Monthly Archives: August 2009

1. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus [06/08]
   Charles C. Mann Vintage Books, 2006, 541 blz.
   ★★★★
2. Archimedes Codex: Revealing the Secrets of the World’s Greatest Palimpsest [08/08]
   Reviel Netz & William Noel Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007, 336 blz.
   ★★★
3. The New Space Opera [09/08]
   Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan (redactie), Kage Baker, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Tony Daniel, Greg Egan, Peter F. Hamilton, Gwyneth Jones, James Patrick Kelly, Nancy Kress, Ken Macleod, Paul J. McAuley, Ian McDonald, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Mary Rosenblum, Robert Silverberg, Dan Simmons, Walter Jon Williams HarperCollins, 2008, 656 blz.
   ★★★★½
4. The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran: A Contribution to the Decoding of the Language of the Koran [10/08]
   Christoph Luxenberg Hans Schiler Verlag, 2007, 349 blz.
   ★★★★
5. Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945 [12/08]
   Carlo d’Este Allen Lane, 2009, 960 blz.
   ★★★★★
6. Who Wrote the Bible? [13/08]
   Richard Elliott Friedman HarperCollins, 1997, 304 blz.
   ★★★½
7. Aliens Omnibus Vol. 1 [14/08]
   Mark Verheiden (tekst) - Mark Nelson, Den Beauvais, Sam Keith (beeld) Dark Horse, juli 2007, 384 blz.
   ★★★★
8. Aliens Omnibus Vol. 2 [14/08]
   John Arcudi e.a. (tekst) - John K e.a. (beeld) Dark Horse, juli 2007, 384 blz.
   ★★★
9. Aliens Omnibus Vol. 3 [14/08]
   Ian Edginton, Peter Milligan, Jim Woodring, Dave Gibbons (tekst) - Will Simpson, Paul Johnson, Killian Plunkett, Mike Mignola (beeld) Dark Horse, maart 2008, 376 blz.
   ★★★
10. Aliens Omnibus Vol. 4 [15/08]
    Chet Williamson, John Arcudi, Doug Mahnke, Jon Wagner, Ronnie del Carmen e.a. Dark Horse, juli 2008, 376 blz.
    ★★★
11. Aliens Omnibus Vol. 5 [15/08]
    John Arcudi, Jim Woodring, James Vance, John Byrne, Ron Marz, Mark Schultz, Mark Verheiden (tekst) - John Byrne, Richard Corben, Guy Davis, Bernie Wrightson, Duncan Fegredo, Arthur Adams, e.a. (beeld) Dark Horse, november 2008, 364 blz.
    ★★★
12. Aliens Omnibus Vol. 6 [15/08]
    Mark Schultz, Chuck Dixon, Ian Edginton, Jay Stephens (tekst) - Doug Wheatley, Gene Colan, Eduardo Risso (beeld) Dark Horse, december 2008, 376 blz.
    ★★★
13. Tooth and Claw [17/08]
    Jo Walton Orb Books, 2009, 332 blz.
    ★★★
14. Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America [17/08]
    Jeph Loeb (tekst) - Leinil Yu, Ed McGuinness, John Romita Jr., David Finch, John Cassaday (beeld) Marvel, 2008, 128 blz.
    ★★★
15. The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language [19/08]
    Melvyn Bragg Arcade Publishing, 2006, 336 blz.
    ★★★½
16. Company of Liars: A Novel of the Plague [21/08]
    Karen Maitland Penguin, 2009, 576 blz.
    ★★★
17. Weapons of Choice: World War 2.1 [22/08]
    John Birmingham Penguin Books, 2006, 816 blz.
    ★½
18. The First Law, Book 1: The Blade Itself [23/08]
    Joe Abercrombie Gollancz, 2007, 544 blz.
    ★★★★★
19. The First Law, Book 2: Before They Are Hanged [25/08]
    Joe Abercrombie Gollancz, 2008, 592 blz.
    ★★★★½
20. The First Law, Book 3: Last Argument of Kings [26/08]
    Joe Abercrombie Gollancz, 2008, 448 blz.
    ★★★★½
21. Best Served Cold [28/08]
    Joe Abercrombie Orbit, 2009, 640 blz.
    ★★★★