Anyone who’s been following my blogging might notice that I go quiet occasionally and then have a burst of activity. If’ I’m clever enough I bottle this recharged energy and let it out slowing by pre-writing posts and if I’m not there’s a flurry of activity and then a bit of a recharge but rest assured I’m always around.
I’m on the last 70 pages of Jack of Ravens by Mark Chadbourn so look for a review of that tomorrow, hopefully. I’ve been wondering what to read next. I think I need a dose of science after all this fantasy so it’s likely to be Bloodmind by Liz Williams as I’m also in a British mood.
Anyway, enough of my blogging habits let’s see what everyone else has been doing:
One book that has been standing out for me, and it might be the cover, is The 13th Reality by James Dashner. It’s got good reviews from the SciFiChick and The Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ Review. SciFiChick makes it sound very interesting:
Involving quantum physics and alternate realities, the plot is a unique one for youth. And my favorite part was trying to solve the clues in the letters along with Tick.
Plus I’m a big kid at heart.
UK SF Book News is one of my favourite sources of UK book news. I always like the books received posts as they point out all the interesting books I’ve missed or didn’t know about. The lastest one has books like The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell, which is described as, ‘Neil Gaimen writes The Bourne Identity’. A big promise on that one as I love the Bourne films and the imagination of Gaiman. There’s also mention of Procession of the Dead by D.B. Shan, which I think Chris, the book swede is going to review shortly.
World creation is always hard but the Fantasy Book Critic seems to have fallen for the victorian steampunk setting of Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peter. I’ve fallen for the cover 
Another selection from the SciFiChick this time in the form of Grimspace by Ann Aguirre though it was a bit too mundane for OF Blog of the Fallen. Speaking of OF Blog this is a wonderful post on China Miéville. I’m soon to read his YA novel Un Lun Dun so it’s good to read a summery of a career so far.
Finally ending on books that seems to have come out of nowhere is Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry. Returning to The Fantsy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ Book Review who has an interview and a review and says, ‘ I thought this was the funniest book I’ve read in a while, in a sick kind of way.’ and, ‘I get my paranormal fix and a lesson in fashion. I admit, sometimes the references were over my head. I’m a suburban mom for Pete’s sake. I don’t know Prada from Versace. I shop at The Gap. But I still appreciated the humor of it.’ Oh and it has zombies in it!
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