As I often do, I picked up this series in the middle, starting with book five (this one). Totally engrossing. Erikson weaves a world as fascinating and complex as Tolkien, filled with gods and creatures all vividly imagined.

This is the final book of this new three-book cycle about Imriel, Phedre’s son, and this one totally redeems the series for Me, given that the second one, Kushiel’s Justice was totally lame.

I was sitting on the edge of my seat during the entire read, could hardly stop to eat or sleep, and went back to read and re-read some sections over and over.

If you were about to give up on Imriel, this one makes it all worthwhile.

This is the final book of this new three-book cycle about Imriel, Phedre’s son, and this one totally redeems the series for Me, given that the second one, Kushiel’s Justice was totally lame.

I was sitting on the edge of my seat during the entire read, could hardly stop to eat or sleep, and went back to read and re-read some sections over and over.

If you were about to give up on Imriel, this one makes it all worthwhile.

I’m ripping thru the odd vampire book I picked up at a local bookstore trying to find some authors I like as much as Kim Harrison while I wait impatiently for the next Rachel Morgan series book

Not as much sex and biting as the usual vampire-pulp genre book, as say L. A. Banks

I’m currently a fan of all vampire-pulp trash fiction. So while waiting for the next Kim Harrison novel in the Rachel Morgan series to come out, I’m reading all the trashy bits by everyone else I can find.

This is the second book by L.A.Banks that I’ve read, and it’s as good as the first. This one features werewolves, and the vampires are the bad-guys. But still tasty reading.

Lots of biting, angst and hot sex. Exactly the genre formula.

I’m currently a fan of all vampire-pulp trash fiction. And this is an excellent example. This is the first I’ve read by L.A. Banks, but it definitely won’t be the last. Sadly (like is often the case) I’ve started in the middle of the series, and will have to backtrack to find the rest.

This is the book to carry so you can piece together important phrases like “we need to amortize the cost of this acquisition over 10 years for tax purposes”

There are other books for “how much is that hello kitty toilet brush?” or “bring me another beer, please”

This is a light-hearted look at some wacky “traditions” and practices in england, by an american. It is either the memoir of an obsessive-compulsive, or a travelogue of british peculiarity. Or both.

You’d think that a vampire story featuring the Marquis de Sade as a lead character would feature, well, sex and violence.

Contrary to the modern vampire novel tradition, and your expectations, this book features neither. Tame enough for your grandmother. Filled with less sex or violence than prime-time-tv or your local newspaper.

Sure, some people die. And some sex is had. But always off-page and out of view of the narrator. Maybe the author thought this was some sort of virtue, but fans of the modern “vampire novel” genre are sure to be disappointed. There are cheaper books that can be bought as fishwrap or firestarter. Don’t buy this one.

among the most influential science fiction books ever written, and one that influenced my thought for years.