Kate Elliott, Child of Flame
Daw (2000) ISBN: 0-7564-0014-7
Score: 3

Fourth book of the Crown of Stars series, in which the two main protagonists each take a long journey (one to the past, one to the heavens) and discover the truth about the situation. Everyone else continue to kill and be killed in ignorance.

John Meaney, Paradox
Pyr (2000) ISBN: 1-59102-308-4
Score: 1.5

Start of the Nulapeiron science fiction trilogy

Holly Lisle, Courage of Falcons
Warner (2000) ISBN: 0-446-67397-8
Score: 2

Conclusion of the Secret Texts trilogy, in which love conquers nearly everything (after about a million innocent people die).

Next Book: Jonathan Stroud, Golem's Eye (re-read), then Steph Swainston, The Year of Our War

Kristine Smith, Rules of Conflict
Eos (2000) ISBN: 0-380-80784-X
Score: 2

Second book about Jani Kilian, in which she finally has a chance to use her real name. Other than that, not much different than Code of Conduct.

Next Book: F. Paul Wilson, "The Long Way Home"

Lawrence Watt-Evans, Night of Madness
Tor (2000) ISBN: 0-312-87368-9
Score: 2.5

Another Ethshar book, this is mainly a prequel, taking place before all the others except Misenchanted Sword (and possibly Taking Flight; I'm reading that next). If you've read the books set later, you already know that the title refers to the night warlockry was ( Read more... )

4-3-05
F. Paul Wilson, Reborn
Dark Harvest (1990) ISBN: 0-913165-52-2
Score: 1.5

The second novel of his Adversary Cycle, this one is more solidly in the Horror genre and lacks the sappy ending of The Keep. It gains a point for having sympathetic characters on both sides of the conflict, but loses a point for killing most of the cast without ( Read more... )

3-11-05
Caroline Stevermer, When the King Comes Home
Tor (2000) ISBN: 0-312-87214-3
Score: 2

This is a prequel to her "___ Of Magics" books, and can be read as a stand alone. It's a fairly quiet tale of an apprentice artist who gets mixed up in a necromantic attempt to usurp the crown.