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    • Books Reviewed by Richard R. Horton

    A Deepness in the Sky

    Vernor Vinge

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 2/8/2002

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    Ascendant Sun

    Catherine Asaro

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 5/10
    Posted 1/6/2002

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    Blue Mars

    Kim Stanley Robinson

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 4/16/2002

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    Bones of the Earth

    Michael Swanwick

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 8/20/2002

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    Bridge of Birds

    Barry Hughart

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 2/9/2002

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    Brightness Reef

    David Brin

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 2/7/2002

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    Cetaganda

    Lois McMaster Bujold

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 1/24/2002

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    Chimera

    Will Shetterly

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Posted 4/19/2002

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    Consider Phlebas

    Iain M. Banks

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 2/6/2002

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    Corrupting Dr. Nice

    John Kessel

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 3/10
    Posted 2/20/2002

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    Deepdrive

    Alexander Jablokov

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 4/10
    Posted 2/18/2002

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    Essential Saltes: An Experiment

    Don Webb

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 6/10
    Posted 1/9/2002

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    Feersum Endjinn

    Iain M. Banks

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 1/3/2002

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    Galveston

    Sean Stewart

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 11/30/2001

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    Gun, with Occasional Music

    Jonathan Lethem

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 3/9/2002

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    New Worlds, Vol. 1

    David Garnett

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    Science Fiction Anthology
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 4/4/2002

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    Night Lamp

    Jack Vance

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 7/10
    Posted 4/22/2002

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    Peregrine: Primus

    Avram Davidson

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 7/10
    Posted 1/4/2002

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    Permutation City

    Greg Egan

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 1/24/2002

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    Pilots Choice

    Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Michael Herring

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 7/10
    Posted 11/24/2001

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    Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy

    Matt Ruff

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 1/10/2002

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    Starlight 2

    Patrick Nielsen Hayden

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    Mixed Genre Anthology
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Posted 4/15/2002

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    Telzey Amberdon

    Jame H. Schmitz

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    Science Fiction Anthology
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 10/10
    Posted 4/18/2002

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    The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkest

    William Sanders

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Posted 1/8/2002

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    The Blue Flower

    Penelope Fitzgerald

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 4/10
    Posted 1/21/2002

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    The Fortunate Fall

    Raphael Carter

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Posted 1/22/2002

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    The Gammage Cup

    Carol Kendall

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    YA Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 7/10
    Posted 2/21/2002

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    The King's Peace

    Jo Walton

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 11/30/2001

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    The Last Hawk

    Catherine Asaro

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 6/10
    Posted 2/5/2002

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    The Last Hot Time

    John M. Ford

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    Modern/Urban Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 11/30/2001

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    The Light Princess

    George MacDonald

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    YA Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 4/5/2002

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    The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 1/6/2002

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    The Moon Maid and Other Fantastic Adventures

    R. Garcia y Robertson

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    Mixed Genre Anthology
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 2/10
    Posted 3/1/2002

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    The Road to Mars

    Eric Idle

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 1/8/2002

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    The Sky Road

    Ken MacLeod

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 4/11/2002

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    The Stone Canal

    Ken MacLeod

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 10/10
    Posted 4/10/2002

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    The Sweetheart Season

    Karen Joy Fowler

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 8/20/2002

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    Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories

    James Patrick Kelly

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    Science Fiction Anthology
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 6/10
    Posted 2/19/2002

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    To Say Nothing of the Dog

    Connie Willis

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    Science Fiction
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 1/30/2002

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    Voyages by Starlight

    Ian R. MacLeod

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    Mixed Genre Anthology
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 9/10
    Posted 4/9/2002

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    When the King Comes Home

    Caroline Stevermer

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    Fantasy
    Reviewer: Richard R. Horton
    Reader Rating: 8/10
    Posted 11/30/2001

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