2008
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An Utterly Impartial History of Britain
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Reviewed on 21st July 2008
This one was quite long, but then when it has to cover two thousand years I suppose it has to be. The only issue was that I felt there was a lot more space spent covering the twentieth century... surely not the most important in British history, but possibly the most documented.
Wintersmith
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Reviewed on 9th July 2008
Another fantastic adventure from Mr Pratchett, following his theme of basing these so called 'youger-reader' books on popular mythology this one loosly follows the idea of Orpheus in the Underworld... but soon grows into the glorious style of Discworld genius.
American Gods
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Reviewed on 6th July 2008
It's taken me a long time to read this novel through, and I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or bad. It's not that it wasn't engrossing, as it was, just that it is perhaps a slightly different style to the trashy star trek novels or easy to read discworld books or the cheap thrillers I dip into now and then.
The Pirate Loop
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Reviewed on 19th June 2008
This book is in a very similar style to the other recent Doctor Who novels which I have read - clearly aimed at a younger audience, straying not far from simple language and simple themes. Unlike some however this one features a good amount of humour which will be appreciated by anyone who has ever met a child.
Day of the Vipers
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Reviewed on 16th June 2008
A fascinating start to this trilogy exploring the backstory of DS9, documenting the time from when a young Dalin Dukat participates in formal first contact between Cardassia and Bajor to the beginning of the official occupation. While the DS9 seuels seem to have lost their way with overly confusing and forgettable storylines and the absurd delays in publication, James Swallow has done an excellent job of starting off this new series - and with a fixed length of three novels it's unlikely to wander too far.