Score books out of ten.

[Urien]

Brass Man- Neal Asher 8

Nutcase android (golem) seeks sanity, evil man with ancient replicating tech seeks power, giant alien follows own purpose, polity agent tries to put it all back in the box. Great action, jumps around a little, but a wizard read.

[Connavar]

The Tin Collectors by Stephen J Cannell 8/10

A very good police crime book that has everything i like of the subgenre. Good lead characters, insight in law enforcement depts and how real cops work,realistic crimes and world.

[D_Davis]

Sirius - Olaf Stapledon

Stapledon takes a Frankenstein-like story and elevates it to a higher level of emotional, physical, spiritual, and sociological maturity and complexity.

Sirius is a masterpiece.

Brilliant in every way a book can be.

This is truly a work of art.

10/10

[Connavar]

Stick by Elmore Leonard 9/10. Great dialouges and characters.

The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald 8/10 not as good as the first Lew Archer but good enough.

[Call me Gytha]

Originally Posted by Shamu

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss.
I give it a 9. I have just finished reading it yesterday and I liked it a lot. I can't wait to get the second part of the trilogy. Alas, he is releasing it in 2009. Grr.

Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
It certainly wasn't the most taxing book, but I enjoyed it and I empathised with the character. I'll give it an 8.

Cheers Shamu, Name of the Wind is in my to be read pile and I shall move it near the top. Incidentally, if someone has read and wouldn't mind scoring the Red Wolfe Conspiracy by RVS Reddick I would be much obliged

[Call me Gytha]

Me again I would also appreciate scores from anyone who has read the books in question for the Boreal Moon series by Julian May and the Runelords series by David Farland TYIA

[Connavar]

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 9.5/10

Almost perfect story and action in this book. Took the Wizard PI thing to hole another level.

[Werthead]

Erm, apologies for length. Got carried away here:

Joe Abercrombie
The Blade Itself - 8
Before They Are Hanged - 8
Last Argument of Kings - 9

Daniel Abraham
The Long Price: Shadow and Betrayal - 8

R. Scott Bakker
The Darkness That Comes Before - 9
The Warrior-Prophet - 10
The Thousandfold Thought - 8

James Barclay
Cry of the Newborn - 7
Shout for the Dead - 4

Stephen Baxter
Flood - 8

Greg Bear
Blood Music - 9

John Birmingham
Weapons of Choice - 7

Bernard Cornwell
The Winter King - 8
Enemy of God - 8
Excalibur - 8

Kate Elliott
King's Dragon - 6
Prince of Dogs - 7
The Burning Stone - 7
Child of Flame - 8
The Gathering Storm - 7
In the Ruins - 6
Crown of Stars - 7
Spirit Gate - 6
Shadow Gate - 7

Steven Erikson
Gardens of the Moon - 8
Deadhouse Gates - 9
Memories of Ice - 10
House of Chains - 6
Midnight Tides - 7
The Bonehunters - 5
Reaper's Gale - 7

Ian Cameron Esslemont
Night of Knives - 6

Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth - 7

Celia Friedman
Black Sun Rising - 6

David Gemmell
Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow - 9
Troy: Shield of Thunder - 9
Troy: Fall of Kings - 8
Rob Grant
Fat - 6

Peter F. Hamilton
Mindstar Rising - 8
A Quantum Murder - 8
The Nanoflower - 8
The Reality Dysfunction - 10
The Neutronium Alchemist - 9
The Naked God - 9
A Second Chance at Eden - 8
The Confederation Handbook - 7
Fallen Dragon - 8
Misspent Youth - 6
Pandora's Star - 9
Judas Unchained - 8
The Dreaming Void - 8

Guy Gavriel Kay
The Summer Tree - 6
Tigana - 10
A Song for Arbonne - 9
The Lions of Al-Rassan - 10
Sailing to Sarantium - 8
Lord of Emperors - 7
The Last Light of the Sun - 8

Paul Kearney
Riding the Unicorn - 9

Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora - 9
Red Seas Under Red Skies - 8

George R.R. Martin
Dying of the Light - 7
Fevre Dream - 10
The Armageddon Rag - 9
Hunter's Run - 8
Dreamsongs: Volume 1 - 10
Dreamsongs: Volume 2 - 10
A Game of Thrones - 9
A Clash of Kings - 10
A Storm of Swords - 10
A Feast for Crows - 9
The Hedge Knight - 10

Paul J. McAuley
Cowboy Angels - 8

Cormac McCarthy
The Road - 10

Ian McDonald
Brasyl - 10

China Mieville
Perdido Street Station - 9
Looking for Jake - 8
Un Lun Dun - 8

Richard Morgan
Altered Carbon - 9
Black Man - 10
The Steel Remains - 8
Peadar O'Guilin
The Inferior - 8

Christopher Priest
The Prestige - 10
The Separation - 10

Robert V.S. Redick
The Red Wolf Conspiracy - 8

Alastair Reynolds
Revelation Space - 9
Redemption Ark - 9
Absolution Gap - 8
Chasm City - 10
Diamond Dogs, Turqoise Days - 7
The Prefect - 8
Century Rain - 7

Adam Roberts
Swiftly - 7

Justina Robson
Keeping It Real - 4

Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind - 8

Brian Ruckley
Winterbirth - 6

Brandon Sanderson
Elantris - 7

Andrzej Sapkowski
The Last Wish - 8

Neal Stephenson
Quicksilver - 8
Cryptonomicon - 10

Steph Swainston
The Year of Our War - 6

J.R.R. Tolkien
The Children of Hurin - 8

Chris Wooding
The Fade - 9

[Connavar]

Good to see high rating for Greg Bear's Blood Music.

I was thinking about getting it and trying Bear with it.