Ninth City Burning

A very solid and creative military SF novel. The book is written using multiple points of view from at least half a dozen different characters. Black does a great job of giving each of the characters very distinct voices, reflecting huge differences in personalities and backgrounds. There are some pa......more

Una din cele mai intersante și mai complexe opere SF citite vreodată și probabil cea mai dificilă traducere de care m-am lovit până acum. Ne aflăm la cinci sute de ani în viitor și omenirea se luptă de cinci secole cu o rasă de extratereștri care se folosește de o știință asemănătoare cu magia, numi......more

Set in a post-catastrophe future Earth where alien invasion has unleashed power of magic J Patrick Black's Ninth City Burning is a finely crafted and original science fantasy epic full of wonder and spectacle. Highly recommended.......more

I admit I didn't even read the blurb of this book, I chose it purely out of Justine's review and recommendation. It simply panned out great! I'm not even a sci-fi reader, I usually prefer my fantasy technology-free, thank you very much. But the idea of "military science fantasy, no alpha tendencies......more

This book is a lot of things all at once. It blends Science Fiction and Fantasy while splitting the difference between YA and 'regular' writing. Instead of having one angsty teen protagonist, Black introduces multiple viewpoint characters, who thankfully go light on the overwrought teen-drama that ma......more