Turn Coat by Jim Butcher.
This is the 10th book in the Harry Dresden series and in style and substance, the book stands solid so far. The book follows the adventures and misadventures of Chicago wizard Harry Dresden. The book is going cool so far, bringing in old characters, with the signature Jim Butcher style of heavy politics, magical creatures, and the fucked up luck of a wizard in weird situations. I have read up to Chapter 5 and I am tempted to read further but there are other things to be done. A review will be posted when I am done reading the book. There were other book reviews promised, which might or might not see the light of the day, depending on the busy schedule. So, until next post, keep reading!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Reviews Coming Soon....
Books read recently and about to be reviewed. Well, I won't say recently about those by Jeffery Somers, Tobias S. Buckell, and Patrick Rothfuss, as these three I read last year, but there is a lot of writing reviews that remains to be done from my side. Well, this is new to be, but I hope to learn as I go about it. Some of these books I liked, and others I liked a lot, but overall, these books were fun to read. I hope you too will have fun reading them, as and when you do. Here are the books, in no particular order!
The Graveyard Book -- Neil Gaiman
Nation -- Terry Pratchett
The Time Paradox -- Eoin Colfer
Metrophage -- Richard Kadrey
Butcher Bird -- Richard Kadrey
Electric Monks -- Jeffery Somers
Digital Plague -- Jeffery Somers
Death's Head -- David Gunn
Crystal Rain -- Tobias S. Buckell
Names of the Wind -- Patrick Rothfuss
The Steel Remains -- Richard Morgan
The Graveyard Book -- Neil Gaiman
Nation -- Terry Pratchett
The Time Paradox -- Eoin Colfer
Metrophage -- Richard Kadrey
Butcher Bird -- Richard Kadrey
Electric Monks -- Jeffery Somers
Digital Plague -- Jeffery Somers
Death's Head -- David Gunn
Crystal Rain -- Tobias S. Buckell
Names of the Wind -- Patrick Rothfuss
The Steel Remains -- Richard Morgan
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Book Review:: Maximum Offense by David Gunn
Book Review-- Death's Head-Maximum Offense--David Gunn
Maximum Offense is the second book in the Death's Head series and brings back the fearsome Sven Tveskoeg with his Aux of soldiers who are now sent to the remote planet of Hekati to look for a missing person. Is this really the case? We do not get to know till the middle of the book and by then it is a mad pot purri of violence, bad ass attitude, a smattering of politics, ice cold humor and a level of maddening morals that make you wonder about what kind of person the author is. David Gunn is an ex-soldier in case you are wondering.
Lt. Sven Tveskoeg and his unit battle through the planet's hostile natives, the strange geography (Hekati is a manufactured planet and also one which is also alive and has a conscience), to a conclusion that none of them had known about except their commanding officer Vijay, who himself harbors a secret that carries it's manifestations to the end of the novel.
Maximum Offense sets a fast and gritty pace from the get go, with the no bullshit team of the Aux, the amazing technology like the intelligent gun SIG which has an attitude that would put a rock star to shame. The constant banter between the SIG and Tveskoeg makes for interesting read in the novel, providing comic relief as well as a healthy dosage of cynicism about the events in the novel.
The action in the novel is close quarters when it comes to hand to hand fights, and stellar scale when Sven Tveskoeg is blowing up enemy motherships.
Maximum Offense is a worthy follow up to Death's Head and a brilliant build up to the next novel in line, Day of the Damned. Day of the Damned is releasing on July 21, 2009.
We'll be waiting to read!
Maximum Offense is the second book in the Death's Head series and brings back the fearsome Sven Tveskoeg with his Aux of soldiers who are now sent to the remote planet of Hekati to look for a missing person. Is this really the case? We do not get to know till the middle of the book and by then it is a mad pot purri of violence, bad ass attitude, a smattering of politics, ice cold humor and a level of maddening morals that make you wonder about what kind of person the author is. David Gunn is an ex-soldier in case you are wondering.
Lt. Sven Tveskoeg and his unit battle through the planet's hostile natives, the strange geography (Hekati is a manufactured planet and also one which is also alive and has a conscience), to a conclusion that none of them had known about except their commanding officer Vijay, who himself harbors a secret that carries it's manifestations to the end of the novel.
Maximum Offense sets a fast and gritty pace from the get go, with the no bullshit team of the Aux, the amazing technology like the intelligent gun SIG which has an attitude that would put a rock star to shame. The constant banter between the SIG and Tveskoeg makes for interesting read in the novel, providing comic relief as well as a healthy dosage of cynicism about the events in the novel.
The action in the novel is close quarters when it comes to hand to hand fights, and stellar scale when Sven Tveskoeg is blowing up enemy motherships.
Maximum Offense is a worthy follow up to Death's Head and a brilliant build up to the next novel in line, Day of the Damned. Day of the Damned is releasing on July 21, 2009.
We'll be waiting to read!
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