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The God Engines 
by John Scalzi (2009)
read: 6 April 2010
rating: [+]
category: scifi & fantasy
Scalzi tries something new here. It’s not his traditional sci-fi story. It’s fantasy, and dark fantasy at that. He takes the idea that a God’s strength and power is directly connected to the faith of its followers, and plays that out to a dark and disturbing conclusion. This is a novella, only 130 or so pages that I easily read in an hour or so. It’s a great story that definitely held my interest. However, it seems like there was a full length novel just begging to to written here. Maybe this is Scalzi’s way of testing out a new universe before diving in. I could see multiple novels coming out of the world he has created here.
A Great and Glorious Game: Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti
by Bartlett Giamatti (1998)
read: 3 April 2010
rating: [+]
categories: non-fiction, sports
A quick and easy read in which Giamatti’s best work writing about baseball is collected into one volume. A must read for any baseball fan.
The Mallorean Volume 2
by David Eddings (2005)
read: 2 April 2010
rating: [+]
category: scifi & fantasy
The final two books in Eddings epic 10 book story of the battle between good and evil. I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you who wins ;) The Mallorean and The Belgariad are highly recommended for fans of Lord of The Rings, or really anybody that enjoys a good story.
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