Now a few good books
Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch.
I sincerely hope most of you are already reading the Peter Grant series. If not, for shame! :P
I found the third book in the series to just as good and engrossing as the first two. Characters and setting were all as compelling as before. In some ways, the book was much tighter and constrained than Rivers of London or Moon Over Soho. It was limited to a single week before Christmas so with such a tight plotline it didn't sprawl as much. The downside to this is that the book almost has too much plot, sometimes at the expense of the characters. That was really my only complaint though. Can't wait to read the next one1
9 out of 10.
Kop Killer by Warren Hammond.
Kop Killer is another third book, this time in a loosely connected series by Warren Hammond For those who haven't read them, the Kop books are gritty, scifi noir set on a backwater planet a few hundred years in the future. The economy collapsed long ago and the whole planet basically runs on offworld money and corruption. The main character is himself a dirty cop. In many ways, they're pretty similar to the Takeshi Kovacs books, but to be honest I gave up on Richard Morgan after Broken Angels (heresy I know).
The first two books were very good, and I gave them both 9 out of 10s. I didn't enjoy this one quite as much. Felt like the story was backsliding a little with a plotline that pretty similar to what had happened before. Very enjoyable though and I would heartily recommend the series.
8 out of 10.
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations by Howard Waldrop et al.
I think this is the fourth book of my growing library of Howard Waldrop short fiction. This time it's a collection of Waldrop's collaborations with other authors. I've always enjoyed this author, though I didn't enjoy it quite as much as some of his other work. Perhaps because, being collaborations, the stories don't really showcase Waldrop's singular writing talent. Still quite enjoyable though.
8.5 out of 10.
I sincerely hope most of you are already reading the Peter Grant series. If not, for shame! :P
I found the third book in the series to just as good and engrossing as the first two. Characters and setting were all as compelling as before. In some ways, the book was much tighter and constrained than Rivers of London or Moon Over Soho. It was limited to a single week before Christmas so with such a tight plotline it didn't sprawl as much. The downside to this is that the book almost has too much plot, sometimes at the expense of the characters. That was really my only complaint though. Can't wait to read the next one1
9 out of 10.
Kop Killer by Warren Hammond.
Kop Killer is another third book, this time in a loosely connected series by Warren Hammond For those who haven't read them, the Kop books are gritty, scifi noir set on a backwater planet a few hundred years in the future. The economy collapsed long ago and the whole planet basically runs on offworld money and corruption. The main character is himself a dirty cop. In many ways, they're pretty similar to the Takeshi Kovacs books, but to be honest I gave up on Richard Morgan after Broken Angels (heresy I know).
The first two books were very good, and I gave them both 9 out of 10s. I didn't enjoy this one quite as much. Felt like the story was backsliding a little with a plotline that pretty similar to what had happened before. Very enjoyable though and I would heartily recommend the series.
8 out of 10.
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations by Howard Waldrop et al.
I think this is the fourth book of my growing library of Howard Waldrop short fiction. This time it's a collection of Waldrop's collaborations with other authors. I've always enjoyed this author, though I didn't enjoy it quite as much as some of his other work. Perhaps because, being collaborations, the stories don't really showcase Waldrop's singular writing talent. Still quite enjoyable though.
8.5 out of 10.