Antony Jones

Books reviewed by Ant (856)

  • BloodswornNathan Long
    Bloodsworn
    by Nathan Long
    Fantasy

    Bloodsworn follows on from the events in the previous volumes Bloodborn and Bloodforged as Ulrika the Vampire returns to Nuln, finding her former Lahmian sisters preparing for war. Their arch rivals, the deleterious Von Carsteins meanwhile have begun to attack their strongholds and lead the despised...

  • The PrimarchsChristian Dunn
    The Primarchs
    by Christian Dunn
    Science Fiction

    It is a time of legends, the entire galaxy is one mighty battleground which see the indomitable space marines locked in a bitter civil war, divided by the heresy of Horus. Some chapters remain loyal to humanities greatest leader; the Emperor, while others have chosen the chaos tainted promises of th...

  • AmpedDouglas E Richards
    Amped
    by Douglas E Richards
    Science Fiction

    Amped follows on directly from the events of Wired reviewed late last year. We rejoin the brilliant scientist Kira Miller who has discovered how to boost the human IQ to extreme post-human levels for short periods of time. With this extreme intelligence comes the danger that the same process brings...

  • Raise the Gipper!John Barnes
    Raise the Gipper!
    by John Barnes
    Science Fiction

    Raise the Gipper! is a satire about the forthcoming American presidential elections (The Gipper is a nickname given to the late ex-president and former actor Ronald Reagan) and plays on the current political climate to great effect. The story goes that the Republicans - who are currently fronting mu...

  • The Emperor's GiftAaron Dembski-Bowden
    The Emperor's Gift
    by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
    Science Fiction

    The legendary Grey Knights are all that stand between mankind and the horrors of chaos. Secret Guardians who journey into the very realms of the warp and beyond in pursuit of the enemy; to most they and their foes are nothing more than myth and legend, those are the lucky ones. The fortress of Titan...

  • The Straight Razor CureDaniel Polansky
    The Straight Razor Cure
    by Daniel Polansky
    Fantasy

    The greatest city in the Thirteen Lands, Rigus stands as a radiant hub of grandiose manors and sparkling citadels. It's a place where nobility rules and disagreements are settled with honourable duels. In the shadow of this glory sits Low Town, a vast warren of dark, narrow streets, dirty alleys and...

  • A Jar of WaspsLuis Villazon
    A Jar of Wasps
    by Luis Villazon
    Science Fiction

    Graham Trevennan is one of those people who coast through life without great aspirations or desire to own the world (or even a secret hollowed out volcano). Having split with his girlfriend he's mooching about pretty aimlessly when he get's the shock of his life - secret lumps of rock, shady and arm...

  • BitterblueKristin Cashore
    Bitterblue
    by Kristin Cashore
    Fantasy

    Bitterblue is the third novel in the Seven Kingdoms series, following on from the events of Fire and Graceling. The story begins eight years after the events of Graceling and is more a direct follow up to this novel with only the occasional crossover from the Fire storyline. The focus is placed on h...

  • Red GloveHolly Black
    Red Glove
    by Holly Black
    Fantasy

    It's funny how even if you follow a genre closely you can still miss some pretty successful authors, I guess that there are just so many novels published nowadays that this will become increasingly common. I haven't read anything by Holly Black before but I have been aware of her work without realis...

  • The Armageddon RagGeorge RR Martin
    The Armageddon Rag
    by George RR Martin
    Fantasy

    Way before be became a household name with his Songs of Ice and Fire series, George RR Martin wrote a number of stand-out novels and Armageddon Rag is often seen as one the most off-the-wall if not his finest early works. Nominated for the Locus and World Fantasy awards it failed to gain any notable...

  • WonderRobert J Sawyer
    Wonder
    by Robert J Sawyer
    Science Fiction

    In the very near future the Internet has given birth to a sentient, artificial being. "Webmind" could be seen as a post-human event that could benefit the whole of humanity but some of the World's governments don't share that optimism and see this new digital life as an enemy of mankind, fearing tha...

  • Butchers NailsAaron Dembski-Bowden
    Butchers Nails
    by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
    Science Fiction

    Written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden and voiced by Seán Barrett, Butchers Nails is a new and original Audio Drama set within the time of the Horus Heresy and focused on Angron, Primarch of the World Eaters legion - uber-violent, unpredictable and somewhat unhinged (he eventually went on to become a Daemo...

  • Empire of the SavioursAJ Dalton
    Empire of the Saviours
    by AJ Dalton
    Fantasy

    Empire of the Saviours is a very, very clever novel than manages to offer something different over the traditional fantasy fare, using tried and tested fantasy tropes - young boy from humble beginnings find he has incredible power - but then creating something quite different, fresh and unique that...

  • Eye of VengeanceGraham McNeill
    Eye of Vengeance
    by Graham McNeill
    Science Fiction

    This is a first for SFBook, in it's 13 year history not once has an Audio book been reviewed, it's long before time this changed and I hope to review at least a few novels in this format over the coming months. Honour of the first goes to a specially created audio only book by the Black Library. Eye...

  • Asbury ParkRobb Scott
    Asbury Park
    by Robb Scott
    Fantasy

    Ten weeks ago Homicide Detective Sailor Doyle worked on his first ever solo case, a horrific double murder in a remote area of Virginia that almost finished him for good. Now he's recuperating from the physical wounds and mental trauma, the near death experience acting as a focus to overcome his oth...

  • Dead WinterCL Werner
    Dead Winter
    by CL Werner
    Fantasy

    Dead Winter is the first novel in a new series that's set within the "Time of Legends" collection, itself set within Warhammer Fantasy with the aim to tell the stories of some of the greatest heroes of the Warhammer world. A thousand years have passed since the Age of Sigmar and the Empire he create...

  • Strangeness and CharmMike Shevdon
    Strangeness and Charm
    by Mike Shevdon
    Fantasy

    It would be a bit of an understatement to say I've been eagerly anticipating this novel, ever since I was lucky enough to review Sixty One Nails I've been completely hooked by Mike Shevdon's rich, dynamic prose and unique, powerful voice that helps to create this astounding urban fantasy series. I'm...

  • Void StalkerAaron Dembski-Bowden
    Void Stalker
    by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
    Science Fiction

    The Night Lords are being relentlessly hunted by the Eldar of the Craftworld Ulthwé, fleeing to the dark fringes of the Imperium in an attempt to escape their pursuers. The fickle hand of fate delivers them to the carrion world of Tsagualsa, a world where their Primarch died and the legion broken. H...

  • Autumn - PurificationDavid Moody
    Autumn - Purification
    by David Moody
    Fantasy

    Carrying on right from where we left the survivors back in Autumn: The City, Purification takes us further down the Zombie survival road. Pretty much imprisoned within the underground Army base this small group sit and wait while on the surface the crowd of shuffling corpses is growing in size every...

  • NocturnalScott Sigler
    Nocturnal
    by Scott Sigler
    Fantasy

    San Francisco Homicide detective Bryan Clauser thinks he may be losing his mind. What other explanation could there be for the dreams he keeps having, dreams where he witnesses some really gruesome murders that also happen to be actually carried out all over the city. As he and his partner Pookie Ch...

  • Architect of FateChristian Dunn
    Architect of Fate
    by Christian Dunn
    Science Fiction

    Architect of Fate is a Space Marine Battles Anthology which collects together 4 novellas that make up the series featuring the infamous greater daemon of Tzeentch, Kairos Fateweaver. A master of manipulation who schemes and uses his prodigious power to play with the fates of thousands, even the unwi...

  • Resident FearHylton H Smith
    Resident Fear
    by Hylton H Smith
    Science Fiction

    It's the year 2018 and Britain has been expelled from the European Union. Over in the Northeast of the country the body of a wealthy Industrialist is found, draped at the base of the iconic sculpture - The Angel of the North. D.C.I. Jack Renton soon begins to understand that this isn't a simple murd...

  • Iron WarriorsGraham McNeill
    Iron Warriors
    by Graham McNeill
    Science Fiction

    On the dark and bloody battlefields of the Warhammer 40k universe few enemies incite more dread than the merciless Chaos Space Marines. Spreading terror and destruction in their wake, they have fought against their hated Space marine brethren for a millennia. The Iron Warriors are brutal even amongs...

  • Knight of the Blazing SunJosh Reynolds
    Knight of the Blazing Sun
    by Josh Reynolds
    Fantasy

    The noble and venerable order of The Knights of the Blazing Sun dedicate themselves to the warrior-goddess Myrmidia and in her name travel the land as Templars. The young knight Hector Goetz is sent to investigate a group of knights gone missing on the distant island of Svunum. Reunited with his com...

  • The Last WishAndrzej Sapkowski
    The Last Wish
    by Andrzej Sapkowski
    Fantasy

    The Last Wish is the first of two short story collections that precede the main Witcher Saga, written by the polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The majority of the stories that make up this novel were originally published in the Polish science fiction magazine Fantastyka which have been intertwined wi...

  • The Return ManV. M. Zito
    The Return Man
    by V. M. Zito
    Fantasy

    The Return man is a post-apocalyptic Zombie novel that manages to offer a few surprises and original ideas in this rapidly expanded sub-genre. The story goes that a mass "outbreak" divides America in two, on the east the untouched survivors remain safe while the west has become truly wild - a ravage...

  • Death of an EmpireMK Hume
    Death of an Empire
    by MK Hume
    Fantasy

    I have always loved the Arthurian legend, there is something quite special about King Arthur, the Knights of Camelot and of course Merlin, by far my favourite character from the stories. One of my favourite cartoons is still the Disney classic "the Sword in the Stone" and I always look forward to re...

  • Path of the RenegadeAndy Chambers
    Path of the Renegade
    by Andy Chambers
    Science Fiction

    Asdrubael Vect has ruled the dark city of Commorragh for millennia, ruthlessly disposing of any who would dare cross him. His reach is long and his position unassailable... or so he thinks. The ambitious Archon (highest ranking member of a Dark Eldar Kabal) Yllithian thinks otherwise and joins force...

  • The Bloody Red BaronKim Newman
    The Bloody Red Baron
    by Kim Newman
    Fantasy

    Those good fellows over at Titan books have released a brand new edition of the best-selling sequel to Anno Dracula, complete with an additional novella. Continuing the alternative history tale where the vampire hunter Van Helsing was defeated by Dracula, bringing Vampirism into the open and for a t...

  • Odd JohnOlaf Stapledon
    Odd John
    by Olaf Stapledon
    Science Fiction

    Odd John was first published in 1935 and was one of the very first novels to explore the theme of the super human, coining the term homo superior . It's being reviewed here as part of Gollancz excellent SF Masterworks series. Written from a narrator's perspective, Odd John is a pretty unique piece o...

  • PhalanxBen Counter
    Phalanx
    by Ben Counter
    Science Fiction

    The gargantuan star fort of the Imperial Fists, the Phalanx is to be the host for half a dozen Space Marine Chapters. Along with Inquisitors, Sisters of Battle and agents of the Adeptus Mechanicus they will witness a darkly historic event - the end of a Space Marine chapter. After the events of Hell...

  • String of PearlsMike McGee
    String of Pearls
    by Mike McGee
    Fantasy

    String of Pearls asks the question; what if Heaven turned out to be just as dangerous as Hell? Dayson Snow has spent most of his life fighting against the greed of multinational corporations and when he arrives in Washington DC with Yumi Mihara - the love of his life - he becomes embroiled in a race...

  • Gotrek and Felix - The AnthologyChristian Dunn
    Fantasy

    For those who have never met them, Gotrek and Felix are unsung heroes of the Warhammer fantasy Empire, the dwarven slayer* Gotrek Gurnisson and his human rememberer Felix Jaeger are the stuff of legend and have been featured in 13 novels, numerous short stories, the Warhammer fantasy Battle game and...

  • The Company of the DeadDavid Kowalski
    The Company of the Dead
    by David Kowalski
    Science Fiction

    The 15th April 2012 marks a century after the RMS Titanic (operated by the White Star Line) sank after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. 1517 people died in those freezing waters. It's as much a lesson in human arrogance as it is in maritime disasters (...

  • The Chosen SeedSarah Pinborough
    The Chosen Seed
    by Sarah Pinborough
    Fantasy

    Framed for Murder and on the run, Detective Inspector Cass Jones gets unwelcome attention wherever he goes, including being hounded by his former colleagues. As he works desperately to save his kidnapped nephew and gain answers he finds himself going up against The Bank and its sinister employees on...

  • Rise of the TaiGethenJames Barclay
    Rise of the TaiGethen
    by James Barclay
    Fantasy

    James Barclay is undoubtedly one of the finest heroic fantasy authors writing today, his Raven series are incredible novels with some really exceptional battles and fight scenes. Rise of the TaiGethen is the second novel in his series that feature those immortal forest dwellers, the Elves - and foll...

  • MineLin Sten
    Mine
    by Lin Sten
    Science Fiction

    Some time ago, I reviewed the novel Mine by Lin Sten and at the time I had mixed feelings about the book, there were some great ideas, a strong central premise and in parts great dialogue however this was all obscured behind some serious lack of editing, poor language and quite ropey running comment...

  • Dying Star: ExodusSamsun Lobe
    Dying Star: Exodus
    by Samsun Lobe
    Science Fiction

    The self-proclaimed Emperor Vas returns to stamp his will on the unsuspecting Virtues of Son Gebshu's moon. His inflexible will and iron determination manages to breed resentment which fast leads to an all-out civil war. Meanwhile on the dying planet below the temperature continues to plummet, freez...

  • Mountain manKeith Blackmore
    Mountain man
    by Keith Blackmore
    Fantasy

    Mountain Man introduces us to a world that is now mostly inhabited by the walking undead and Augustus Berry lives a day-to-day existence that is largely composed of getting drunk, foraging for supplies and preparing for the day when the Zombie horde will come up the side of the mountain and penetrat...

  • Anno DraculaKim Newman
    Anno Dracula
    by Kim Newman
    Fantasy

    I remember reading the short story "Red Reign" about 20 years ago, written by Newman and published in the Mammoth Book of Vampires. This short story formed the basis for the novel and it's been on my list of books to read for some time. The imminent re-release of the sequel "The Bloody Red Baron" ha...