/05
date added: 2023/12/25
shelves: my-books, 2011-reads
review:
This is a book which you either love or hate. I loved it.

A great depiction of Oxford in 1583, a lot of twists and turns,a hero who is intelligent, emotional, helpful and curious.


Full review in progress ....
]]> <![CDATA[Die dunkle Königin (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #8)]]> 1421038 607 George R.R. Martin 3442244161 edifanob 5 my-books 4.34 2005 Die dunkle Königin (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #8)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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date added: 2023/05/18
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]]> Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2) 11156918
The second book in S. J. Parris’s bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I Autumn, 1583. Under Elizabeth’s rule, loyalty is bought with bloodâ€�

An astrological phenomenon heralds the dawn of a new age and Queen Elizabeth’s throne is in peril. As Mary Stuart’s supporters scheme to usurp the rightful monarch, a young maid of honour is murdered, occult symbols carved into her flesh.

The Queen’s spymaster, Francis Walsingham, calls on maverick agent Giordano Bruno to infiltrate the plotters and secure the evidence that will condemn them to death.

Bruno is cunning, but so are his enemies. His identity could be exposed at any moment. The proof he seeks is within his grasp. But the young woman’s murder could point to an even more sinister truthâ€�

Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel

Praise for S. J. Parris

‘A delicious blend of history and thrillerâ€� The Times

‘An omnipresent sense of dangerâ€� Daily Mail

‘Colourful characters, fast-moving plots and a world where one false step in religion or politics can mean a grisly deathâ€� Sunday Times

‘Pacy, intricate, and thrillingâ€� Observer

‘Vivid, sprawling â€� Well-crafted, exuberantâ€� Financial Times

‘Impossible to resistâ€� Daily Telegraph

‘Twists and turns like a corkscrew of venomous snakesâ€� Stuart MacBride

‘It has everything â€� intrigue, mystery and excellent historyâ€� Kate Mosse

‘The period is incredibly vivid and the story utterly grippingâ€� Conn Iggulden

‘A brilliantly unusual glimpse at the intrigues surrounding Queen Elizabeth Iâ€� Andrew Taylor

“Rich in both historical detail and ingenious twistsâ€� Sam Bourne (bestselling author of The Righteous Men)

Perfect for fans of A D Swanston, Paul Walker and E.M. Powell.]]> 425 S.J. Parris 0007317735 edifanob 5 my-books, 2014-reads
For me S.J. Parris delivered with PROPHECY a most satisfying read. I like Giordano Bruno a lot.
If you read the first book in the series then you will easily recognize the character development.
Superb written and excellent researched. Elizabethan London comes alive.


]]> 3.84 2011 Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2)
author: S.J. Parris
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2014/03/07
date added: 2021/09/02
shelves: my-books, 2014-reads
review:
I admit I'm a fan of the Giordano Bruno series since the first book.

For me S.J. Parris delivered with PROPHECY a most satisfying read. I like Giordano Bruno a lot.
If you read the first book in the series then you will easily recognize the character development.
Superb written and excellent researched. Elizabethan London comes alive.



]]> <![CDATA[The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)]]> 2495567 My name is Kvothe.

I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.

You may have heard of me.

So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature--the story of a hero told in his own voice. It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.

]]> 722 Patrick Rothfuss 0756404746 edifanob 5 my-books
I forgo to write a review.
Instead I recommend to read the review by Mulluane:

]]> 4.43 2007 The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
author: Patrick Rothfuss
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2008/07/14
date added: 2020/09/03
shelves: my-books
review:
This book is GORGEOUS.

I forgo to write a review.
Instead I recommend to read the review by Mulluane:


]]> <![CDATA[Die Höllenfahrt (Das Gesetz der Magie, #1)]]> 3267539 479 Holly Lisle 344224126X edifanob 3 my-books 3.60 2002 Die Höllenfahrt (Das Gesetz der Magie, #1)
author: Holly Lisle
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2020/06/11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Sherlock Holmes & Tales of Terror and Mystery]]> 10397403 1877 Arthur Conan Doyle edifanob 0 my-books, to-read When I saw this edition over at Amazon I could not resist to buy it for the incredible price of 0,99 EUR.

I will read the stories in order of appearance in this digital edition. That will take some time. Therefore I decided to add a comment for every story I finish.

A STUDY IN SCARLET
First published in 1887 it does not sound out of order. There are a few words which don't use nowadays. I think it would be possible to sell this story as a historical thriller.
It is the introduction of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. I like Arthur Conan Doyle's style and I definitely want to read more.

THE SIGN OF FOUR
It is a story with wit, action and a spark of romance. There is a steamboat race on river Thames! Wonderful! I love it.

After the first two novels I read the first two short stories.

A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
Introduction of Irene Adler. Holmes admire her. Well executed story. I would like to read more about Irene Adler.

THE REDHEADED LEAGUE
Again I'm impressed by Doyle's imagination.

]]> 4.52 1908 The Complete Sherlock Holmes & Tales of Terror and Mystery
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.52
book published: 1908
rating: 0
read at:
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review:
I watched a lot of Sherlock Holmes movies and TV series but I never read an original story by Arthur Conan Doyle.
When I saw this edition over at Amazon I could not resist to buy it for the incredible price of 0,99 EUR.

I will read the stories in order of appearance in this digital edition. That will take some time. Therefore I decided to add a comment for every story I finish.

A STUDY IN SCARLET
First published in 1887 it does not sound out of order. There are a few words which don't use nowadays. I think it would be possible to sell this story as a historical thriller.
It is the introduction of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. I like Arthur Conan Doyle's style and I definitely want to read more.

THE SIGN OF FOUR
It is a story with wit, action and a spark of romance. There is a steamboat race on river Thames! Wonderful! I love it.

After the first two novels I read the first two short stories.

A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
Introduction of Irene Adler. Holmes admire her. Well executed story. I would like to read more about Irene Adler.

THE REDHEADED LEAGUE
Again I'm impressed by Doyle's imagination.


]]> <![CDATA[Bloodrush (The Scarlet Star Trilogy, #1)]]> 23933438
This is a story of murder and family.

In the dusty frontier town of Fell Falls, there is no silverware, no servants, no plush velvet nor towering spires. Only dust, danger, and the railway. Tonmerion has only one friend to help him escape the torturous heat and unravel his father’s murder. A faerie named Rhin. A twelve-inch tall outcast of his own kind.

This is a story of blood and magick.

But there are darker things at work in Fell Falls, and not just the railwraiths or the savages. Secrets lurk in Tonmerion's bloodline. Secrets that will redefine this young Hark.

This is a story of the edge of the world.

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WINNER OF THE LIBRARY JOURNAL'S INDIE EBOOK AWARDS 2016

BLOGGERS' FAVOURITE OF #SPFBO 2015]]> 350 Ben Galley 0992787149 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.94 2014 Bloodrush (The Scarlet Star Trilogy, #1)
author: Ben Galley
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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date added: 2020/04/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Eon Templar (The Future Templar #2)]]> 21328755 191 Chris Lowry edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 0.0 2012 Eon Templar (The Future Templar #2)
author: Chris Lowry
name: edifanob
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Die Elfen (Die Elfen, #1) 1726628 910 Bernhard Hennen 3453530012 edifanob 2 my-books 4.07 2004 Die Elfen (Die Elfen, #1)
author: Bernhard Hennen
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2004
rating: 2
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2020/01/20
shelves: my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Sentient Fire (The Seven Signs, #1)]]> 13097233
Tired and half drunk, Dormael stumbled upon Shawna Llewan, a beautiful young woman, wounded and near death. What he didn’t realize was that his decision to come to her aid would be only the beginning of his unwitting role in a labyrinthine and perilous game.

Suddenly, Dormael and Shawna find themselves surrounded by enemies bent on their destruction. All avenues to safety are closing rapidly, and their only hope is to find the key to a dangerous secret lost to antiquity. With every ally a potential foe, they can rely only on Dormael’s brother Allen and his cousin D’Jenn to escape the will of a tyrant, the designs of a traitor, and the attention of powers beyond their imagining. Dormael has never been much for games, but destiny has rolled the dice for him and irrevocably placed him in the middle of a deadly game he must desperately play for keeps. Should he lose, he will forfeit not only his own life, but the lives of the ones he loves.]]> 856 D.W. Hawkins edifanob 5 my-books, 2012-reads
An impressive fantasy debut.

"The Briton in me would say: "Not bad for a fantasy debut novel. It is worth to take in consideration to read the next book in the series"

The German in me would say: "You get a lot of well executed content for your money. That is a true epic fantasy book."

The fantasy lover in me would say: "I found a gem before a publisher discovered it. A great debut. I can't wait to read the next book in the series."

Read my full over at Edi's Book Lighthouse.

]]> 4.00 2011 The Sentient Fire (The Seven Signs, #1)
author: D.W. Hawkins
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2012/04/06
date added: 2019/07/30
shelves: my-books, 2012-reads
review:
electronic copy from the author

An impressive fantasy debut.

"The Briton in me would say: "Not bad for a fantasy debut novel. It is worth to take in consideration to read the next book in the series"

The German in me would say: "You get a lot of well executed content for your money. That is a true epic fantasy book."

The fantasy lover in me would say: "I found a gem before a publisher discovered it. A great debut. I can't wait to read the next book in the series."

Read my full over at Edi's Book Lighthouse.


]]> <![CDATA[Sullivan's War: The Complete Adventure]]> 15763443
As Allen pursues Sullivan across the known galaxy, he begins to question his own beliefs and loyalties. Will Allen be able to stop Rick Sullivan before he kills again? Does he really want to? As their lives become increasingly intertwined, both men realize they must face truths about themselves that neither of them are prepared for. And some of those truths will have consequences that neither of them could have ever imagined.

This edition collects Sullivan's War: Books I, II & III, which are also available individually.

Praise for Sullivan's War:

“With sharp prose, delicate and—at times—stabbing dialogue, and scene setting that is on par with the best of the fiction writers of the past, Rose delivers a one-two punch to the gut that makes this reader want more and more.â€� - Benjamin X. Wretlind, author of Sketches from the Spanish Mustang

“The Sullivan’s War series is a must-read for science fiction fans. Mr. Rose delivers with a rock-solid plot, well-paced delivery, intriguing alien elements, believable worlds, and nonstop action.â€� - K. Wodke, co-author of Zeke

"With heart-stopping battles and a conclusion that took my breath away, Sullivan's War is a sci-fi thriller that definitely delivers! - Alexia Purdy, author of Reign of Blood

“Sullivan's War is so much more than typical science fiction...a very entertaining sociological and political thriller, set in the future, with top notch, well fleshed out characters, and great action scenes.â€� - Steve Umstead, author of the Evan Gabriel Sci-fi Adventure Trilogy]]> 354 Michael K. Rose 1475231512 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.17 2012 Sullivan's War: The Complete Adventure
author: Michael K. Rose
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/02/05
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review:

]]> Ocean of Storms 30624628
Now, a diverse, highly skilled ensemble of astronauts--and a pair of maverick archaeologists plucked from the Peruvian jungle--will brave conspiracy on Earth and disaster in space to make a shocking discovery.

Ocean of Storms is an epic adventure that spans space and time as its heroes race to fulfill an ancient mission that may change the course of humanity's future.]]> 410 Christopher Mari edifanob 0 3.76 2016 Ocean of Storms
author: Christopher Mari
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/09/11
shelves: to-read, 2017-to-pick-from, my-books
review:

]]> Blutrache (Die Orks, #2) 1667449 446 Stan Nicholls 3453532015 edifanob 2 my-books ]]> 3.50 2008 Blutrache (Die Orks, #2)
author: Stan Nicholls
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2008
rating: 2
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2018/04/23
shelves: my-books
review:
This is only part one of The Legion of Thunder !!!

]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 25313833
]]> 448 J.K. Rowling edifanob 5 my-books 4.69 1999 Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.69
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2018/02/02
shelves: my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Daughters of Gentlemen (Frances Doughty #2)]]> 13613626 The second book in the series of Victorian murder mysteries set in London, with aÌęclever and determined female sleuth

Frances Doughty is a young sleuth on her first professional case, trying to discover who distributed dangerously feminist pamphlets to the girls of the Bayswater Academy for the Education of Young Ladies. Armed with only her wits, courage, and determination, she finds that even the most respectable denizens of Bayswater have something to hide, and what begins as a simple task soon becomes a case of murder. As election fever erupts and the formidable ladies of the Bayswater Women's Suffrage Society swing into action, Francesâ€� enquiries expose lies, more murders, and a long-concealed scandal—and she makes a powerful new friend.]]> 288 Linda Stratmann 0752464752 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.63 2012 The Daughters of Gentlemen (Frances Doughty #2)
author: Linda Stratmann
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/01/08
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 840577 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9783551566669

Seit Voldemort, der gefĂ€hrlichste schwarze Magier aller Zeiten, zurĂŒckgekehrt ist, herrschen Aufruhr und Gewalt in der magischen Welt. Als Harry Potter und seine Freunde Ron und Hermine zu ihrem sechsten Schuljahr nach Hogwarts kommen, gelten strengste Sicherheitsmaßnahmen in der Zauberschule. Dumbledore will seine SchĂŒtzlinge vor dem Zugriff des Bösen bewahren. Um Harry zu wappnen, erforscht er mit ihm die Geschichte des Dunklen Lords. Ob auch Harrys Zaubertrankbuch, das frĂŒher einem »Halbblutprinzen« gehörte, ihm helfen kann? Nur ein Detail fehlt, das Harry finden muss, dann liegt das Geheimnis um Voldemort offen. Dumbledore fĂŒhrt ihn, doch im alles entscheidenden Moment ist der Halbblutprinz zur Stelle und zeigt sein wahres Gesicht.]]> 656 J.K. Rowling edifanob 5 my-books 4.67 2005 Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.67
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 840582 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9783551555557

Das fĂŒnfte Schuljahr in Hogwarts: Harry ist mittlerweile ein 15-jĂ€hriger Jugendlicher, der durchaus auch mal unter ZornausbrĂŒchen und Launen leidet und rebellisches Verhalten an den Tag legt. Den Sommer verbringt er mit den unsagbar langweiligen und nervtötenden Dursleys -- die RĂŒckkehr nach Hogwarts sollte demgegenĂŒber eine echte Erleichterung sein. So denkt er.

Viel ist im Vorfeld des Erscheinens der englischen Ausgabe gerĂ€tselt worden: der Pubertierende lernt die Liebe kennen, eine wichtige Person muss sterben -- stimmt, aber mehr wird nicht verraten! Nur so viel: die Zentauren aus dem Verbotenen Wald kommen erneut hervor, Lord Voldemort dringt gar in Harrys TrĂ€ume ein, Harrys Blitznarbe auf der Stirn schmerzt immer stĂ€rker. Die neue Lehrerin Dolores Umbridge macht ihm das Leben auch nicht leichter: Bezweifelt sie und mit ihr das Zauber-Ministerium doch weiterhin die Gefahr, die von Lord Voldemort ausgeht. Und: Was frĂŒher ganz klar schwarz oder weiß war, gut oder böse, entpuppt sich als undurchsichtig und vielschichtig, welches ist der rechte Weg? Harry wandelt sich vom staunenden Wunderkind zum nachdenklichen Jugendlichen auf der Schwelle zum Erwachsenwerden: voller Fragen, Unsicherheit, Aufbegehren.

Joanne K. Rowling hat es geschafft, wieder viele Details und Figuren aus den frĂŒheren BĂ€nden geschickt in die Story einzuflechten: So erfĂ€hrt Harry Unerwartetes ĂŒber die Vergangenheit seiner Eltern. Alte und neue Freunde werden stĂ€rker in den Kampf gegen Voldemort und seine brutalen AnhĂ€nger hineingezogen, als ihnen lieb ist. Sehr gelungen, hochspannend und actionlastig! --Kathrin RĂŒstig

]]> 1021 J.K. Rowling edifanob 5 my-books 4.58 2003 Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (Harry Potter, #5)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Nikola Tesla: Das verlorene Genie: Das außergewöhnliche Leben des Nikola Tesla (German Edition)]]> 27034535
Nikola Tesla: Das verlorene Genie umfasst unter anderem die Geschichte von Teslas Inspiration fur seine Karriere im Ingenieurswesen; es zeigt seine Elektrizitatstheorien, die gegen die wissenschaftliche Welt verstiessen, erforscht seine Freundschaften, untersucht die Geschichte des verlorenen Nobelpreises und erklart Teslas Erforschung des Ubernaturlichen.

Geschrieben vom Pulitzer-Preistrager John J. O'Neill, beschreibt Nikola Tesla: Das verlorene Genie in allen Einzelheiten das Leben eines der grossten Genies unserer Zeit.

Ein Band: 428 Seiten."]]> 380 John J. O'Neill 1517444519 edifanob 0 4.00 1943 Nikola Tesla: Das verlorene Genie: Das außergewöhnliche Leben des Nikola Tesla (German Edition)
author: John J. O'Neill
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1943
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/11/14
shelves: to-read, my-books, book_bag_2017
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]]> The Legacy 25008637
Golo Eck is searching for the lost library of The Lynx, the first scientific society in Europe, founded in 1603.

His friend, Fergus, is sent over to Ireland on its trail, getting embroiled in the uprising of the United Irish against English rule. His only contact here is Greta, who works as a messenger for the United Irish; and then come the bloody battles of New Ross and Vinegar Hill. Fergus is missing, Greta on the run.

And all is not well with Golo either. Someone else is on the trail of the Lynx, and when Golo’s ship founders on the way to Holland Golo disappears, leaving Ruan, his ward, to fend for himself, a foreigner in a foreign land.

What secrets does the Lynx Library hold?

Will Golo or Fergus be found?

Will Greta get out of Ireland with her life?

How will Ruan carry on the Legacy of the Lynx?

A gripping adventure story with a couple of brutal murders thrown in, and a real historical background, The Legacy will have you gripped from the start.


Praise for the author:

'A brilliant story set against a fascinating backdrop.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

Clio Gray lives in the Highlands. She works part time in the local library, and spends the rest of her time writing. She is also the author of ‘Deadly Prospectsâ€� ‘Things Fall Apartâ€� and the Stroop Mystery series.

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.]]> 359 Clio Gray edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.00 2016 The Legacy
author: Clio Gray
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/10/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Ghost in the Machine (Steam and Cyber #1)]]> 24986819
Josephine, Bodhi, and Caroline, live in a scientifically advanced
Victorian London as the Industrial Revolution is in full swing.
Infrared goggles, dirigibles, and analog computers exist alongside
bustles, parasols, and high tea. On the grounds of an Old Saxon
church, three strange net-runners arrive from a future where everyone
is assigned a barcode from the moment of birth. What you buy, what you
read, your health care history, your bank accounts, your measured
intelligence, are all captured by this barcode and sent to the feed of
OmniCorp. Human data mining forms the basis of a massive Industrial
Complex, a thinly veiled profit center, based on the control of human
behavior. To interrupt the inception of OmniCorp, the net-runners, a
subversive underground group, enlist the aid of the steampunk
Victorians to thwart a meeting between two men, who hundreds of years
earlier, laid the foundation for OmniCorp. Extraordinary figures race
toward a rendezvous with history, weave in and out of time, fight evil
steampunk automatons, hide in Victorian brothels, fight Indian
mutinies, and take refuge in dystopian cyberpunk pawnshops, to insure
a future where personal privacy is protected over corporate power.]]> 324 S.J. Davis edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.94 Ghost in the Machine (Steam and Cyber #1)
author: S.J. Davis
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.94
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/09/27
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]]> Ghost in the Machine 24978987

Josephine, Bodhi, and Caroline, live in a scientifically advanced
Victorian London as the Industrial Revolution is in full swing.
Infrared goggles, dirigibles, and analog computers exist alongside
bustles, parasols, and high tea. On the grounds of an Old Saxon
church, three strange net-runners arrive from a future where everyone
is assigned a barcode from the moment of birth. What you buy, what you
read, your health care history, your bank accounts, your measured
intelligence, are all captured by this barcode and sent to the feed of
OmniCorp. Human data mining forms the basis of a massive Industrial
Complex, a thinly veiled profit center, based on the control of human
behavior. To interrupt the inception of OmniCorp, the net-runners, a
subversive underground group, enlist the aid of the steampunk
Victorians to thwart a meeting between two men, who hundreds of years
earlier, laid the foundation for OmniCorp. Extraordinary figures race
toward a rendezvous with history, weave in and out of time, fight evil
steampunk automatons, hide in Victorian brothels, fight Indian
mutinies, and take refuge in dystopian cyberpunk pawnshops, to insure
a future where personal privacy is protected over corporate power.]]> S.J. Davis 1311964339 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.21 Ghost in the Machine
author: S.J. Davis
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.21
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/09/27
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]]> <![CDATA[1886 Ties That Bind: A Story of Politics, Graft, and Greed]]> 33632834
Sally has made it her mission to find the men who robbed a train and killed her brother. Unfortunately, no one—not even the owners of the Southern Pacific Railroad—seem to care. Unable to resist her pleas, Langsford offers to help Sally and soon becomes entangled in a web of politics, corruption, and greed. As murder, threats, and attacks ensue that endanger both Sally and Langsford, influential men in both California and Washington, D.C. jockey for positions of power. Langsford, who finds himself oddly attracted to Sally, now must sort through criminals and politicians alike to discover the truth behind her brother’s death and prevent his own murder.]]> 320 A.E. Wasserman 148083663X edifanob 5 2016-reads, my-books 5.00 1886 Ties That Bind: A Story of Politics, Graft, and Greed
author: A.E. Wasserman
name: edifanob
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2016/12/26
date added: 2017/09/20
shelves: 2016-reads, my-books
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron Mausoleum - A case of Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic]]> 21240650
Written in the style of Conan Doyle, The Iron Mausoleum � a case of Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic is - with permission obtained from the Conan Doyle Estate - based on the characters and places created by Conan Doyle and therefore are familiar - if interpreted slightly differently.
The story begins when Sir James Walter, the Head of the Marine Department at the Admiralty, visits Holmes in Baker Street. He tells of the suspicious death of a clerk who worked in the Admiralty offices in Whitehall and tries to persuade a reluctant Holmes to investigate. Eventually Holmes agrees and with Watson are drawn into a world of criminal conspiracy and murder.
We are taken on a journey with Holmes and Watson and witness Holmes' forensic application to solving the mystery of the sinking of the Titanic. Beginning in the atmospheric fog bound streets of London and then Brookwood Necropolis to the Titanic at the Herculaneum Dock in Liverpool and back to London. From scoundrels encountered in the infamous Colony Room Club to wealthy financiers and an American heiress the clues unfold. Told with conviction and humour, the author totally immerses us in this Holmesian world of the early 1900s.

Features of the book include a map of Holmes� London allowing the reader to re-trace the footsteps of Holmes and Watson on their various journeys through the fog-bound Metropolis. Drawings by the author of some of the buildings, which feature in the novel, giving the reader vital clues in solving the mystery.
"]]> 336 Stephen Lees edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 0.0 2012 The Iron Mausoleum - A case of Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic
author: Stephen Lees
name: edifanob
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> The Bungalow Mystery 29248553
"Contrived and worked out with considerable craftsmanship—drawn with sympathy and power."Sunday Times"Contains many cunning devices." Outlook"The mystery is a real mystery." Guardian"Plenty of mystery and drama." Queen"This author has a sure hand at a crime story
strongly recommended to every type of novel reader." Liverpool Courier]]> 228 Annie Haynes 1911095226 edifanob 4 my-books, 2017-reads Today we still know Agatha Christie but who knows Annie Haynes.
Born in 1865 she wrote a dozen crime novels until she died in 1929.
I'm more than happy that her books are now available in digital format.
I bought copies of all of them and then I had to decide which book to start with -
stand-alone novel or Inspector Furnivall or Inspector Stoddart.

I decided to go for a stand-alone novel.
The Bungalow Mystery is not perfect. But there is something in Annie Haynes' writing which kept me on reading.
The story is set between 1900 and before the Great War.
I like the depiction of the scene and te description of the characters ad their motifs.
Now I look forward to discover the rest of her books.

]]> 3.50 1923 The Bungalow Mystery
author: Annie Haynes
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.50
book published: 1923
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/30
date added: 2017/06/30
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
I like to read crime fiction beside fantasy and science fiction.
Today we still know Agatha Christie but who knows Annie Haynes.
Born in 1865 she wrote a dozen crime novels until she died in 1929.
I'm more than happy that her books are now available in digital format.
I bought copies of all of them and then I had to decide which book to start with -
stand-alone novel or Inspector Furnivall or Inspector Stoddart.

I decided to go for a stand-alone novel.
The Bungalow Mystery is not perfect. But there is something in Annie Haynes' writing which kept me on reading.
The story is set between 1900 and before the Great War.
I like the depiction of the scene and te description of the characters ad their motifs.
Now I look forward to discover the rest of her books.


]]> <![CDATA[Inspector Swanson und das Schwarze Museum (Inspector Swanson #4)]]> 35515827
Als jedoch am Tatort eines weiteren Verbrechens FingerabdrĂŒcke gefunden werden, wendet sich das Blatt ...]]> 264 Robert C. Marley 3941408933 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.86 Inspector Swanson und das Schwarze Museum (Inspector Swanson #4)
author: Robert C. Marley
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.86
book published:
rating: 0
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]]> Der Wahre Drache 2493931 571 Robin Hobb 3404283481 edifanob 5 my-books 4.50 2003 Der Wahre Drache
author: Robin Hobb
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2017/06/12
shelves: my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Der goldene Narr ( Die zweiten Chroniken von Fitz dem Weitseher, #2)]]> 2493885 893 Robin Hobb 3404205502 edifanob 5 my-books 4.23 2002 Der goldene Narr ( Die zweiten Chroniken von Fitz dem Weitseher, #2)
author: Robin Hobb
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Der weiße Prophet (Die zweiten Chroniken von Fitz dem Weitseher, #3)]]> 2493930 Mas quando ensinar o herdeiro a usá-los, ficará o reino mais seguro ou irremediavelmente perdido?
Depois do desafio lançado ao Príncipe Respeitador pela narcheska das Ilhas Externas, só lhe resta embarcar para o país de Eliùnia em busca do dragão de Aslejval que tanto pode existir como não passar de uma lenda antiga.
Fitz, o mais famoso e temido assassino do reino, irå com ele. Mas a partida do herdeiro ao trono dos Seis Ducados para uma atribulada viagem marítima até uma terra de antepassados e inimigos não é algo que se faça de ùnimo leve.
Que desafios irĂŁo ter de enfrentar os nossos herĂłis? As magias que ambos manejam imperfeitamente, serĂŁo uma ajuda ou um empecilho?
E o que acontecerĂĄ aos Seis Ducados se o herdeiro desaparecer
para sempre nessa terra misteriosa e distante?]]> 573 Robin Hobb 3404283473 edifanob 5 my-books 4.75 2003 Der weiße Prophet (Die zweiten Chroniken von Fitz dem Weitseher, #3)
author: Robin Hobb
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.75
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2017/06/12
shelves: my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Ripper's Shadow (Victorian Mystery #1)]]> 33628896 329 Laura Joh Rowland 1683310071 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.95 2017 The Ripper's Shadow (Victorian Mystery #1)
author: Laura Joh Rowland
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/06/03
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Whisky from Small Glasses (DCI Daley, #1)]]> 24820532 When the body of a young woman is washed up on an idyllic beach on the west coast of Scotland, D.C.I. Jim Daley is despatched from Glasgow to lead the investigation. Far from home, and his troubled marriage, it seems that Daley’s biggest obstacle will be managing the difficult local police chief; but when the prime suspect is gruesomely murdered, the inquiry begins to stall. As the body count rises, Daley uncovers a network of secrets and corruption in the close-knit community of Kinloch, thrusting him and his loved ones into the centre of a case more deadly than he had ever imagined. The first novel in the D.C.I. Daley Thriller series, Whisky from Small Glasses is a truly compelling crime novel, shot through with dark humour and menace.]]> 392 Denzil Meyrick 0857908421 edifanob 4 my-books, 2017-reads
I like to discover crime fiction series new to me.
This debut novel was an entertaining read.
It is set in the fictional town of Kinloch on the West Coast of Scotland.
I liked the setting and the characters a lot.
The author delivered a story with twist and turns, sadness and humour, and and not to forget horrid crime scenes.
]]> 3.97 2012 Whisky from Small Glasses (DCI Daley, #1)
author: Denzil Meyrick
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/05
date added: 2017/04/03
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
I don't know why but I forgot to add the book to my list of books I read in 2017.

I like to discover crime fiction series new to me.
This debut novel was an entertaining read.
It is set in the fictional town of Kinloch on the West Coast of Scotland.
I liked the setting and the characters a lot.
The author delivered a story with twist and turns, sadness and humour, and and not to forget horrid crime scenes.

]]> Saturn Run 28504576 Ìę
In 2066, a Caltech intern notices an anomaly from a space telescope—something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don’t decelerate. Spaceships do...
Ìę
A flurry of top-level government meetings produce the inescapable Ìę Whatever built the ship is at least one hundred years ahead of our technology, and whoever can get their hands on it will have an advantage so large, no other nation can compete.
Ìę
The race is on, and a remarkable adventure begins. Soon a hastily thrown-together crew finds its strength and wits tested against adversaries of this earth and beyond. So buckle up, because two perfectly matched storytellers are about to take you for a ride...]]> 582 John Sandford 1101987529 edifanob 4 my-books, 2017-reads
In sum I liked the story. There is a lot of hard sf and I did not understand every detail.
Fortunately I could connect with some characters. You do not meet often a normal cat in zero gravity.
What I did not like was the patriotism and some cliché.

The story follows a specific rhythm which I could not really copy with in the beginning.
Story telling was like waves hitting the beach where every wave has the same size, the distance between each wave is the same. ]]> 3.97 2015 Saturn Run
author: John Sandford
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/26
date added: 2017/04/01
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
The story starts in 2066 which is not that far away - even I don't expect to live in 2066, I would turn 107 ...

In sum I liked the story. There is a lot of hard sf and I did not understand every detail.
Fortunately I could connect with some characters. You do not meet often a normal cat in zero gravity.
What I did not like was the patriotism and some cliché.

The story follows a specific rhythm which I could not really copy with in the beginning.
Story telling was like waves hitting the beach where every wave has the same size, the distance between each wave is the same.
]]> Ed's Dead 34468286 "A high-octane read." - Maxim Jakubowski Meet Jen. She works in a bookshop and likes the odd glass of Prosecco... oh, and she’s about to be branded The Most Dangerous Woman in Scotland. ‹Jen Carter is a failed writer with a rubbish boyfriend, Ed. That is, until she accidentally kills him one night. Now that Ed’s dead, she has to decide what to do with his body, his drugs and a big pile of cash. And, more pressingly, how to escape the hitman who’s been sent to recover Ed’s stash. Soon Jen’s on the run from criminals, corrupt police officers and the prying eyes of the media. Who can she trust? And how can she convince them that the trail of corpses left in her wake are just accidental deaths? ‹A modern noir that proves, once and for all, the female of the species really is more deadly than the male.]]> 283 Russel D. McLean edifanob 4 my-books, 2017-reads
I was not sure if it would work for me. To my satisfaction this story starting with just one single mistake evolves to a non-stop ride of bad decisions, lot of dead bodies , an incredible character development of the main character, a lot of blood (a blood bank would dance a jig for that) and disasters.
I don't know how often I shook my head.
The end of the story fits.
In the end I liked it a lot and felt well entertained.

If you would like to know what can happen after one mistake and you do not faint when reading about bloody results of action then you should give it a try.
]]> 3.81 Ed's Dead
author: Russel D. McLean
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.81
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/28
date added: 2017/04/01
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
This is a book for one long session but not in my case. To read in the evening after a long working day limits the time.

I was not sure if it would work for me. To my satisfaction this story starting with just one single mistake evolves to a non-stop ride of bad decisions, lot of dead bodies , an incredible character development of the main character, a lot of blood (a blood bank would dance a jig for that) and disasters.
I don't know how often I shook my head.
The end of the story fits.
In the end I liked it a lot and felt well entertained.

If you would like to know what can happen after one mistake and you do not faint when reading about bloody results of action then you should give it a try.

]]> <![CDATA[Freefall (Earth's Last Gambit, #1)]]> 32977985 An alien ship is orbiting Europa. A handful of astronauts must confront the threat, alone.

Despite NASA budget cuts threating to put a sharp end to his career as an astronaut, British-born space shuttle pilot Jack Kildare knows without a doubt that his life will never be the same. Photographs snapped from the International Space Station reveal an alien spaceship in orbit around Europa, opening a terrifying new chapter in human history, and Jack finds himself in the center of a gigantic international effort to respond to the alien threat.

But when he is dismissed from NASA over a trumped-up security gaffe, Jack and his close friend Oliver Meeks combine their skills in an attempt to generate an innovative new development: a spaceship drive based on their observations of the alien craft's technology.

With the unknown threat driving international competition and the entire planet's spaceflight resources thrown into the fray, the focus of attention turns toward one single goal� a ship capable of traveling to Jupiter to confront the alien menace� the Spirit of Destiny. Amid unknown entities pushing to destroy the project from the inside out, and enemies baying for blood, Jack finds himself submerged in a world of secrets, sabotage attempts and cold-blooded murder.

Can Jack decode the secrets surrounding the arrival of the alien spaceship in our solar system? Or will his dreams of the ultimate space adventure be taken into the ashes with the Spirit of Destiny?


ABOUT FREEFALL: Freefall is the first book of a fast-paced trilogy of technothrillers. It contains hard science fiction elements in the tradition of The Martian and other science-based thrillers. You won't need a calculator to follow the story, but if you'd like to build a spaceship to the Spirit of Destiny's specifications, it really will take you to Jupiter! ($300 billion budget not included.)


Lifeboat, the second book in the Earth's Last Gambit Trilogy, will be published soon.

]]> 404 Felix R. Savage edifanob 3 my-books, 2017-reads It is true that this is a techno-thriller and there is a lot of tech-talk.
It is true that it is a thriller and there are a lot of secret agencies involved.

There is something orbiting the Jupiter moon Europa which could be an alien starship. To proof that you need a spaceship and a crew.
Now we come to the core of the story which is to tell the story about the development of the spaceship and the persons involved.
The story ends with the the start of the spaceship.
I must say I was not really aware that the whole book was about building a starship and about the people involved. I found it partially interesting. I hope the sequel won't be all around the travel to Europa]]> 3.86 Freefall (Earth's Last Gambit, #1)
author: Felix R. Savage
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.86
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2017/03/16
date added: 2017/03/18
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
It is the first book in a series. Therefore it should not be unexpected that there is a cliff hanger at the end.
It is true that this is a techno-thriller and there is a lot of tech-talk.
It is true that it is a thriller and there are a lot of secret agencies involved.

There is something orbiting the Jupiter moon Europa which could be an alien starship. To proof that you need a spaceship and a crew.
Now we come to the core of the story which is to tell the story about the development of the spaceship and the persons involved.
The story ends with the the start of the spaceship.
I must say I was not really aware that the whole book was about building a starship and about the people involved. I found it partially interesting. I hope the sequel won't be all around the travel to Europa
]]> <![CDATA[The Hunted (Craig Hunter Police Thrillers #2)]]> 34465210
DC Craig Hunter of Police Scotland's Sexual Offences Unit. Ex-Army. Back doing the work that drives him, that makes a difference.

Private Sean Tulloch. Squaddie. Monster. He charms women. Moves in, dominates them, abuses them. Under investigation by the Sexual Offences Unit and the Royal Military Police, his partner Paisley Sanderson receives a threat. Soon she's in hospital and Tulloch is in the wind.

Now, Hunter and DS Chantal Jain must hunt Tulloch down before he can strike again. Where is he? How did he know they were investigating him? A simple trip to Portugal soon grows out of control. Will Hunter take down Tulloch before his already horrific crimes escalate? Are the Army Police really on their side? Is DI Bruce really hunting a missing child or do his intentions lie closer to Chantal? Can Hunter and Chantal overcome their very different but very similar demons? And, in Sean Tulloch, has Hunter finally met his match?

HUNTED is a fast-paced police procedural, full of action and suspense that will grip you until its breathless conclusion.]]> 424 Ed James edifanob 0 currently-reading, my-books 4.07 2017 The Hunted (Craig Hunter Police Thrillers #2)
author: Ed James
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/03/18
shelves: currently-reading, my-books
review:

]]> New York 2140 31813823 A new vision of the future from Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of science fiction masterworks such as the Mars trilogy, 2312, and Aurora.
The waters rose, submerging New York City.
But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever.
Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island.
Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides.
And how we too will change. ]]> 624 Kim Stanley Robinson edifanob 0 3.76 2017 New York 2140
author: Kim Stanley Robinson
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/03/18
shelves: to-read, to-buy, 2017-to-pick-from, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Hope and Red (Empire of Storms, #1)]]> 27919309 In a fracturing empire spread across savage seas, two young people from different cultures find common purpose.

A nameless girl is the lone survivor when her village is massacred by biomancers, mystical servants of the emperor. Named after her lost village, Bleak Hope is secretly trained by a master Vinchen warrior as an instrument of vengeance.

A boy becomes an orphan on the squalid streets of New Laven and is adopted by one of the most notorious women of the criminal underworld, given the name Red, and trained as a thief and con artist.

When a ganglord named Deadface Drem strikes a bargain with the biomancers to consolidate and rule all the slums of New Laven, the worlds of Hope and Red come crashing together, and their unlikely alliance takes them further than either could have dreamed possible.]]> 544 Kelley Skovron edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.01 2016 Hope and Red (Empire of Storms, #1)
author: Kelley Skovron
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/03/11
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ultimate Collection of Golden Age Murder Mysteries: Complete Inspector Furnival & Inspector Stoddart Series]]> 30899742 “The Abbey Court Murderâ€� â€� Lady Judith Carew finds herself in the middle of a gruesome murder at the Abbey Court and all the clues point at her direction. Is she the real murderer?
“The House in Charlton Crescentâ€� â€� Lady Anne is herself at the receiving end of a puzzling murder mystery when the killer strikes her for hiring a private detective. Would Inspector Furnival be able to solve the mystery of the double murders and find the criminal before it's too late?
“The Crow's Inn Tragedyâ€� â€� A famous lawyer is strangled in his own office and a notorious gang of criminals is at large. What do they want and how would Inspector Furnival foil their evil plot?
“The Man with the Dark Beardâ€� â€� Basil Wilton is accused of murdering his own father but is he the real killer or is the-man-with-the-dark-beard someone else known to him who is on a murdering spree?
“Who Killed Charmian Karslake?â€� â€� The riddle around the murder of Charmian Karslake, an American actress, gets murkier at every step. Can Inspector Stoddart solve this puzzle?
“The Crime at Tattenham Cornerâ€� â€� A gruesome death just before an important horse race looks out of place until Inspector Stoddart is called in to look into the matter.
“The Crystal Beads Murderâ€� â€� A broken necklace is the sole clue for Inspector Stoddart to solve a high-profile murder until it's too late!
Annie Haynes (1865-1929) was a renowned golden age mystery writer and a contemporary of Agatha Christie, another famous crime writer. Haynes's fictions are now lauded for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end.]]> 1617 Annie Haynes 8026866371 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.79 Ultimate Collection of Golden Age Murder Mysteries: Complete Inspector Furnival & Inspector Stoddart Series
author: Annie Haynes
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.79
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/02/25
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]]> <![CDATA[Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)]]> 33129036
Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk - or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help. His daughter Rose is trapped in a city besieged by an enemy one hundred thousand strong and hungry for blood. Rescuing Rose is the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.

It's time to get the band back together for one last tour across the Wyld.]]> 554 Nicholas Eames edifanob 0 currently-reading, my-books 4.31 2017 Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)
author: Nicholas Eames
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/02/25
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[London: A Travel Guide Through Time]]> 25662636
This book allows the reader to travel through time to six key periods in the history of London. From Shakespeare to the plague, medieval London to the swinging 60s, readers can totally immerse themselves in the sights, sounds and smells of our capital at each particular moment.

It's vividly written, and after reading this book you'll never rush through the streets of Covent Garden or St Paul's again without pausing for at least a moment to think of all the mad characters and epic lives that ran through the same streets centuries before.

Whether you are a tourist looking for an alternative way to see the city, or a Londoner that wants to learn more about the world around you, this is a must-have guide.]]> 512 Matthew Green 0718179765 edifanob 0 4.10 2015 London: A Travel Guide Through Time
author: Matthew Green
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/02/25
shelves: my-books, book_bag_2017, currently-reading
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Backworlds Box Collection: Books 1, 2, and 3 (The Backworlds #1-3)]]> 33145202 588 M. Pax edifanob 0 my-books, to-read 3.96 Backworlds Box Collection: Books 1, 2, and 3 (The Backworlds #1-3)
author: M. Pax
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.96
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/02/19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson, #1)]]> 21461164 246 Kate Ellis edifanob 4 my-books, 2017-reads I like the fact that the detective is confronted with problems in his life outside of his job and that he has archaeological knowledge and interest.

Strong characters and well depicted locations support the story.

I look forward to read the next book in the series.]]> 3.88 1998 The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson, #1)
author: Kate Ellis
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 2017/02/13
date added: 2017/02/19
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
This is an entertaining mix of historical mystery, modern mystery, and police procedural.
I like the fact that the detective is confronted with problems in his life outside of his job and that he has archaeological knowledge and interest.

Strong characters and well depicted locations support the story.

I look forward to read the next book in the series.
]]> <![CDATA[Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper (Gideon Smith, 3)]]> 23847963
In an alternate nineteenth century where a technologically advanced Britain holds sway over most of the known world and the American Revolution never happened, young Gideon Smith is firmly established as the Hero of the Empire.

Back in London, Gideon and his colleagues: journalist Aloysius Bent, airship pilot Rowena Fanshawe, and Maria, the mechanical girl to whom Gideon has lost his heart, are dragged into a case that is confounding the Metropolitan Police. For the city is on the edge of mass rioting due to the continuing reign of terror by the serial killer known only as Jack the Ripper, who is rampaging though London's less salubrious quarters.

While chasing the madman, a villain from their past strips Gideon Smith of his memory and is cast adrift in the seedy underbelly of London, where life is tough and death lurks in every shadowy alley.

With mob rule threatening to engulf London, the Empire has never needed its hero more...but where is Gideon Smith?

Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper is the latest in David Barnett's riproaring steampunk adventures about a Britain that never was...but should have been.]]> 384 David Barnett 0765334267 edifanob 4 Compared to the previous two books there is less steampunk.
Nevertheless I liked the twists and turns combined with a lot of revelations - some really surprised me- from the acting characters.
The book description give enough away about what to expect when it comes to the plot.

All in all I felt well entertained in the alternative Victorian London which has a lot in common with the original one when I comes to the living conditions in the East End.
]]> 3.84 2015 Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper (Gideon Smith, 3)
author: David Barnett
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2017/02/18
date added: 2017/02/19
shelves: my-books, book_bag_2017, 2017-reads
review:
This is the third appearance of Gideon Smith and his companions and friends.
Compared to the previous two books there is less steampunk.
Nevertheless I liked the twists and turns combined with a lot of revelations - some really surprised me- from the acting characters.
The book description give enough away about what to expect when it comes to the plot.

All in all I felt well entertained in the alternative Victorian London which has a lot in common with the original one when I comes to the living conditions in the East End.

]]> <![CDATA[The Railway Detective Collection: The Railway Detective, The Excursion Train, The Railway Viaduct]]> 19504450 854 Edward Marston edifanob 0 my-books, to-read 4.27 2011 The Railway Detective Collection: The Railway Detective, The Excursion Train, The Railway Viaduct
author: Edward Marston
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/02/19
shelves: my-books, to-read
review:

]]> Overture (Earth Song, #1) 13665627 373 Mark Wandrey 1453697322 edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.80 2004 Overture (Earth Song, #1)
author: Mark Wandrey
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.80
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/02/12
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> The Birdwatcher 29056027 Police Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself.

A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on the rugged Kentish coast. He also lives with the deeply buried secret that, as a child in Northern Ireland, he may have killed a man. When a fellow birdwatcher is found murdered in his remote home, South's world flips.

The culprit seems to be a drifter from South's childhood; the victim was the only person connecting South to his early crime; and a troubled, vivacious new female sergeant has been relocated from London and assigned to work with South. As our hero investigates, he must work ever-harder to keep his own connections to the victim, and his past, a secret.

The Birdwatcher is British crime fiction at its finest; a stirring portrait of flawed, vulnerable investigators; a meticulously constructed mystery; and a primal story of fear, loyalty and vengeance.

]]> 336 William Shaw 1784297216 edifanob 0 my-books, to-read 4.25 2016 The Birdwatcher
author: William Shaw
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/02/11
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]]> Seeing Red (Ambassador, #1) 30177275 Would you betray Earth to save it?

24 October 2114: the day that shocked the world.

Young diplomat Cory Wilson narrowly escapes death in the assassination of President Sirkonen. No one claims responsibility but there is no doubt that the attack is extraterrestrial.

Cory was meant to start work as a representative to gamra, the alien organisation that governs the FTL transport network, but now his new job may well be scrapped in anger.

Worse, as Earth uses military force to stop any extraterrestrials coming or leaving, as 200,000 extraterrestrial humans are trapped on Earth, as the largest army in the galaxy prepares to free them by force, only Cory has the experience, language skills and contacts to solve the crime.

But he's broke, out of a job and a long way from Earth.]]> 364 Patty Jansen edifanob 5 Off course you do not get any information about the writing style of the author.

Because of the description I expect less action and a lot of politics and interesting facts about the challenge to cope with an alien nation.

To be honest I got more than I expected. A complex story full of twists and turns. A loveable main character discovering himself while discovering the mystery. Different alien nations with different background.
I like it when I as a reader do not know more than the main character.
The writing style of the author fits perfectly to the story.

I'm glad that this is just the first book in a series. Now I have expectations and look forward to read the sequel.
]]> 3.99 2013 Seeing Red (Ambassador, #1)
author: Patty Jansen
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2017/02/06
date added: 2017/02/07
shelves: my-books, 2017-to-pick-from, 2017-reads
review:
I always try to tread the book description properly because a good description should deliver enough information to arise your interest and to give at least a hint about what to expect.
Off course you do not get any information about the writing style of the author.

Because of the description I expect less action and a lot of politics and interesting facts about the challenge to cope with an alien nation.

To be honest I got more than I expected. A complex story full of twists and turns. A loveable main character discovering himself while discovering the mystery. Different alien nations with different background.
I like it when I as a reader do not know more than the main character.
The writing style of the author fits perfectly to the story.

I'm glad that this is just the first book in a series. Now I have expectations and look forward to read the sequel.

]]> <![CDATA[Spock und ich: Mein Freund Leonard Nimoy]]> 32735193
Leonard Nimoy wurde durch seine Rolle als Mr. Spock in der Serie Star Trek berĂŒhmt. Mit dem stets auf Logik bedachten Vulkanier schuf er einen Charakter, der wie kaum ein zweiter die Popkultur bis heute prĂ€gt. Am Set lernte Nimoy William Shatner alias Captain Kirk kennen, mit dem ihn 50 Jahre lang eine enge Freundschaft verband. Gemeinsam gingen die beiden MĂ€nner durch Höhen und Tiefen, beruflich wie privat. Anhand zahlreicher Anekdoten zeichnet William Shatner nun das faszinierende Leben seines besten Freundes nach und zeigt uns den Mann hinter dem unemotionalen Vulkanier: den feinfĂŒhligen Poeten, Fotografen, glĂ€ubigen Juden und trockenen Alkoholiker.

Eine berĂŒhrende Biografie und die Geschichte einer großen Freundschaft â€� nicht nur fĂŒr Star-Trek-Fans!]]> 304 William Shatner 3453201434 edifanob 4 Spock was/is a fascinating character and I wanted to know a bit more about the man behind.

I did not want to read a biography and therefore the book by William Shatner was the right choice for me. He is the man who knows a lot about Leonard Nimoy.

This is a book about their friendship including a lot of information around the world of Star Trek.
One need to accept this in order to enjoy the book and that is what I did.

LLAP


]]> 4.27 2016 Spock und ich: Mein Freund Leonard Nimoy
author: William Shatner
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/02/05
date added: 2017/02/05
shelves: my-books, book_bag_2017, 2017-reads
review:
I'm no Trekkie but I like science fiction and I watched a lot of Star Trek stuff.
Spock was/is a fascinating character and I wanted to know a bit more about the man behind.

I did not want to read a biography and therefore the book by William Shatner was the right choice for me. He is the man who knows a lot about Leonard Nimoy.

This is a book about their friendship including a lot of information around the world of Star Trek.
One need to accept this in order to enjoy the book and that is what I did.

LLAP



]]> Six Wakes 33666228 In this Hugo nominated science fiction thriller by Mur Lafferty, a crew of clones awakens aboard a space ship to find they're being hunted-and any one of them could be the killer.Maria Arena awakens in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood. She has no memory of how she died. This is new; before, when she had awakened as a new clone, her first memory was of how she died.Maria's vat is one of seven, each one holding the clone of a crew member of the starship Dormire, each clone waiting for its previous incarnation to die so it can awaken. And Maria isn't the only one to die recently. . .Unlock the bold new science fiction thriller that Corey Doctorow calls Mur's "breakout book".]]> 400 Mur Lafferty edifanob 0 3.82 2017 Six Wakes
author: Mur Lafferty
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/02/04
shelves: to-read, 2017-to-pick-from, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Kill-Devil and Water (A Pyke Mystery, #3)]]> 6880860 384 Andrew Pepper 075382597X edifanob 5 He makes decisions which I may understand but would never agree with.

Kill-Devil and Water is strong and rousing because of Pyke, because of the story told with twists an turns and a lot of emotion, because of the depiction of life in London and on Jamaica and because of the writing.

You need to get to get into the character and into the story without prejudice and you will be rewarded with a fascinating and entertaining read.

This is third of the five available Pyke mysteries. I'm really sad about the fact that Andrew Pepper did not continue the series.
Nevertheless I look forward to read the two remaining books in the series]]> 3.60 2008 Kill-Devil and Water (A Pyke Mystery, #3)
author: Andrew Pepper
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2017/02/03
date added: 2017/02/04
shelves: my-books, book_bag_2017, 2017-reads
review:
For me Pyke is a larger-than life character with all his strength and weakness, his own moral compass, his stubbornness and endurance, and his intricate relationship to women.
He makes decisions which I may understand but would never agree with.

Kill-Devil and Water is strong and rousing because of Pyke, because of the story told with twists an turns and a lot of emotion, because of the depiction of life in London and on Jamaica and because of the writing.

You need to get to get into the character and into the story without prejudice and you will be rewarded with a fascinating and entertaining read.

This is third of the five available Pyke mysteries. I'm really sad about the fact that Andrew Pepper did not continue the series.
Nevertheless I look forward to read the two remaining books in the series
]]> <![CDATA[The Dead Place (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #6)]]> 20516815 "This killing will be a model of perfection. An accomplishment to be proud of. And it could be tonight or maybe next week. But it will be soon. I promise."

The anonymous phone calls indicate a disturbed mind with an unnatural passion for death. Cooper and Fry are hoping against hope that the caller is just a harmless crank having some sick fun. But the clues woven through his disturbing messages point to the possibility of an all-too-real crime � especially when women begin to disappear.

This spine-chiller is perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Robert Crais.

]]> 610 Stephen Booth edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.07 2005 The Dead Place (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #6)
author: Stephen Booth
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[One Last Breath (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #5)]]> 20516821
An escaped convict is on the loose, and, after thirteen years in prison, he may be seeking revenge on the son of the cop who put him away in the first place â€� Cooper’s father.]]> 661 Stephen Booth edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.05 2004 One Last Breath (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #5)
author: Stephen Booth
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[Blind To The Bones (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #4)]]> 20562392
A small village in the Peak District, Withens is troubled by theft and vandalism, mostly generated by a family of local delinquents, the Oxleys. Now the town is the focus of a murder investigation. A man’s body has been found on the bleak moors nearby, and the victim is an Oxley. To crack the case, DC Ben Cooper must break open the degenerate clan.

His boss, DS Diane Fry, is also in Withens. Grim new evidence has turned up in the case of a missing student, but her parents refuse to believe she could be dead.

The darkness in Withens’s heart is growing. And things are only going to get nastier 
]]> 583 Stephen Booth edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 3.95 2003 Blind To The Bones (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #4)
author: Stephen Booth
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> Raising Hell (Ambassador, #2) 22450128
Ezhya Palayi is that person.

After having been released by his previous employers, Cory Wilson not only depends on Ezhya Palayi for his income, but he has developed an unusually friendly relationship with this man whom people on Earth would call an absolute dictator, but whose reign is benign.

The third-quickest way to get yourself killed when dealing with Coldi people is when the leader you depended on for support is suddenly no longer there, as when he goes missing because the system society relies on for interstellar travel goes down.

In a highly-strung hierarchical society, it won’t be long before someone else tries to claim the top spot, someone less benign, someone aggressive who is likely to destabilise peace between Asto and other worlds.

But by far the quickest way to get yourself killed is, as a non-Coldi outsider, to visit Asto and try to interfere in their hierarchical system, to mess with instincts you don’t feel yourself, and people who are much stronger than you.

Oh, and did you know that the average daytime temperature is well over 50 degrees C?]]> 300 Patty Jansen edifanob 0 4.22 2014 Raising Hell (Ambassador, #2)
author: Patty Jansen
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/01/29
shelves: to-read, my-books, 2017-to-pick-from
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Sahara Conspiracy (Ambassador, #1.5)]]> 25989104
As ambassador to gamra, the extraterrestrial organisation which controls the Exchange, the FTL wormhole network, Cory has often been critical of Earth’s handling of extraterrestrial problems. This is his moment to shine, to apply his knowledge about alien customs, to, in the words of the president, “get those idiots out of thereâ€�.

Except the usual suspects, the Zhori mafia who have caused trouble on Earth for a long time, are nowhere to be seen. This is something far more dangerous, something that involves all of northern Africa, something that provokes the anger of Asto, gamra’s largest world. Asto’s army is already prowling in orbit, ready to strike.]]> 248 Patty Jansen edifanob 0 4.09 2015 The Sahara Conspiracy (Ambassador, #1.5)
author: Patty Jansen
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/01/29
shelves: to-read, my-books, 2017-to-pick-from
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Fell Sword (The Traitor Son Cycle, #2)]]> 20997302
Betrayal, on the other hand, is free.

When the Emperor is taken hostage, the Red Knight and his men find their services in high demand - and themselves surrounded by enemies. The country is in revolt, the capital city is besieged and any victory will be hard won. But The Red Knight has a plan.

The question is, can he negotiate the political, magical, real and romantic battlefields at the same time - especially when intends to be victorious on them all?]]> 717 Miles Cameron 0575113340 edifanob 5 A lot of characters, twists and turns, impressive battles, and a kind of magic.


]]> 3.97 2013 The Fell Sword (The Traitor Son Cycle, #2)
author: Miles Cameron
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2017/01/27
date added: 2017/01/28
shelves: my-books, book_bag_2017, 2017-reads
review:
The epic fantasy second book in a truly epic fantasy series.
A lot of characters, twists and turns, impressive battles, and a kind of magic.



]]> <![CDATA[Der Satan von Bermondsey (Die geheimen Akten des Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, #3)]]> 22885038 Im dritten Fall der fesselnden Serie „Die geheimen Akten des Sir Arthur Conan Doyleâ€� trifft der scharfsinnige Schriftsteller auf einen traumatisierten Waisenjungen, der steif und fest behauptet, um ein Haar dem Tod in einer dunklen Höhle entkommen zu sein. Sein Körper weist merkwĂŒrdige Einstiche auf.
Man munkelt, ein gehörntes Wesen â€� der Satan von Bermondsey â€� treibe sein furchtbares Unwesen in den nĂ€chtlichen Gassen. Ob der Junge beinahe sein Opfer geworden wĂ€re?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ist einem Geheimnis auf der Spur, das sein ganzes Leben verÀndern wird.]]> 49 Raimon Weber edifanob 3 2014-reads, my-books Die Idee, den Autor als Detektiv auftreten zu lassen is interessant.

Die AusfĂŒhrung der Kurzgeschichte ist ordentlich. Ich muss allerdings zugeben, dass mir die EinfĂŒhrung fast besser gefallen hat als die eigentliche Geschichte.
Wer nach einer leichten Geschichte fĂŒr Zwischendurch mit mysteriösem Touch sucht, sollte einen Blick riskieren.


Es gibt bisher fĂŒnf dieser Kurzgeschichten. Mein Drang weitere dieser Geschichten zu erwerben und zu lesen hĂ€lt sich allerdings in Grenzen.]]> 2.80 2014 Der Satan von Bermondsey (Die geheimen Akten des Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, #3)
author: Raimon Weber
name: edifanob
average rating: 2.80
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2014/08/08
date added: 2017/01/21
shelves: 2014-reads, my-books
review:
Arthur Conan Doyle auf den Spuren von Sherlock Holmes.
Die Idee, den Autor als Detektiv auftreten zu lassen is interessant.

Die AusfĂŒhrung der Kurzgeschichte ist ordentlich. Ich muss allerdings zugeben, dass mir die EinfĂŒhrung fast besser gefallen hat als die eigentliche Geschichte.
Wer nach einer leichten Geschichte fĂŒr Zwischendurch mit mysteriösem Touch sucht, sollte einen Blick riskieren.


Es gibt bisher fĂŒnf dieser Kurzgeschichten. Mein Drang weitere dieser Geschichten zu erwerben und zu lesen hĂ€lt sich allerdings in Grenzen.
]]> <![CDATA[The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #3)]]> 8428911 317 Charles Finch edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.27 2009 The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #3)
author: Charles Finch
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/21
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #2)]]> 6563616
In the small hours of the morning one fall day in 1866, a frantic widow visits detective Charles Lenox. Lady Annabelle’s problem is simple: her beloved son, George, has vanished from his room at Oxford. When Lenox visits his alma mater to investigate, he discovers a series of bizarre clues, including a murdered cat and a card cryptically referring to the September Society.

Then, just as Lenox realizes that the case may be deeper than it appears, a student dies, the victim of foul play.

What could the September Society have to do with it? What specter, returned from the past, is haunting gentle Oxford? Lenox, with the support of his devoted friends in London’s upper crust, must race to discover the truth before it comes searching for him, and dangerously close to home.]]> 320 Charles Finch edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.00 2008 The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #2)
author: Charles Finch
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/01/21
shelves: to-read, my-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Holy Island (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #1)]]> 24273148
When former local girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police consultant, old memories swim to the surface making her confront her difficult past. She and Ryan struggle to work together to hunt a killer who hides in plain sight, while pagan ritual and small-town politics muddy the waters of their investigation.]]> 421 L.J. Ross edifanob 4 The murder of a young woman is his reentry to his job.
He attracts women and one of them is pagan expert Dr Anna Taylor born on Lindisfarne. Police needs her knowledge.

The story is full of twists and turns. I guessed nearly until the end who is the murderer.
Within the story you learn more about the island.
There are a lot of suspects which are described well.

I will definitely read the next book in the series: Sycamore Gap]]> 3.96 2015 Holy Island (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #1)
author: L.J. Ross
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2017/01/18
date added: 2017/01/20
shelves: 2017-to-pick-from, my-books, 2017-reads
review:
DCI Ryan, a man with past on a personal sabbatical on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
The murder of a young woman is his reentry to his job.
He attracts women and one of them is pagan expert Dr Anna Taylor born on Lindisfarne. Police needs her knowledge.

The story is full of twists and turns. I guessed nearly until the end who is the murderer.
Within the story you learn more about the island.
There are a lot of suspects which are described well.

I will definitely read the next book in the series: Sycamore Gap
]]> <![CDATA[Station Breaker (Station Breaker #1)]]> 29220708 375 Andrew Mayne edifanob 4 I liked it a lot that the main character David Dixon was as clueless as the reader about what was going on. This isn't a story with psychological depths and also of high literary quality.
BUT it is an entertaining sci-fi thriller set in a not so far away future.
A few scenes were nearly over the top.

One thing is for sure: David Dixon was exactly the right man for the job!!]]> 4.22 2016 Station Breaker (Station Breaker #1)
author: Andrew Mayne
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/01/18
date added: 2017/01/20
shelves: 2017-to-pick-from, 2017-reads, my-books
review:
That was a fast paced and fun read.
I liked it a lot that the main character David Dixon was as clueless as the reader about what was going on. This isn't a story with psychological depths and also of high literary quality.
BUT it is an entertaining sci-fi thriller set in a not so far away future.
A few scenes were nearly over the top.

One thing is for sure: David Dixon was exactly the right man for the job!!
]]> <![CDATA[Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3)]]> 28360622 The ghost of Sherlock Holmes is dead, but who will solve his murder?

The Great Detective's ghost has walked London's streets for an age, given shape by people's memories. Now someone's put a ceremonial dagger through his chest. But what's the motive? And who - or what - could kill a ghost?

When policing London's supernatural underworld, eliminating the impossible is not an option. DI James Quill and his detectives have learnt this the hard way. Gifted with the Sight, they'll pursue a criminal genius - who'll lure them into a Sherlockian maze of clues and evidence. The team also have their own demons to fight. They've been to Hell and back (literally) but now the unit is falling apart . . .

]]> 368 Paul Cornell 1447273273 edifanob 0 4.25 2016 Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3)
author: Paul Cornell
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/20
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[Vor der Finsternis (Kindle Single) (German Edition)]]> 33790344 184 Ulf Torreck 3641202973 edifanob 3 my-books, 2017-reads Man hatt das GefĂŒhl, dass die Geschicht auf der Stelle tritt.
Der Schreibstil ist nicht schlecht aber die Entwicklung der Geschichte ist zÀh.

Ich habe dieses kurze Werk gelesen um zu entscheiden, ob ich den im Februar 2017 erscheinenden Historischen Thriller Fest der Finsternis lesen möchte. Nach der LektĂŒre von "Vor der Finsternis" lautet meine Antwort: Nein.

Ich gebe drei wohlwollende Sterne.]]> 3.56 Vor der Finsternis (Kindle Single) (German Edition)
author: Ulf Torreck
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.56
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2017/01/14
date added: 2017/01/14
shelves: my-books, 2017-reads
review:
Das Buch fing gut an aber dann versank es in endloser und fruchtloser Polizeiarbeit.
Man hatt das GefĂŒhl, dass die Geschicht auf der Stelle tritt.
Der Schreibstil ist nicht schlecht aber die Entwicklung der Geschichte ist zÀh.

Ich habe dieses kurze Werk gelesen um zu entscheiden, ob ich den im Februar 2017 erscheinenden Historischen Thriller Fest der Finsternis lesen möchte. Nach der LektĂŒre von "Vor der Finsternis" lautet meine Antwort: Nein.

Ich gebe drei wohlwollende Sterne.
]]> <![CDATA[Alexander von Humboldt und die Erfindung der Natur]]> 32709529 560 Andrea Wulf 3570102068 edifanob 5 Doch ich bin sehr froh, dass ich dieses so ĂŒberaus informative und exzellente Werk gelesen habe.

Ich war mir nicht bewußt, wie groß der Einfluss von Alexander von Humboldt gewesen ist.
Es ist fĂŒr uns kaum vorstellbar wie zu einer Zeit ohne moderne Kommunikationsmittel so ein reger Austausch von Gedanken, Theorien, Reise- und Forschungsberichte ĂŒber LĂ€ndergrenzen funktioniert hat.

I rarely read biographies and books with a scientific claim.
But I am very glad that I have read this very informative and excellent work.

I was not aware of the influence of Alexander von Humboldt.
It is hardly conceivable for us as that at a time without modern means of communication such a lively exchange of thoughts, theories, travel and research reports on country boundaries has worked.
]]> 4.30 2015 Alexander von Humboldt und die Erfindung der Natur
author: Andrea Wulf
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2017/01/11
date added: 2017/01/14
shelves: my-books, book_bag_2017, 2017-reads
review:
Ich lese selten Biographien und BĂŒcher mit wissenschaftlichem Anspruch.
Doch ich bin sehr froh, dass ich dieses so ĂŒberaus informative und exzellente Werk gelesen habe.

Ich war mir nicht bewußt, wie groß der Einfluss von Alexander von Humboldt gewesen ist.
Es ist fĂŒr uns kaum vorstellbar wie zu einer Zeit ohne moderne Kommunikationsmittel so ein reger Austausch von Gedanken, Theorien, Reise- und Forschungsberichte ĂŒber LĂ€ndergrenzen funktioniert hat.

I rarely read biographies and books with a scientific claim.
But I am very glad that I have read this very informative and excellent work.

I was not aware of the influence of Alexander von Humboldt.
It is hardly conceivable for us as that at a time without modern means of communication such a lively exchange of thoughts, theories, travel and research reports on country boundaries has worked.

]]> Schicksal 33216486 Der Krieg ruft und es gibt kein ZurĂŒck!

Schicksal ist der fulminante Abschluss der Westrin-Trilogie von Felix A. MĂŒnter. Der Auftaktband Kaisersturz und der Folgeband Exil sind beide ebenfalls im Prometheus Verlag erschienen.]]> 0 Felix A. MĂŒnter 3944713222 edifanob 0 5.00 Schicksal
author: Felix A. MĂŒnter
name: edifanob
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/12
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review:

]]> <![CDATA[That Time May Cease (The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez #8)]]> 33403519 286 Ann Swinfen edifanob 0 to-read, my-books 4.34 That Time May Cease (The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez #8)
author: Ann Swinfen
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.34
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/07
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]]> <![CDATA[Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)]]> 25563522 Winner of the 30th anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel.

Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed, stand-alone novel Children of Time, is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age � a world terraformed and prepared for human life.

But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them, pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare.

Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth?

"Children of Time is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human." - Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls.]]> 609 Adrian Tchaikovsky edifanob 0 4.37 2015 Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/07
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]]> <![CDATA[The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)]]> 20955368
It is a fallout that will pit both men against Locke's own long lost love. Sabetha is Locke's childhood sweetheart, the love of Locke's life and now it is time for them to meet again. Employed on different sides of a vicious dispute between factions of the Bonds, Sabetha has just one goal - to destroy Locke for ever.

The Gentleman Bastard sequence has become a literary sensation in fantasy circles and now, with the third book, Scott Lynch is set to seal that success.]]> 736 Scott Lynch 1473202892 edifanob 0 4.31 2013 The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
author: Scott Lynch
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/01/04
shelves: my-books, to-read, book_bag_2017
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)]]> 2171498
After a brutal battle with the underworld, Locke and his sidekick, Jean, fled to the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their wounds. But they are soon back to what they do best--stealing from the rich and pocketing the proceeds. Now, however, they have targeted the grandest prize of all: the Sinspire, the world's most exclusive, most heavily guarded gambling house. But there is one cardinal rule: it is death to cheat at any game.

Brazenly undeterred, Locke and Jean have orchestrated an elaborate plan to lie, trick, and swindle their way straight to the Sunspire's teeming vault. But someone knows the duo's secret--and has every intention of making them pay for their sins.]]> 763 Scott Lynch 0553588958 edifanob 0 4.26 2007 Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
author: Scott Lynch
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/04
shelves: to-read, my-books, book_bag_2017
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sacrilege (Giordano Bruno, #3)]]> 12414623 Ìę
London, summer of 1584: Radical philosopher, ex-monk, and spy Giordano Bruno suspects he is being followed by an old enemy. He is shocked to discover that his pursuer is in fact Sophia Underhill, a young woman with whom he was once in love. When Bruno learns that Sophia has been accused of murdering her husband, a prominent magistrate in Canterbury, he agrees to do anything he can to help clear her name.
ÌęÌęÌęÌę
In the city that was once England's greatest center of pilgrimage, Bruno begins to uncover unsuspected secrets that point to the dead man being part of a larger and more dangerous plot in the making. He must turn his detective's eye on history—on Saint Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral, and on the legend surrounding the disappearance of his body—in order to solve the crime.
ÌęÌęÌęÌę
As Bruno's feelings for Sophia grow more intense, so does his fear that another murder is about to take place—perhaps his own. But more than Bruno's life is at stake in this vividly rendered, impeccably researched, and addictively page-turning whodunit—the stability of the kingdom hangs in the balance as Bruno hunts down a brutal murderer in the shadows of England's most ancient cathedral.]]> 432 S.J. Parris 0385535473 edifanob 0 4.00 2012 Sacrilege (Giordano Bruno, #3)
author: S.J. Parris
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/04
shelves: to-read, my-books, book_bag_2017
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Detective Branch (A Pyke Mystery, #4)]]> 9806912
Drury Lane, 1844. A robbery has been committed at a pawnbroker's, leaving three people dead. The man called in to investigate is Pyke, head of the Metropolitan Police's newly formed Detective Branch at Scotland Yard. Pyke must find the culprit and quickly, especially as the identity of one of the victims threatens to expose his own criminal past. A valuable religious artefact appears to have motivated the robbery but when the main suspect commits suicide in police custody, the investigation falters. Then the rector of a wealthy parish is brutally murdered and Pyke spots a connection. His suspicions lead him to a dissolute former Catholic priest, rumours of devil worship, and an old case that no one wants him to investigate.

With time running out and the murderer threatening to kill again, Pyke must face up to forces within the police and the church who would prefer the secrets of the past to remain buried for ever ...]]> 448 Andrew Pepper 0753827689 edifanob 0 3.92 2010 The Detective Branch (A Pyke Mystery, #4)
author: Andrew Pepper
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/04
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]]> <![CDATA[Lawless and the Flowers of Sin: Lawless 2]]> 30976378 374 William Sutton 1785650122 edifanob 0 3.50 2014 Lawless and the Flowers of Sin: Lawless 2
author: William Sutton
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870]]> 961462
This period of mid-Victorian London covers a huge span: Victoria's wedding and the place of the royals in popular esteem; how the very poor lived, the underworld, prostitution, crime, prisons and transportation; the public utilities - Bazalgette on sewers and road design, Chadwick on pollution and sanitation; private charities - Peabody, Burdett Coutts - and workhouses; new terraced housing and transport, trains, omnibuses and the Underground; furniture and decor; families and the position of women; the prosperous middle classes and their new shops, e.g. Peter Jones, Harrods; entertaining and servants, food and drink; unlimited liability and bankruptcy; the rich, the marriage market, taxes and anti-semitism; the Empire, recruitment and press-gangs.

The period begins with the closing of the Fleet and Marshalsea prisons and ends with the first (steam-operated) Underground trains and the first Gilbert & Sullivan.]]> 496 Liza Picard 0753820900 edifanob 0 4.02 2005 Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870
author: Liza Picard
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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review:

]]> The Victorians 1506712 738 A.N. Wilson 0099451867 edifanob 0 3.75 2002 The Victorians
author: A.N. Wilson
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series)]]> 200557 336 Michael Diamond 184331150X edifanob 0 3.73 2003 Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series)
author: Michael Diamond
name: edifanob
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/04
shelves: to-read, my-books, book_bag_2017
review:

]]> What if?: Was wÀre wenn? 21463037
Wenn xkcd.com einen neuen Science Cartoon postet, vibriert das Internet. Sein Blog What if, auf dem der Physiker Randall Munroe jede Woche scheinbar unsinnige Fragen mit exakter Wissenschaft und genialen StrichmĂ€nnchen beantwortet, ist Kult. Wie lange wĂŒrde es dauern, bis wir merken wĂŒrden, dass sich der Erdumfang verĂ€ndert? Was wĂ€re, wenn der gesamte Niederschlag in einem â€� quasi omnidirektionalen - Überschall-Regentropfen fiele? Endlich auch als Buch und endlich auf Deutsch!]]> 364 Randall Munroe 3813506525 edifanob 0 4.01 2014 What if?: Was wĂ€re wenn?
author: Randall Munroe
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Plague of Swords (The Traitor Son Cycle, #4)]]> 28962933 512 Miles Cameron 0316302422 edifanob 0 4.28 2016 The Plague of Swords (The Traitor Son Cycle, #4)
author: Miles Cameron
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dread Wyrm (The Traitor Son Cycle, #3)]]> 23129080
SOME SEIZE IT

AND SOME HAVE THE WISDOM NEVER TO WIELD IT

The Red Knight has stood against soldiers, against armies and against the might of an empire without flinching. He's fought on real and on magical battlefields alike, and now he's facing one of the greatest challenges yet.

A tournament.

A joyous spring event, the flower of the nobility will present arms and ride against each other for royal favour and acclaim. It's a political contest - and one which the Red Knight has the skill to win. But the stakes may be higher than he thinks. The court of Alba has been infiltrated by a dangerous faction of warlike knights, led by the greatest knight in the world: Jean de Vrailly - and the prize he's fighting for isn't royal favour, but the throne of Alba itself.

Where there is competition there is opportunity; the question is, will the Red Knight take it? Or will the creatures of the Wild seize their chance instead . . .

'A stirring, gritty and at times quite brutal epic fantasy' Tor.com

'This series promises to be the standout epic fantasy for the ages' Fantasy Book Critic]]> 608 Miles Cameron 0575113375 edifanob 0 4.34 2015 The Dread Wyrm (The Traitor Son Cycle, #3)
author: Miles Cameron
name: edifanob
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2017/01/04
shelves: to-read, my-books, book_bag_2017
review:

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