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The Drowning City (The Necromancer Chronicles, Book 1) Image
The Drowning City (The Necromancer Chronicles, Book 1) (Fantasy) 72(4)
Published by Orbit on September 01, 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 60
The Drowning City is a capably written and competent tale from a debut writer.
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In Ashes Lie Image
In Ashes Lie (Fantasy) 70(2)
Published by Orbit on June 10, 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 60
In summary, then, a brave novel, but a limited success rather than a total one, sad to say.
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Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) Image
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) (Fantasy) 73(3)
Published by Roc on February 06, 2007
First Published by Roc in 2006
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 60
This is another page-turning read that will keep fans very happy, and leave them wanting to go straight to the next.
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Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, Book 1) Image
Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, Book 1) (Science Fiction) 72(11)
Published by Gollancz on June 18, 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 80
So, great fun overall, a whip-cracking pace and with characters you care about, this is the first of what I hope will be many.
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Best Served Cold Image
Best Served Cold (Fantasy) 86(17)
Published by Orbit on July 29, 2009
First Published by Gollancz in 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 100
For all its gruesomeness, its bleakness and its moral cynicism it is a rich, memorable tale, exciting and well structured.
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Nights of Villjamur (Legends of the Red Sun, Book 1) Image
Nights of Villjamur (Legends of the Red Sun, Book 1) (Fantasy) 74(14)
Published by Tor on June 01, 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 100
It is an assured tale written with style, intelligence and skill, written inside a fantastically set premise and brilliantly focused novel that shows all the strengths of the genre and relatively few of the weaknesses.
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The City & The City Image
The City & The City (Fantasy) 83(16)
Published by Del Rey on May 26, 2009
First Published by Pan Books in 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 80
It is a thought provoking, challenging tale that examines cultural, social and political issues without hitting you over the head with them, and has scary monsters that are not clichéd.
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Chaos Space (The Sentients of Orion, Book 2) Image
Chaos Space (The Sentients of Orion, Book 2) (Science Fiction) 66(3)
Published by Little, Brown Book Group on February 01, 2010
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 80
The broader canvas here shows an increasingly complex and engaging universe.
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Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, Book 1) Image
Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, Book 1) (Fantasy) 60(2)
Published by Orbit on April 01, 2009
First Published by Orbit in 2009
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 60
I found it to be a fast-paced, amusing book, but with some niggling little flaws that almost (but not quite) derailed it for me.
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Shadow of the Scorpion (Novel of the Polity, Book 6) Image
Shadow of the Scorpion (Novel of the Polity, Book 6) (Science Fiction) 67(4)
Published by Night Shade Books on September 09, 2009
First Published by Night Shade Books in 2008
  
sffworld.com Review Rating: 60
A pleasingly reliable book and a great place to start if you've not read any of Neal's work before.
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