Wednesday, January 6, 2010

2009 Year End Wrap Up

As 2009 has wrapped up, and 2010 is just beginning, it seemed like a great time to look back on all of the releases from the past year that were reviewed here at Luke Reviews.  Listed below are all of the books released for the first time in 2009 that I reviewed.  In bold are my 15 favorite books published in the past year (they may not have been the highest rated initially, but they are the ones that stuck with me most).  CHECK OUT LUKE REVIEWS TOMORROW FOR A SPECIAL FEATURE ON THE "TOP 15," ALONG WITH STATEMENTS FROM THE AUTHORS!  They are listed by genre, then by date of review.  I hope you enjoyed the past year of reading as much as I did, and that 2010 will be just as great a reading year as 2009!

SCIENCE FICTION

Assault on Black Reach: The Novel by Nick Kyme

Resistance: The Gathering Storm by William C. Dietz

Across the Sky by Mark Rich

Emperor's Mercy by Henry Zou


The Killing Ground by Graham McNeill

Harbinger by Jack Skillingstead


Courage and Honour by Graham McNeill


The Radio Magician & Other Stories by James Van Pelt

Wolverine: Tales of Weapon X by Fred Van Lente and Marc Sumerak

Ravenor: The Omnibus by Dan Abnett

The Lord of the Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa


"Fires of War" by Nick Kyme

Prime by Nate Kenyon

When Shadows Fall by L. Ron Hubbard

Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue by Hugh Howey


"Thunder from Fenris" by Nick Kyme

FANTASY


Book of Secrets by Chris Roberson

Kell's Legend by Andy Remic


Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman


Storm Approaching by Brian Libby


The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade: Volume Two by Dan Abnett & Mike Lee


HORROR


Castaways by Brian Keene

House of Mystery, Volume 1: Room and Boredom by Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham

Monstrous edited by Ryan C. Thomas

The Vampyre, The Werewolf and Other Gothic Tales of Horror edited by Rochelle Kronzek

Slights by Kaaron Warren


Isis by Douglas Clegg

Dark Entries by Ian Rankin

The Golem by Edward Lee

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume 20 edited by Stephen Jones


MYSTERY/THRILLER


Hunt at the Well of Eternity by James Reasoner


G.I. JOE: Above & Beyond by Max Allan Collins

Killer Summer by Ridley Pearson

Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan


Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear by Charles Ardai

The Hidden Man by David Ellis


Hostage to Death by L. Ron Hubbard

MAGAZINES

Asimov's Science Fiction--September 2009

Black Gate--Spring 2009

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