| Title: | The Devil In Amber |
| Author: | Mark Gatiss |
| Genre: | Spy Fiction/Historical Fiction |
| Synopsis: | Lucifer Box, now approaching middle-age, tests his skills again against a new and dangerous conspiracy. |
| Verdict: | I thought it odd that the second book is set so many years after the first but it allowed some specific character development and is a bold move by the author. Saucy. |
| Pages: | 248 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
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#74. The Devil In Amber by Mark Gatiss
#73. The Treehouse by Naomi Wolf
| Title: | The Treehouse |
| Author: | Naomi Wolf |
| Genre: | Memoir/Writing advice/Non-Fiction |
| Synopsis: | Naomi muses on writing, teaching, the nature of art and her relationships with her father as she and he reconnect and build a treehouse for her kids. |
| Verdict: | Interesting people, advice and stories. A bit slow at times and lest ‘feminist’ than expected but good. |
| Pages: | 308 |
| Read: | June – July 2010 |
#72. The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
| Title: | The Dead Tossed Waves |
| Author: | Carrie Ryan |
| Genre: | Supernatural/Horror Fiction/Future Fiction/Post Apocalyptic/Zombies |
| Synopsis: | Mary’s daughter Gabrielle struggles with identity, fear of the undead, society and human relationships. |
| Verdict: | In the midst of an overrun Earth, Ryan shows humanity stripped bare, survival, hope and love. |
| Pages: | 404 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
#71. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
| Title: | Boneshaker |
| Author: | Cherie Priest |
| Genre: | Steampunk/Science Fiction |
| Synopsis: | The widow of an infamous scientist whose invention left a city tainted, must enter the sealed off ruins again to find her son in the dangerous society that remained. |
| Verdict: | Steampunk, zombies, action, near misses and pure awesome. So very good. |
| Pages: | 416 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
#70. Availabe Light by Warren Ellis
| Title: | Available Light |
| Author: | Warren Ellis |
| Genre: | Short Stories/Fiction |
| Synopsis: | Little snapshots of possible histories, pasts and lives accompanied by grainy photographs. |
| Verdict: | Powerful for their size like all Ellis short stories. Dark but real and touching. |
| Pages: | 63 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
#69. The Geographer's Library
| Title: | The Geographer’s Library |
| Author: | Jon Fasman |
| Genre: | Fiction/Thriller/Historical Fiction |
| Synopsis: | A small-town journalist is drawn into a conspiracy as he investigates the death of a mysterious professor. |
| Verdict: | A lot of potential but the end explanation is outlandish and not worth the wait. |
| Pages: | 547 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
#68. The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
| Title: | The Beauty Myth |
| Author: | Naomi Wolf |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Synopsis: | An analysis of how advertising and society shaped to obsess women with beauty. |
| Verdict: | Scary but an essential comparison to ‘The Feminine Mystique’. Sadly relevant and accurate 30 years on. |
| Pages: | 291 |
| Read: | June – July 2010 |
#67. Come In Alone by Warren Ellis
| Title: | Come In Alone |
| Author: | Warren Ellis |
| Genre: | Serial/Collected Articles/Non-Fiction |
| Synopsis: | Warren Ellis’ thoughts on the comics industry (circa 2000), what’s wrong with it, what can be done to fix it, how it can improve. |
| Verdict: | Angry, in-depth, technical but not inaccessible. Made a lot of sense and seems just as relevant 10 years on. |
| Pages: | 245 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
#66. Atomic Sushi by Simon May
| Title: | Atomic Sushi |
| Author: | Simon May |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction/Travel |
| Synopsis: | The experiences of an English Philosophy professor living and working in Japan. |
| Verdict: | Very interesting but it made me a bit nervous to visit (especially the hospitals). |
| Pages: | 217 |
| Read: | June 2010 |
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