Antony Jones

Books reviewed by Ant (867)

  • Harmonica and GigRJ Astruc
    Harmonica and Gig
    by RJ Astruc
    Science Fiction

    When a territory engineer dies in suspicious circumstances, three qverse experts are brought in to investigate. Initially the three hacks choose to work separately on the case, but as they continue their investigations they discover clues leading to some of the most powerful figures in the qverse. S...

  • Broken GlassJohn Hindmarsh
    Broken Glass
    by John Hindmarsh
    Science Fiction

    Steg de Coeur finds himself on the run after his homeworld is invaded and his family brutally murdered. Escaping just ahead of corporate mercenaries with warrants issued for treason against the Empire, he must unravel the mystery of the Glass Complex if he to have any chance of freeing his people an...

  • The Third SideStephen Sweeney
    The Third Side
    by Stephen Sweeney
    Science Fiction

    The Pandoran war machine is on the move and Simon Dodds finds himself shot down over the luxury planet of Mythos. Separated from his team mates he soon learns that the once-popular holiday destination has become a hellish war zone, swarming with armies of seemingly unstoppable black-suited soldiers....

  • Johannes Cabal the NecromancerJonathan L Howard
    Johannes Cabal the Necromancer
    by Jonathan L Howard
    Fantasy

    Another book found at random during one of my frequent book hunts which usually end up with more books on my shelf that I don't have the time to read. This time however I have been sent the third novel in the series by those wonderful people at Headline so I thought it a good idea to read the first...

  • The Last Czar of StritonolyWilliam L.K
    Science Fiction

    The battle over Stritonoly is now underway as Strito and the Princess Becki lay siege to the citadel. Barok emerges, transformed yet again and returns to try and make amends to his people and his wife however the whole race of the Acidel may be at risk when Gunther unveils his terrible plan to destr...

  • The Office of Lost and FoundVincent Holland-Keen
    The Office of Lost and Found
    by Vincent Holland-Keen
    Fantasy

    Thomas Locke is known as the man who can find anything, rumor has it he even found the butterfly that started the last hurricane. It therefore makes perfect sense that a very desperate Veronica Drysdale would engage his services to find her missing husband - except the world of Thomas Locke doesn't...

  • Perdido Street StationChina Mieville
    Perdido Street Station
    by China Mieville
    Fantasy

    Perdido Street Station is the second novel published by China Miéville, after the quite brilliant King Rat and again we are within the urban / weird fantasy world. However where King Rat was set within our own fair city of London, Perdido Street Station takes place within an alternate universe of Ba...

  • Camera ObscuraLavie Tidhar
    Camera Obscura
    by Lavie Tidhar
    Fantasy

    This is the second book in The Bookman Histories, the first being The Bookman and I would suggest you start with that first. Although Camera Obscura would stand alone you may find a few references confusing. Once again Tidhar has constructed a masterpiece of a novel. His steampunk world where Lizard...

  • Of Men and MonstersWilliam Tenn
    Of Men and Monsters
    by William Tenn
    Science Fiction

    After technologically superior aliens conquer earth, humanity survives very much like mice, living within the walls of the huge homes of the giant aliens. They scurry about under their feet, stealing food and avoiding the ever more devious traps set out for them. As time goes on humanity adapts and...

  • RoseannaMaj Sjowall
    Roseanna
    by Maj Sjowall
    General Fiction

    This review is written for the Killer Reads website, a fantastic resource for anything crime and thriller related. Originally written in the 1960's by the Swedish author Maj Sjowall and her partner Per Wahlöö, Roseanna is a defining point in the genre of crime fiction, not only founding the award wi...

  • Barok's ExodusWilliam L.K
    Barok's Exodus
    by William L.K
    Science Fiction

    Six years have passed since the greatest storm the planet of Stritonoly has ever seen, six years since that night of treachery. The Princess Becki has not been idle during that time, learning all she can about her powers and how they could be used against her captives, something that she has been wa...

  • Sky CityCarl Eddy Skovgaard
    Sky City
    by Carl Eddy Skovgaard
    Science Fiction

    In Denmark there is a thriving science fiction subculture with many short stories being written every year. Since 2007 the Danish science fiction association (Science Fiction Cirklen) has published an annual anthology of a selection of these original stories, written by Danish authors. For the very...

  • Hellstrom's HiveFrank Herbert
    Hellstrom's Hive
    by Frank Herbert
    Science Fiction

    When anyone mentions the name Frank Herbert most people will instantly think of Dune, a novel that has achieved an incredible success but also overshadowed anything else Herbert created since (Dune was only his second published full novel). It must have been a frustration that none of his works afte...

  • Time out of JointPhilip K Dick
    Time out of Joint
    by Philip K Dick
    Science Fiction

    On first impression Ragle Gumm is pretty much an ordinary man leading a fairly ordinary life - the only exception being that he makes his living by entering a newspaper contest every day - and winning every day, for the last 3 years. After a few strange occurances that break the otherwise relaxed mo...

  • Guardians of ParadiseJaine Fenn
    Guardians of Paradise
    by Jaine Fenn
    Science Fiction

    For most people, the race of the Sidhe are little more than legend, believed to be extinct for centuries after the males of the race rose up and fought alongside the humans subjugated and enslaved by the female Sidhe. Jarek Reen however know different, he's seen them alive and well, still messing wi...

  • The Eye of the StormWilliam L.K
    The Eye of the Storm
    by William L.K
    Science Fiction

    Dmitri, the only son of the Czar of Stritonoly and heir to the throne has been driven insane by the forbidden poison of the diminutive slave race that provide a worker class to the Empire. Setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events, a storm of epic proportions gathers over the Citadel while a...

  • Reality 36Guy Haley
    Reality 36
    by Guy Haley
    Science Fiction

    Richard is a Level 5 Artificial Intelligence and a Private Eye, his partner a German ex military cyborg named Klein. Their newest case takes them on the hunt for a killer who has jumped realities, hiding in the artificial construct of Reality 36. Unless Richard and Klein can stop him his powers coul...

  • The Star Crossed Saga: ProtostarBraxton A Cosby
    Science Fiction

    The galactic civilisation of the Torrian Alliance is on the brink of Civil War - crusading to destroy the "Star-children" to suppress an intergalactic evil. King Gregorio Derry send's his only son on a mission to restore the honor of his family, to hunt down one of these children. Life is never stra...

  • Area 51Annie Jacobsen
    Area 51
    by Annie Jacobsen
    Science Fiction

    Area 51 - also known as Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake and Homey Airport - is one of the worst kept secrets in the world, a top secret government facility located within the Nevada Test & Training Area that even now, the US government refuses to admit existence of....

  • A Serpent UncoiledSimon Spurrier
    A Serpent Uncoiled
    by Simon Spurrier
    Fantasy

    Dan Shaper is a wreck, a private "fixer" who takes on jobs for those people who won't or can't go to the police. Constantly haunted by an event in his past life while working as a violent underworld enforcer the only way he can keep those crippling memories at bay is by a growing cocktail of drugs....

  • The Dervish HouseIan McDonald
    The Dervish House
    by Ian McDonald
    Science Fiction

    The world of The Dervish house is a reflection of it's parent city of Istanbul which is itself a reflection of the nation of Turkey; ancient, paradoxical and divided like the brain of a human being. In the year 2027 on a swealteringly hot summers day there is a small explosion in Enginsoy Square, a...

  • John Dies at the endDavid Wong
    John Dies at the end
    by David Wong
    Fantasy

    There is a new Drug on the street known as Soy Sauce which kicks you across time and through dimensions, but some who come back could no longer be called human. David Wong and his best friend John (those names are fake) are ready to tell you about the sauce, about Korrock, about the invasion, and th...

  • BloodshotCherie Priest
    Bloodshot
    by Cherie Priest
    Fantasy

    Raylene Pendle (also known as Cheshire Red) is a renowned thief who steals everything from priceless art and rare jewels to people's dirty secrets. She also happens to be a vampire but apart from an aversion to the sun and not ageing, that doesn't stop her in the slightest. A bit of a loner, not pla...

  • FlashbackDan Simmons
    Flashback
    by Dan Simmons
    Science Fiction

    America of 2036 is a wasteland in economic ruin, plagued by Terrorism and extreme acts of violence. Society escapes from this harsh reality by numbing itself on the drug Flashback - a euphoric yet cripplingly addictive drug that allows its users to re-visit their happier, past experiences. It's also...

  • The Way of Kings Part 2Brandon Sanderson
    The Way of Kings Part 2
    by Brandon Sanderson
    Fantasy

    This is the second part of the Way of Kings, the first novel in the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson and the start of an epic series. As this is the second part of a book, it makes sense that you read the The Way of Kings Part 1 first. Starting to read this second part it becomes clearer why...

  • DragonworldPamela Wissman
    Dragonworld
    by Pamela Wissman
    Fantasy

    For some reason the dragon has captured the imagination of each generation. From Smaug in The Hobbit to Disney’s Mulan and recently George RR Martin’s contemporary classic “A Song of Ice and Fire”, each putting their own particular spin on the myth. I must admit that I’m a sucker for a dragon myself...

  • Moon ChaseCathy Farr
    Moon Chase
    by Cathy Farr
    Fantasy

    When Will Calloway is wrongly accused of a serious crime he is sentenced to join the Moon Chase to prove his innocence. While at first glance this seems pretty straight forward and fairly safe with the fell walkers and huge Fellhounds of Thesk going along to help, he soon realises that proving his i...

  • Tobacco Stained Mountain GoatAndrez Bergen
    Science Fiction

    Melbourne, Australia - a metropolis that at one time was the biggest and wealthiest city in the world, ranked as one of the top three world's most liveable cities and a mecca for the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, sport and tourism. It also happens to be the only city in the world left st...

  • The Sixth DisciplineCarmen Webster Buxton
    The Sixth Discipline
    by Carmen Webster Buxton
    Science Fiction

    Trained in the mental and physical disciplines of his people, Ran-Del Jahanpur is a warrior of the Sansoussy Forest. Overconfident in his abilities he is all too easily caught when he sets off a high tech trap. He finds himself transported to a strange alien city where machines speak, metal boxes ca...

  • HornsJoe Hill
    Horns
    by Joe Hill
    Horror

    Ignatius Perrish awoke with the usual hangover symptoms that accompany a drunken night of debauchery - raging headache, bad breath... and a pair of horns growing from his temples. Ig had it all, a privileged upbringing, a caring family, a famous dad and the love of the beautiful, vivacious Merrin Wi...

  • The Wise Man's FearPatrick Rothfuss
    The Wise Man's Fear
    by Patrick Rothfuss
    Fantasy

    The Wise Man's Fear follows on from the authors incredible debut "The Name of the Wind" which is currently one of the most memorable, most enjoyable fantasy novels I have ever read - I seriously recommend you read that first. Picking up where the last novel finished we once again follow the journey...

  • The Missing BoatmanKeith Blackmore
    The Missing Boatman
    by Keith Blackmore
    Fantasy

    All over the World, Miracles are taking place, on a wintery highway in Quebec a man crashes his car and survives, in New York a homeless person is run over by a bus and lives. In Tokyo, a teenager jumps off a high rise building and fails in taking her own life. While many see these marvels as a posi...

  • Season of the HarvestMichael R Hicks
    Season of the Harvest
    by Michael R Hicks
    Science Fiction

    FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson's best friend and colleague is brutally murdered while pursuing an investigation into the genetic manipulation of food crops and Jack is convinced that a group of eco-terrorists are behind the killing, with the beautiful geneticist Naomi Perrault being the prime suspect...

  • Rapunzels DaughtersJosie Brown
    Rapunzels Daughters
    by Josie Brown
    Fantasy

    Rapunzel's Daughters is a short story collection edited by Josie Brown, Rose Mambert, and Bill Racicot. The thirty one stories all hold the common idea of expanding on the classic children's tales with a more modern, adult spin. Each of the short stories are written by a different author and the len...

  • Old Man's WarJohn Scalzi
    Old Man's War
    by John Scalzi
    Science Fiction

    At 75 years old, John Perry takes stock of his remaining life, with his wife dead and buried and a retirement of increasing dotage to look forward to he does the only sensible thing possible - he joins the army. Now known as the Colonial Defense Force (CDF) the war of the 22nd century is fought out...

  • Hard SpellJustin Gustainis
    Hard Spell
    by Justin Gustainis
    Fantasy

    Set in an alternative world where the supernatural have the same rights as we do, Hard Spell is an urban fantasy novel by Justin Gustainis and follows the adventures of Stan Markowski, a detective of the Scranton PD’s Occult Crimes Unit. The "Supe" unit handles any crimes that have a supernatural el...

  • CityClifford D Simak
    City
    by Clifford D Simak
    Science Fiction

    City is set sometime in the future at a time when mankind's acheivements are immense with intelligent robots, genetic modifications, commonplace space travel and genetically uplifted animals. This technical progress comes at a cost, humanity itself has become tired and society has broken down into s...

  • Magic Parcel: The Gathering StormFrank English
    Fantasy

    Jimmy is trapped in the realm of the Omni with no one to help him unless Ursula can learn to control her raw and unrefined powers. For the natives of Omni this intrusion of otherworldlings could be seen as a potentially destructive threat to their stability and possibly even their own existence. Mag...

  • The Way of Kings Part 1Brandon Sanderson
    The Way of Kings Part 1
    by Brandon Sanderson
    Fantasy

    Released in hardback last year, The Way of Kings was such a weighty tomb that it was decided it would need to be split into two volumes for the paperback version, lest people developed a bad back carrying it home. Reviewed here is the first part of the first novel in the Stormlight Archive, written...

  • Divine ExtinctionHylton H Smith
    Divine Extinction
    by Hylton H Smith
    Science Fiction

    Divine Extinction is the second volume in the Evilution series, a near future series set in an alternative history, written by Hylton H Smith. Four years after the narrow escape from a cataclymic disaster humanity thought itself safe and sound, recovered and with a stronger, safer SACRED system. But...