Bewildering Stories
Book and Film Reviews

A

Jack Alcott, Grim Legion : by Stefan Brenner
Jack Alcott, Grim Legion : by Sam Ivey
Jack Alcott, Grim Legion : by Joe Queenan
Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God : by Don Webb
Catherine Asaro, Catch the Lightning
Catherine Asaro, The Moon’s Shadow
Neal Asher, Brass Man : by Danielle L. Parker
Neal Asher, Gridlinked
Neal Asher, Gridlinked : by Danielle L. Parker
Neal Asher, Prador Moon : by Danielle L. Parker
Pauline Ashwell, Project Farcry
Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity : by Don Webb
Anselm Audley, Heresy
Anselm Audley, Inquisition

B

Kage Baker, Anvil of the World
Kage Baker, Children of the Company
Kage Baker, The Life of the World to Come
Kage Baker, Sky Coyote
Tala Bar, Gaia : by Don Webb
John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black
Steven Barnes, Charisma
Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers
Stephen Baxter, Exultant
Stephen Baxter, Manifold: Time
Barrington J. Bayley, The Soul of the Robot : by Thomas R.
Robert P. Bennett, Blind Traveler Down a Dark River
J.D. Beresford, The Hampdenshire Wonder : by Thomas R.
Cyrano de Bergerac, The Other World, translation : by Michael E. Lloyd
Alfred Bester, The Stars, My Destination : by Thomas R.
John Gregory Betancourt, To Rule in Amber
Anne Bishop, The Invisible Ring : by Danielle L. Parker
Edward Bloor, London Calling
Thoraiya Bousaleh, Red Soul, Green Soul
Leigh Brackett, Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances : Bertil Falk
Jason Brannon, Eric S. Brown, and John Grover, Spacestations and Graveyards
Marie Brennan, Doppelganger : by Clyde Andrews
David Brin, Foundation’s Triumph : by Don Webb
Kristen Britain, First Rider’s Call
John Brosnan, Mothership
Mike Brotherton, Star Dragon
Eric S. Brown & Susan Brydenbaugh, Cobble
Matt Browne, The Future Happens Twice : by Danielle L. Parker
Steven Brust, Dzur : by Danielle L. Parker
Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign : by Danielle L. Parker
Lois McMaster Bujold, The Hallowed Hunt : by Danielle L. Parker
Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls
Jim Butcher, Dead Beat : by Danielle L. Parker
Jim Butcher, The Furies of Calderon

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C

Orson Scott Card, The Crystal City
Orson Scott Card, Magic Street
Jonathan Carroll, Bones of the Moon
Ray Cattie, Ard Righ
Michael Chabon, Summerland
Suzy McKee Charnas, Stagestruck Vampires
C J Cherryh, Forge of Heaven
Arthur C. Clarke & Steven Baxter, Time’s Eye
Susannah Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell : by Danielle L. Parker
Guy Consolmagno, Brother Astronomer : by Thomas R.
Janine Cross, Touched by Venom : by Danielle L. Parker
James Curtis, Cataclysm
Crystalwizard, Villenspell: City of Wizards : excerpt
Julie Czerneda, Hidden in Sight
Julie Czerneda, In the Company of Others

D - E

Tony Daniel, Metaplanetary
Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute (The Bitterbynde Book 1)
Colin P. Davies, Tall Tales on the Iron Horse : excerpts
Colin P. Davies, Tall Tales on the Iron Horse : by Danielle L. Parker
C. G. Davis & Eric S. Brown, Blood Rain : by Susie Hawes
Gail Davis, Eric S. Brown and John Grover, Poisoned Graves
Oscar Deadwood, The Perfect Revolution (and excerpt)
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe: after the Blast : by Mark Koerner
Chris Dolley, Resonance
Steven R. Donaldson, The Runes of the Earth
Gardner Dozois, ed. Galileo’s Children : by Lewayne L. White
Dave Duncan, Children of Chaos
Robert Dutcher & Mike Allen, eds. The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase : by Danielle L. Parker
Robert Edric, The Mermaids : by Steve Mazey
Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon
Andreas Eschbach, The Carpet Makers : by Jörn Grote
Jane Espenson & Glenn Yeffeth, eds. Finding Serenity : by Lewayne L. White
Loren Estleman, Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula : by Danielle L. Parker
Lawrence Watt Evans The Spriggan Mirror

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F

Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion
Adam Fawer, Improbable
John Russell Fearn, Land's End - Labrador : by David Redd
Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots
Marina Fitch, The Border
Eric Flint, ed., Ring of Fire
Eric Flint and K. D. Wentworth, The Course of Empire
Jeffrey Ford, The Fantasy Writer's Assistant
Pat Frank, Alas, Babylon : by Steven Francis Murphy
Leo Frankowski, Conrad’s Quest for Rubber : by Don Webb
C.S. Friedman, The Wilding
Bret Funk, ed. Beacons of Tomorrow
Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

G

Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman, Coraline
Neil Gaiman, Smoke and Mirrors
Walter Giersbach, The Green Of Second Avenue : excerpt
Greg Gifune, Heretics : by Eric S. Brown
Bruce Golden, Better Than Chocolate : by Darlene Santori
Steven Gould, Reflex
Mitchell Graham, The Fifth Ring
Simon R. Green, Beyond the Blue Moon
Simon R. Green, The Man With the Golden Torc : by Danielle L. Parker
Nicola Griffith, Ammonite : by Danielle L. Parker
Jim Grimsley, The Ordinary
Kevin Guilfoile, Cast of Shadows

H - I

Joe Haldeman, The Coming : by Don Webb
Joe Haldeman, Old Twentieth : by Danielle L. Parker
Barbara Hambly, Dead Water : by Danielle L. Parker
Peter F. Hamilton, Pandora’s Star
Karen Hancock, Arena : by Danielle L. Parker
Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock : by Clyde Andrews
William P. Haynes, The Shaman and the Rose : by Susie Hawes
Lian Hearn, Across The Nightingale Floor : by Danielle L. Parker
Robert A. Heinlein, Between Planets : by Mark Koerner
Robert A. Heinlein, The Cat Who Walked Through Walls : by Clyde Andrews
Robert A. Heinlein, For Us the Living : the Last Piece of the Heinlein Puzzle : by Mark Koerner
Robert A. Heinlein, For Us the Living
Robert A. Heinlein, Starman Jones : by Mark Koerner
Amanda Hemingway, The Greenstone Grail
Amanda Hemingway, The Sword of Straw
John G. Hemry, Burden of Proof
Jim C. Hines, Goblin Quest : by Clyde Andrews
S.E. Hinton, Hawkes Harbor
Russel Hoban, Riddley Walker : by Thomas R.
James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner : by Louise Norlie
Kenneth Mark Hoover, Fevreblau : excerpt
Matt Hughes, Matt Hughes’ Black Brillion
Eric Idle, The Road to Mars : by Michael J A Tyzuk
Gary Inbinder, Confessions of the Creature : excerpt

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J - K

Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead : by Don Webb
Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time series: by Eric S. Brown
Michael Kandel, Strange Invasion : by Don Webb
Marvin Kaye, ed., The Dragon Quintet
Marvin Kaye, ed. Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural : by Danielle L. Parker
Steven King, Song of Susannah and The Dark Tower
Steven King, Wolves of the Calla
Nancy Kress, Nothing Human
Dave Kuzminski, Knight Spirits
Dave Kuzminski, Red Wing: Dragon from Venus

L

Mercedes Lackey, The Fairy Godmother
Mercedes Lackey, Sanctuary
Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory, The Outstretched Shadow : by Danielle L. Parker
Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory, To Light a Candle
R. A. Lafferty, 900 Grandmothers : by Thomas R.
R D Larson, Mama Tried to Raise a Lady : excerpt
R D Larson, Mama Tried to Raise a Lady : by Pamela Faye
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Crystal Dragon : by Danielle L. Parker
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Plan B
Edward Lerner, Moonstruck
Jonathan Lethem, The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye : by Jörn Grote
Paul Levinson, The Consciousness Plague
Paul Levinson, The Plot To Save Socrates
C. S. Lewis, The Complete Chronicles of Narnia : by Melissa Green
Michael E. Lloyd, Observation One : by Stefan Brenner
Russell Lutz, Iota Cycle

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M

Ken MacLeod, The Star Fraction : by David Norris
Stephen Marlowe, The Lighthouse at the End of the World : by Danielle L. Parker
Wil McCarthy, The Collapsium
Kelly McCullough, Webmage
Jack McDevitt, Chindi
Jack McDevitt, Eternity Road
Jack McDevitt, Infinity Beach : by Don Webb
Jack McDevitt, Omega
Jack McDevitt, Seeker : by Danielle L. Parker
Patricia McKillip, Od Magic : by Danielle L. Parker
Ian McLeod, The Light Ages
Ken McLeod, Learning the World
Ken McLeod, Newton’s Wake
Sean McMullen, Glass Dragons
Yves Meynard, The Book of Knights : by Danielle L. Parker
Naomi Mitchison, Memoirs of a Spacewoman : by Thomas R.
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Alector’s Choice : by Danielle L. Parker
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., An Appreciation
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., The Eternity Artifact
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Flash
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Legacies : by Danielle L. Parker
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Scepters
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Wellspring of Chaos
Elizabeth Moon, The Deed of Paksenarrion
Ward Moore, Bring the Jubilee : by Don Webb
Walter Mosley, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Walter Mosley, Walkin’ the Dog
Audie A. Murphy, Star City

N - O

Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, Burning City : by Danielle L. Parker
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, Burning Tower
Jerry Oltion, The Getaway Special
Kathleen M. O’Neal, The Powers of Light trilogy : by Michael J A Tyzuk
Kenneth Oppel, Airborn

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P - Q

Susan Palwick, Shelter
Edgar Pangborn, Davy : by Thomas R.
Edgar Pangborn, A Mirror For Observers : by Gerardo Brandariz
Edgar Pangborn, A Mirror For Observers : by Thomas R.
Christopher Paolini, Eldest
Richard Parks, Hereafter, and After : by Holly Schmidt
Melvyn Pettle, The Flowers of the Future : by Andrew May
Meredith Ann Pierce, Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood
Tamora Pierce, Trickster’s Choice
Frederick Pohl, The Boy Who Would Live Forever
Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
Terry Pratchett, Going Postal : by Danielle L. Parker
Terry Pratchett, The Johnny Maxwell trilogy
Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment
Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett Thud !
Robert M. Price, ed., The Necronomicon, Cthulhu Cycle Book 12 : by Danielle L. Parker

R

Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines
Mike Resnick, The Return of Santiago
Alastair Reynolds, Pushing Ice
Alastair Reynolds, Revelation Space
Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars : by Randy Beck
Spider Robinson, Callahan’s Con : by Michael J A Tyzuk
Rudy Rucker, Frek and the Elixir : by Danielle L. Parker
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Consequences

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S

Fred Saberhagen, Rogue Berserker : by Danielle L. Parker
Angie Sage, Magyk
Chris Saknussemm, Zanesville : excerpt
R. A. Salvatore, The Highwayman
R. A. Salvatore, Promise of the Witch-King : by Danielle L. Parker
Robert J. Sawyer, Calculating God : by Don Webb
Robert J. Sawyer, Humans
Robert J. Sawyer, Mindscan
John Scalzi, The Ghost Brigades : by Danielle L. Parker
John Scalzi, Old Man’s War
Stanley Schmidt, Argonaut
Karl Schroeder, Lady of Mazes : by Danielle L. Parker
Karl Schroeder, Lady of Mazes
Karl Schroeder, Permanence
Susan Schwartz, Second Chances
Marcus Sedgewick, The Book of Dead Days
Marcus Sedgewick, The Dark Flight Down
Julie Ann Shapiro, Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries : excerpt
Charles Sheffield, Dark as Day
Charles Sheffield, Resurgence
Charles Sheffield & Jerry Pournelle, Higher Education : by Don Webb
Mike Shepherd, Kris Longknife: Mutineer
Robert Silverberg, Dying Inside : by Thomas R.
L. Neil Smith, The American Zone
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events
Laura Stamps, The Witches of Dixie: Book One of the Witchery Series : excerpt
Olaf Stapledon, The Star Maker
Allen Steele, Coyote
Neil Stephenson, Quicksilver
Bruce Sterling, Visionary in Residence
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, The Edge Chronicles
Chris Stires, To the Mountain of the Beast : excerpt
S. M. Stirling, Conquistador
S. M. Stirling, Dies the Fire
S.M. Stirling, In the Courts of the Crimson Kings
Charles Stross, The Family Trade : by Danielle L. Parker
Charles Stross, Glasshouse : by Danielle L. Parker
Charles Stross, Singularity Sky
A & B Strugatski, Roadside Picnic and Tale of the Troika : by Thomas R.

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T - V

Sheri S. Tepper, The Fresco : by Danielle L. Parker
Herbert Thomas, The Superlative Man : by Danielle L. Parker
James Tiptree, Jr., Meet Me at Infinity: the Uncollected Tiptree
Lynn Truss, Eats, Shoots and Leaves : by Danielle L. Parker
Harry Turtledove, Gunpowder Empire
Steven Utley, Ghost Seas : excerpt
Eric Van Lustbader, Mistress of the Pearl
James Van Pelt, Summer of the Apocalypse
Rajnar Vajra, Opening Wonders
Jack Vance, Lurulu
John Varley, Red Thunder
Vernor Vinge, Rainbows End : with Danielle L. Parker

W

Tim Waggoner, Necropolis : by Danielle L. Parker
Lawrence Watt-Evan, Obsidian Chronicles
Sharon Weinberger, Imaginary Weapons : by Danielle L. Parker
Alan Weisman, The World Without Us : by Danielle L. Parker
Martha Wells, The Gate of the Gods
Joanna M. Weston, Those Blue Shoes : excerpt
Tom Willard, The Sable Doughboys : by Steven Francis Murphy
Jack Williamson, The Legion of Time : by Thomas R.
Michael Z. Williamson, The Weapon : by Danielle L. Parker
Daniel H. Wilson, How to Survive a Robot Uprising
F. Paul Wilson, Gateways
Robert Charles Wilson, Blind Lake
Robert Charles Wilson, Spin
Gene Wolfe, Soldier of Sidon : by Danielle L. Parker
Gene Wolfe, The Wizard Knight, book I : by Danielle L. Parker
John C. Wright, Fugitives of Chaos : by Danielle L. Parker
John C. Wright, Golden Age trilogy : by Jörn Grote
John C. Wright, The Golden Age : by Danielle L. Parker
John C. Wright, The Last Guardian of Everness : by Danielle L. Parker
John C. Wright, Orphans of Chaos : by Danielle L. Parker
John C. Wright, Orphans of Chaos
Philip Wylie, The Gladiator : by Danielle L. Parker

X - Z

Timothy Zahn, Angelmass
Timothy Zahn, Dragon and Soldier
Timothy Zahn, Dragon and Thief
Timothy Zahn, The Green and the Gray

Film and DVD
Reviews

Brotherhood of the Wolf, dir. Christophe Gans : by Eric S. Brown
La Chute (Untergang / Downfall ), dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel : by Paule Libby
Daredevil, dir. Mark Steven Johnson : by Eric S. Brown
Dark City, dir. Alex Proyas : by Michael J A Tyzuk
Flightplan, dir. Robert Schwentke : by Chris Stires
FTPD: Fairy Tale Police Department, producer Yoram Gross : by Lewayne L. White
The Hills Have Eyes, dir. Alexandre Aja : by Chris Stires
A History Of Violence, dir. David Cronenberg : by Chris Stires
Hostel, dir. Eli Roth : by Chris Stires
House of Wax, dir. Collet-Sera : by Chris Stires
The Mist, Frank Darabont, dir. : by Lewayne L. White Mystic River, dir. Clint Eastwood : by Mel Cartagena
Once Upon a Time in Mexico, dir. Robert Rodriguez : by Mel Cartagena
Penny Serenade, dir. George Stevens : by S. Michael Leier
The Pink Panther, dir. Shawn Levy : by Michael J A Tyzuk
Red Eye, dir. Wes Craven : by Chris Stires
Resident Evil, dir. Paul W. S. Anderson : by Eric S. Brown
Sin City, dir. Robert Rodriguez : by Chris Stires
Strange Days, dir. Kathryn Bigelow : by Michael J A Tyzuk
The Village, dir. M. Night Shyamalan : by Mark Koerner
20 Million Miles to Earth, dir. Nathan Juran : by Steven Utley
Wolf Creek, dir. Greg McLean : by Chris Stires

Collections

Four from TokyoPop
The Top Ten Movies in Outer Space : by Chris Stires

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