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Holly Lisle, Courage of Falcons
Warner (2000) ISBN: 0-446-67397-8
Score: 2

Conclusion of the Secret Texts trilogy, in which love conquers nearly everything (after about a million innocent people die).

Next Book: Jonathan Stroud, Golem's Eye (re-read), then Steph Swainston, The Year of Our War

Kristine Smith, Rules of Conflict
Eos (2000) ISBN: 0-380-80784-X
Score: 2

Second book about Jani Kilian, in which she finally has a chance to use her real name. Other than that, not much different than Code of Conduct.

Next Book: F. Paul Wilson, "The Long Way Home"

Lawrence Watt-Evans, Night of Madness
Tor (2000) ISBN: 0-312-87368-9
Score: 2.5

Another Ethshar book, this is mainly a prequel, taking place before all the others except Misenchanted Sword (and possibly Taking Flight; I'm reading that next). If you've read the books set later, you already know that the title refers to the night warlockry was introduced to the World. Needless to say, we learn a lot about warlockry in this book. We also see how the Wizards' Guild works, and get to see its Inner Circle. This isn't a bad place to start; in fact, the other books reveal certain aspects of warlockry that are learned the hard way in this book.

Next Book: Terry Pratchett, Thud!

4-3-05
F. Paul Wilson, Reborn
Dark Harvest (1990) ISBN: 0-913165-52-2
Score: 1.5

The second novel of his Adversary Cycle, this one is more solidly in the Horror genre and lacks the sappy ending of The Keep. It gains a point for having sympathetic characters on both sides of the conflict, but loses a point for killing most of the cast without resolving much of anything. I read this in the hopes of learning more about certain characters (the Lady and the Twins) mentioned in the Repairman Jack novel Conspiracies, but sadly, they aren't mentioned in this book.

4-10-05
F. Paul Wilson, All the Rage
Forge (2000) ISBN: 0-312-86796-4
Score: 2

Fourth Repairman Jack book, this one about drugs. Once again Jack (a professional vigilante in New York City) gets involved in weird stuff while trying to mete out poetic justice.

4-18-05
F. Paul Wilson, Hosts
Forge (2001) ISBN: 0-312-87866-4
Score: 2.5

Fifth Repairman Jack novel, this time he has to deal with his sister, a nosy reporter, and a virus that turns people into a hive mind.

4-27-05
F. Paul Wilson, The Haunted Air
Forge (2002) ISBN: 0-312-87868-0
Score: 2.5

Sixth Repairman Jack novel. Psychics, ghosts, and guys who abduct little kids.

3-11-05
Caroline Stevermer, When the King Comes Home
Tor (2000) ISBN: 0-312-87214-3
Score: 2

This is a prequel to her "___ Of Magics" books, and can be read as a stand alone. It's a fairly quiet tale of an apprentice artist who gets mixed up in a necromantic attempt to usurp the crown.