Complex political intrigue, intricate world building, compelling characters, humor, a great plot and a fast pace. All my favorite elements in one book.
This is one of the best audio books I've ever listened too. The story is great. Andy Weir keeps you on the edge of your seat while enlightening you on what it would really be like living on the moon. Rosario Dawson is superb as Jasmine, the main character. In fact she IS Jasmine. Get the book and enjoy!
The game's afoot once more as the long-suffering Dr. John Watson and a partially decomposed Warlock Holmes (though he's getting better) face off against Moriarty's gang, the Pinkertons, flesh-eating horses, a parliament of imps, boredom, Surrey, a succubus, an overly Canadian aristocrat, a tricycle fight to the death, and the dreaded Pumpcrow. Oh, and a hellhound, one assumes.
If you're a Sherlock Holmes fan, you'll love the Warlock Holmes stories. The supernatural twists make it fun, yet the writer still pays homage to the original stories.
The narration was excellent. The story was okay.
I am not a fan of the detective noir genre. It's too formulaic for me and in this story every page was like walking through molasses, meaning he couldn't walk down the street without being attacked by demons, beaten up by hoods or rejected by a girlfriend. It was well written, but the constant struggles of the main character made it feel slow.
People who enjoy that genre will love it.
Twenty years after the war that overthrew the Great Guilds, the Empire is vowing to avenge the massive defeat of the Imperial legions at Dorcastle. Aiding the Imperials are renegade Mechanics and Mages still loyal to the old Guilds or employed by the Empire. But before they can launch an all-out war, the Imperials must eliminate a major threat: Kira, daughter of Master Mechanic Mari and Master of Mages Alain.
Love this series! I relisten all the time!
I'm a Jack Campbell fan, so I was disappointed in this book. Not up to his usual standards. I've enjoyed the previous books in this and the parent series, but this book had 2 overwhelming faults: the chase through the mountains went on and on and on ad nauseam; and the repetition of themes (okay so she doesn't like killing people, we got it the 1st, 2nd and 3rd times, yes they are willing to die for each other but won't let the other die for them we got that the 1st few times too).
Important lessons from history. Written and narrated with rationality in an easy to read yet informative style. This is a book you and anyone you care about must read.
Hundreds of years before the events of the Lost Fleet, the new colony of Glenlion is forming. When danger threatens, Rob Geary steps up to defend his new world.
This series has multiple main characters and contains the exciting land, space and political battles we've come to expect from Campbell.
If you liked his other books, you'll like this one.
The popular adventures of Miles Vorkosigan, a clever and outlandish science fiction hero for the modern era, continue in these three tales. In The Mountains of Mourning, Miles is dispatched to a back-country region of Barrayar, where he must act as detective, judge, and executioner in a controversial murder case. In Labyrinth, Miles adopts his alternate persona as Dendarii Mercenary Admiral Naismith for an undercover mission to rescue an important research geneticist from Jackson’s Whole.
Bujold just keeps on turning out great reads. Well written and well narrated, I got through it in no time.
Bujold writes with a flowing style, filled with a smart sense of humor. The story is never boring and the characters, especially Miles, are well drawn and interesting.
On to the next in the series!
A great start to a new Sci-Fi series by John Scalzi. My only complaint is that now I have to wait for book 2.