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Date
of Update |
Update
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30th
December 2000
Salt
Jingo
Soul
Music
A
Safe Place
Slaughterhouse
5
Spanky
Mr
Commitment
Birds
of Prey
The
Perfect Storm
High
Risk
The
Empty Chair
Pole
Position
Janet
Evanovich
|
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Well, can you believe it, almost 2001 already! Where did
2000 go? We have a large number of reviews this time due
to the unprecedented response from reviewers...which is
great. In fact, it's so good I'll give details: 14 Reviews
of 12 Books by 6 Reviewers:).
Salt by Adam Roberts
Nigel has reviewed Salt
by Adam Roberts, a Science Fiction novel involving a lot
of Sodium Chloride. 
Jingo and Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Nigel and Thief have both reviewed Terry Pratchett's novels
Jingo
and Soul
Music, although it must be said that Thief's reviews
are a little on the small size! (Not half, Ed.).
A Safe Place by Lorenzo Carcaterrs
Chrissi reviews Lorenzo Carcaterra's A
Safe Place, the same guy that wrote Sleepers (also
made into a very good film:).
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
Nigel has reviewed the American modern classic Slaughterhouse
5 by Kurt Vonnegut, and very weird it is too. :)
Spanky by Christopher Fowler
Victim has reviewed Spanky
by Christopher Fowler, a story involving not a very nice
demon (if there are any nice ones.....except Crowley of
course:).
Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle
Ru has submitted his first review and typically it's a
life 'situation' comedy (Ru also likes Iain Banks' black
humour:) Mike Gayle's Mr
Commitment is about every bloke out there....just
trying to keep everybody happy with the minimum of fuss
and discomfort. Very funny.
Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith
Chrissi has read Wilbur Smith's Birds
of Prey. A story all about pirates and the high seas
with typical Smith action and adventure.
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Crystal has been kind enough to review The
Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger. This is a biography
that is currently popular due to the high action George
Clooney film of the same name.
High Risk by Matt Dickinson
Chrissi has read Matt Dickinson's High
Risk, the high in question being above the ground
as it is a thriller set in the world of mountain climbing.
The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver
The
Empty Chair is the new Lincoln Rhyme mystery, the
creation of author Jeffery Deaver. In this latest installment
our hero is about to undergo corrective surgery. This
is one of Chrissi's favourite characters and I think you'll
find her review reflects this. 
Pole Position by Tess Stimson
More of Chrissi's sunday afternoon reading. Pole
Position by Tess Stimson .
Author Profile - Janet Evanovich
We have added an Author Profile for Janet
Evanovich, her of Stephanie Plum fame. |
19th
November 2000
Void
Moon
Catwalk
Hitchhikers
Guide
Bloom
Valhalla
Sushi
for Beginners
Otherland
Vol. 2
The
Code Book
|
The
'Late but not late' update
Some of you may have noticed that we had two months between
dates last time so although this update is early it is
also late for a monthly thingy.
Anyway, enough excuses. We've made some major changes
to the site to try and reduce load times. A number of
you commented on the large graphics and this, combined
with poor server bandwidth, has been driving the devoted
away in droves (nobody look at the hit counter!!) 
The site is much cleaner and faster. We hope you like
it. All comments to editors(at)booklore.co.uk.
Void Moon by Michael Connelly
Nigel has finally managed to read Void
Moon by Michael Connelly. Chrissi has been going on
about it for months and he was in fear of becoming a victim
himself!!
Catwalk by Georgina Newbery
This is one of Chrissi's remainder book shop purchases
(she always seems to go for the nice covers:). Catwalk
by Georgina Newbery is all about the fashion business
(never have guessed would you?)
The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas
Adams
We thought it was time to do this classic. The
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams has
got to be one of the great cult novels of the 80's. Who
hasn't read it?
Bloom by Wil McCarthy
Bloom
is Wil McCarthy's fifth novel and very good it is too,
with an excellent twist. Man has been pushed to the edges
of the solar system by the 'Bloom'. Can he survive?
Valhalla by Tom Holt
Tom Holt's latest novel, Valhalla,
is reviewed by Nigel.
Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
Friends went to a book reading of Sushi
for Beginners by the author Marian Keyes and brought
us back a signed copy. The author was extremely funny
apparently and Chrissi says she enjoyed the book immensely.
Otherland Vol. 2 by Tad Williams
Chrissi has been forced kicking and screaming to review
Otherland
Vol. 2 by Tad Williams (only as she promised months
ago:). If you have read her review of Vol. 1 you will
understand her reluctance, but who said a reviewers work
was always pleasant? (I didn't, Ed.) 
The Code Book by Simon Singh
Chrissi and Vex have both read The
Code Book by Simon Singh and have nothing but praise
for it. Chrissi has done her review and we are just awaiting
Vex's (Do it now m8 while you are reading this!!)
...and finally
We've been searched a number of times for Harper Lee's
'To Kill a Mocking Bird', so for this persistent person
(or, hope of hopes, persons) we will be reviewing this
next time.
Don't forget to check out the Forthcoming reviews section
and remember, if you want to make any comments, report
broken links and the like, ask for or submit a review,
just use the Suggestions
form or mail us editors(at)booklore.co.uk....
cheers. |
27th
September 2000
An
Uncertain Currency
Psychomech
Magician
Silverthorn
A
Darkness at Sethanon
Clyde
Lynwood Sawyer, Jr.
|
The
'Not Allowed To Say' Oops! update
I have been banned from using Oops! in
the title or anywhere else in this or future updates as
the 'Joke' has gone on for far too long (and apparently
a fixation for Britney is not healthy:). All I can say
is Oops!
We have added 5 books this time. It was going to be more
but we ran out of time :).
An Uncertain Currency by Clyde Lynwood
Sawyer, Jr.
Chrissi has reviewed An
Uncertain Currency by Clyde
Lynwood Sawyer, Jr. and Francis Witlin. This novel
was sent directly to Booklore by the Author (gasps from
the audience:) If any other authors, publishers or very
rich people wish paper objects reviewing please don't
be shy, drop us a line to editors(at)booklore.co.uk.
In all seriousness, we were thrilled, and it's a very
good read to boot.
Review from Victim
We have finally
received a review from Victim, Psychomech
by Brian Lumley, as promised several months ago :) Cheers
m8.
Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
Chrissi has reviewed Raymond E.
Feist's Riftwar Saga....ALL of it!!!! Check out Magician,
Silverthorn
and A
Darkness at Sethanon.
Author - Clyde Lynwood Sawyer, Jr.
We have added an Author page for
Clyde
Lynwood Sawyer, Jr.,
a very nice man :). The book links for Terry Pratchett
and Tom Holt have also been updated. |
30th
August 2000
John
Barnes
Fallen
Angels
Mother
of Storms
A
Million Open Doors
Earth
Made of Glass
Terry
Pratchett
Jumping
to Conclusions
The
Coffin Dancer
|
Oops!
We've over compensated!
Due
to the last two pathetic attempts at an update we have
gone over the top this time to make up with a veritable
review fest (pssst, has anyone noticed the sad Britney
theme? NOT my idea I assure you. Ed.) Nigel has gone mad
and decided to stick to one author, read all his/her/its
novels, review them, update the author section and cross
link everything..... we shall see.
In line with this John
Barnes has been added to the Authors
section. Check it out and send in thoughts to editors(at)booklore.co.uk.
Review
from Thief
We
have received a review from the 'outside' world, namely
from Thief, which is nice and something we would like
to encourage. However, due to its brevity we include the
whole thing here - Terry Pratchett's Jingo "It
was all right" - nice one mate. 
Fallen
Angels by Eddy Shah
Chrissi
and Nigel have both reviewed Eddy Shah's Fallen
Angels. Good thriller that will surprise.
Various
by John Barnes
Hmmm,
John Barnes has written a few more than originally thought.
Nigel has managed to review Mother
of Storms, A
Million Open Doors and Earth
Made of Glass. A nice try but could do better! (sounds
like his school report. Ed.)
Author
- Terry Pratchett
The
Terry
Pratchett Author page has been updated, with all titles
now listed chronologically. Some interesting links have
also been added.
Jumping
to Conclusions by Christina Jones
Chrissi
found Jumping
to Conclusions in the remainder book shop. See what
you think; I liked the cover :)
Jeffery
Deaver's The Coffin Dancer
The
The
Coffin Dancer is the sequel to The Bone Collector,
which is currently out and about as a film with Denzel
Washington. Chrissi enjoyed this one.
And
finally
Well,
we hope that has made up for our lack of reviews over
the past weeks. Hopefully we shall have more varied ones
next time as we sent nasty e-mails to all reviewers reminding
them of their 'passion' and asking them to digitus
extractum.....and yes, that means you Victim
|
7th
August 2000
Quake
Days
Encounter
with Tiber
|
Oops!
We did it again
Late
again, and only a very small one this time:) It's summer
and with everyone on holiday not many reviews have been
done......hmmmmm.
Encounter
with Tiber
Nigel
has just finished reading the Buzz Aldrin (yep, the moon
bloke) and John Barnes collaboration Encounter
with Tiber and jolly good it is too :) |
17th
July 2000
Quake
Days
Inconceivable
Otherland
Kaleidoscope
Century
The
Bromeliad
|
Oops!
We're Late
Sorry
folks, a day late with the update due to the Quake Day
9 LAN party being held this weekend. Lots of Stella drunk
and games played. Check out the event at the Quake
Days website. Anyway, on with the reviews.
Inconceivable
by Ben Elton
Nigel
has finally stopped laughing and reviewed Ben Elton's
hilarious new novel Inconceivable.
There should be a health warning with this book :)
Otherland
Vol 1 by Tad Williams
The
first volume of Tad Williams new fantasy epic, Otherland,
is reviewed by Chrissi.
Kaleidoscope
Century by John Barnes
An older story (1995) from John Barnes,
Kaleidoscope
Century, is reviewed by Nigel.
The
Bromeliad by Terry Pratchett
And finally The
Bromeliad trilogy is reviewed by Nigel.
|
25th
June 2000
The
Business
Permutation
City
Unforgiven
Cradle
and All
Turbulent
Priests
|
Minor
Update
Are you ready for this? All
(yes, that's all) the books from the last Forthcoming
Reviews section have been read!
The
Business by Iain Banks
Iain
Banks' The
Business has just been finished by Nigel. Very funny
prologue...go to the review and check it out...
Permutation
City by Greg Egan
Nigel
has also reviewed Greg Egan's Permutation
City. This is a mind blowing book!
Unforgiven
by A. J. Holt
Chrissi
has reviewed A. J. Holt's second thriller, Unforgiven.
Cradle
and All by James Patterson
James
Patterson's new novel, Cradle
and All, is also previewed by Chrissi. I don't know
why but she always seems to have a Patterson in her hands!
Is he really that prolific or is it something more sinister......send
in your ideas to editors(at)booklore.co.uk,
the best one will be published. There may even be a prize
 .
Turbulent Priests by Colin Bateman
Chrissi has also finished
Colin
Bateman's Turbulent
Priests; her review has been added to Nigel's here.
|
10th
June 2000
Neuromancer
Watch
Me
False
Memory
Reviewer
Fantum
|
Minor
Update
I'm
afraid it's only a small one this time since we are very
busy at the moment (we spoilt you last time:). We are
trying to get the Authors
section up-to-date for all the books currently included
on the site (not a small task).
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Victim has previewed William Gibson's Neuromancer,
another of his dark recommendations....all sounds a bit
odd to me (but then who am I to talk?)
Watch Me by A. J. Holt
Chrissi (she has a cold at the moment, sympathy to
editors(at)booklore.co.uk :)
has reviewed a computer thriller by A. J. Holt, Watch
Me, which is very good by all accounts.
Dean Koontz's False Memory
Dean Koontz's latest thriller, False
Memory is reviewed by Nigel
New Reviewer Fantum
We have a new reviewer,
Purple Fantum. Although there is nothing on his page
at the moment, details will be provided shortly, along
with his first review (hopefully in time for the next
update mate:) |
27th
May 2000
Ronan
the Barbarian
One
for the Money
Two
For The Dough
Three
To Get Deadly
Four
To Score
High
Five
The
Fifth Elephant
Revelation
Space
New
Site Search
Reviewer
Jay
Win
a Prize |
Spring
Bank Update
Another holiday update. Unbelievably
the reviewers have again stuck to there reading plans
(yes, they really do say what they are going to read -
only not when:) although
Chrissi has gone overboard and done ALL the Janet Evanovich
novels to date.....too much time if you ask me 
Ronan
the Barbarian by James Bibby
Victim
and Nigel have both reviewed James Bibby's Ronan
the Barbarian. Very funny send up based on Conan the
Barbarian. An excellent new talent (four books to date)
in the same vein as Pratchett. Which leads us nicely to.....
The
Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
I'm
sorry but this guy is a God....I'm not saying which one,
but one none the less :) The
Fifth Elephant is the 24th Discworld outing and it
returns us to the characters we first encountered in Guards!
Guards! Sam Vimes up to his old tricks and wolves aplenty.
One
for the Money (and all the rest)__by
Janet Evanovich
Chrissi
has gone completely mad and not only reviewed One
For The Money as promised, but also Two
For The Dough, Three
To Get Deadly, Four
To Score and High
Five. As you may have guessed this has got to be one
of Chrissi's favorite authors!
Quote
from Chrissi - "I really enjoy this series, it makes
me laugh, there are plenty of wonderful characters here,
girl power with extra helpings of pudding. You have to
sympathise with a lady who can sit and eat cheesecake
for breakfast!!"
Revelation
Space by Alastair Reynolds
Nigel
reviews Alastair Reynolds' Revelation
Space, a good old fashioned Science Fiction novel.
New
Site Search Added
We
have finally updated that crappy
old search engine (what do you mean we only added it last
time!!!!) The new one uses Atomz.com
services and is extremely cool. Check it out here.
Thanks Vex for the URL!
New
Reviewer Jay
We
have a new reviewer,
Jay. He will look after the teenage audience and report
on the latest Buffy outing and the like (I may even end
up helping:) |
14th
May 2000
Acorna
Acorna's
Quest
Acorna's
People
Darklost
Site
Search
News Archive
|
Mid
way between Bank Holidays Update
Unbelievably the reviewers
have again stuck to there reading plans (yes, they do
say what they are going to read next, although you wouldn't
guess from past performances) and reviewed the books they
said they would. Three books are reviewed from the last
Forthcoming Reviews section have been added.
Acorna,
Acorna's Quest and Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey
We
have now completed Anne
McCaffrey's Acorna trilogy
as promised. Chrissi has finished reading the last two
books,
Acorna's
Quest and Acorna's
People, while
Nigel has completed Acorna
and has added his review to that of Chrissi's posted last
time.
Darklost
by Mick Farren
Mick
Farren's Darklost
has been on the forthcoming list for some time now but
it has finally been reviewed by Nigel. Excellent Vampire
novel by a talented author.
Site
Search Added
We
have finally added a Search
facility. It isn't very clever as the server we currently
use won't allow our own cgi scripts, so it's done using
javascript instead...a bit pants but it works.
News
Archive
We
have moved old items from this page to a News Archive
in case you have too much spare time. |
1st
May 2000
Acorna
The
Suburban Salamander Incident
Hannibal |
May
Day Update
Whatever happened to the
Russian display of Military might at this time of year.
You know the old saying 'He that boasts doesn't have anything
to boast about, but he who is silent needs watching'.
Just made that up by the way, sounds good though.
Finally the reviewers are using correct procedure (almost).
We have managed to review two of the four books from the
last Forthcoming Reviews section, which has been updated
to reflect this with new titles.
Acorna
by Anne McCaffrey
Chrissi
has done a review of Anne McCaffrey's Acorna,
a requested item for Purple Fantum. Acorna's People will
be reviewed shortly (when we get a copy).
The
Suburban Salamander Incident by Andrew Harman
Reviewer
Chrissi has also reviewed Andrew
Harman's The
Suburban Salamander Incident which isn't quite as
mad as it sounds (or is it?)
New
Navigation Aid
Pathetic I know but we have
added a 
link to all the review pages so you can navigate to the
top of the page more easily....isn't modern technology
wonderful?
More
Reviews for Hannibal
We
have two new reviews for Hannibal
by Thomas Harris. The one by Vex is very deep and incisive,
summing up the book well.
New
Smilies nicked from an AQ Forum to add a bit of colour
We've
added smilies...nuff said. |
25th
April 2000
Blueheart
Day
of Reckoning
Under
the Sun
|
Easter
Update
What's
the point of having a bloody good idea if no one is going
to use it? (including me...doh:)
There are four reviews of three books in this update,
none of which appeared in the Forthcoming Reviews section.
We are however getting through these books and the next
update WILL include at least three of those detailed....promise.
Under the Sun by Michel Faber
Under
the Sun is an interesting novel from a new author,
Michel Faber, detailing the day in the life of a rather
different serial killer.
Day
of Reckoning by Jack Higgins
The latest installment for
the likeable rogue Sean Dillion, Day
of Reckoning is reviewed by both Chrissi and Nigel
(Dillion fans:).
Blueheart
by Alison Sinclair
A
new novel from Alison Sinclair, Blueheart
is a Science Fiction story about an ocean planet and its
inhabitants.
Forthcoming
Reviews
We
have been trying to get a copy of Acorna's People for
Purple Fantum. Haven't managed that yet but we do now
have the first book in the series, Acorna. This is currently
being read by both Chrissi and Nigel and will be reviewed
shortly. See Forthcoming Reviews. |
9th
April 2000
Turbulent
Priests
Reviewer
Victim
Complicity
Psychoville |
Turbulent
Priests by Colin Bateman
We have just finished the
Colin
Bateman Novel Turbulent
Priests; read the review here.
Reviewer
Victim
Reviewer
Victim
has detailed his reasons for living, sorry reading:) He
has also added a new review for Christopher Fowler's Psychoville.
Complicity
by Iain Banks
Chrissi
has added a full review of Complicity
by Iain Banks (thereby completely bypassing the fantastic
Forthcoming Reviews section) |
2nd
April 2000
Site
Help
Void
Moon
Hannibal
Greg
Egan
|
April
Fool
It's
really 1st April but I couldn't think of a good joke so
the update is dated tomorrow:) The
review for Greg Egan's 'Quarantine',
along with the Author Page for Greg
Egan, has finally been completed. The sitemap for
the more detailed Help
section has been added.
Void Moon by Michael Connelly and Hannibal by Thomas
Harris
Chrissi has added two new reviews. The first is for Michael
Connelly's Void
Moon while the second is for the sequel to Silence
of the Lambs, Hannibal,
by Thomas Harris (just need your review now Vex:).
Proper Reviews
Up until now we have been guilty of posting book reviews
before they have actually been read. From now on we will
have a new section, Forthcoming Reviews, which will detail
books we plan to read in the near future. We will then
only post full reviews of books that have been read in
the Current Reviews section. If you have any books you
want adding to the Forthcoming Reviews section please
use the Suggestions form and we will do our best.
Reviewers
The Reviewers
section has been updated to detail the people behind the
site and the books that have influenced them (there are
even some photos:). |
27th
March 2000
Necroscope |
Quick
Note
A quick note to all you Matrix
fans, the next update will be 1st April 2000.
New
viewer
We
have a new visitor to the site....Purple Fantum. I understand
he plays for a rather good Action Quake clan...and reads
as well.
Necroscope by Brian Lumley
This
new review has just come in for Brian Lumley's Necroscope
from Victim. Details are a bit patchy at the moment but
we will complete the review as soon as possible. |
18th
March 2000
Site
Help
Quarantine
Greg
Egan
Authors |
Help!!!!
A
Help section has been
added so people get the best out of the site (mainly to
aid newbies who want to look at Past Reviews and see a
list of books by the same Author).
Quarantine
by Greg Egan
The
fantastic SF book 'Quarantine'
by Greg Egan
is reviewed.
Authors
Section Updated
The
list of books by a particular author now has a publication
date with each title so you can see their 'Career' development.
And
Finally
We wish Vex a very happy 27th Birthday today....another
book lover ( horror
mainly, which goes with the odd music he likes :). Unlike
Ray he does manage to read every now and then. I do believe
he promised to review Hannibal by Thomas Harris at some
point in the very near future (subtle reminder :). |
12th
March 2000
Book
a Minute
Links |
Site
Revised
The
whole site has been updated to look a little neater (hopefully).
The links page has a
few new ones as well as the immensely funny 'Book
a Minute'. We now also have a HOT news item :) |
9th
March 2000
Turbulent
Priests
Darklost
Snow
White and the Seven Samurai |
A
Novel for Ru
Here
are the details of the new Colin Bateman Novel, Turbulent
Priests. This is a sequel to Divorcing Jack, Colin
Bateman's debut novel and 'Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men'
and the exploits of Dan Starkey. As Ru will no doubt tell
you in an up-and-coming review 'It's great!'
The
new Mick Farren Novel
Those
nice people at Amazon.co.uk
have just delivered the new Mick Farren vampire novel
'Darklost'.
Not published in this country you will have to order this
title from such a company. The question is, will it be
worth it?? You, like me, will have to wait and see....I
haven't read it yet :)
A
Review at last!!!
An actual review saying stuff about a book has finally
been posted.....don't all rush at once to 'Snow
White and the Seven Samurai'. |
2nd
March 2000
Suggestions
Reviewer
Chrissi |
Important
stuff
Should the flash logo be upgraded or ditched....suggestions
here :)
Interesting
Stuff
Chrissi writes of her love for books. This should get
through to the hardest nonreader. Go here.
And
Finally
We wish Ray a very happy 29th Birthday....a great book
fan (Discworld©
mainly :) although he does need to catch up a little......many
happy returns. |
