This one didn't really do it for me although I sensed lots of potential. I found myself skimming and then getting briefly sucked in. Weird, since I loved the descriptions of old New York City and the machines. The kids didn't gel and lots of the details seemed to be said, not felt. I wish the ...
Sacha Kessler, a Jewish immigrant boy living on the Lower East Side, discovers that he can see magic as though it were a physical emanation. He is promptly drafted into the NYPD Inquisitors, a law enforcement agency focused on the control of magic, which seems to permeate every aspect of this alt...
This is a fun and interesting look at a magical alternate history. I like that the prevailing attitudes of the time where held in tact despite the negative view points people held about each other. The story is also interesting in its focus on Jewish magic, which you don't see as often in fantasy...
It has been several years since the first two "Spin" books came out. Long enough for me to forget what the heck is going on and not quite be able to catch up. Sigh.Cohen, the Jewish cyber-sybarite, has travelled to Pittsburgh to commit suicide. A Pittsburgh on another planet, not Earth's Pittsbur...
An excellent book, with a startlingly new spin on some basic tropes (alien life, the 'space marine' as a character trope, and artificial intelligence especially). After quickly finishing both this book and its sequel, Spin Control, I was disappointed to learn that Moriarty hadn't published any m...