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[krakenten]

I plan to read the Lord D'Arcy stories, and soon. However, can't precisely equate a  tale of sorcery with Holmes or Pons.

Glen Cook's TunFaire mysteries(imagine Nero Wolfe as Cthulhu? Or not.) are similar, and I doubt it's an accident that the detective's leg man is named Garrett. Great stuff!

But not Sherlockian,alas.

From the Wikipaedia description, I think you might enjoy Stirling's "The Peshawar Lancers", similar, except a spy thriller instead of a detective yarn.

There are only two kinds of stories, the good ones and the other kind

[heavens2kadonka]

"Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi - Ascension" Christie Golden

Best book of the series.  One of the better books I've read from the expanded universe, in fact.   One twist was fairly obvious, but there was one that did surprise me.  The set up for the conclusion of this series was excellent.  Only notable flaw was the somewhat hokey interaction between Ben and the love interest: it got better.  Looking forward to reading the conclusion in March.

Van 

[Thom Brannan]

Adam Christopher - Empire State

i read this for market research. (it's published by Angry Robot.) it was really likable, and i enjoyed it, even though it was weird having to remember what page i was on last time i put the book down—i had it in the deadwood format, surprisingly. the twists and turns were well-done, and even though i saw some of them coming, there wasn't any roll-your-eye moments.

John Gardner - Grendel

it's out as an ebook, so i had to re-read it on the Kindle. as enjoyable as the first time. i even gifted an e-copy to somebody. i love this book so hard.

[krakenten]

I've been reading  Charlie Strosser.non stop,currently finishing "Rule 34", then on to the latest Bob Howard/the Laundry story.

"Rule 34" is as cyberpunk as it gets, high tech and low life, set in Bonnie Scotland.

These are very good stories

[TheWanderer]

I have just finished "The Pacific" based on the TV series. It was a good lecture, but a bit dense. It's very very deep on details, and very long too. I should have stopped somewhere in the middle, change topic for a while and come back. At the end of the book I felt the urge to just finish it off and call it a day. A pity. I know I should have enjoyed it more with a more slow pace.

[Lord Anubis]

At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft.     

[Wardog]

The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe by Peter Clines.

It's got pirates!!

[TheWanderer]

There are never enough pirates, or ninjas

[Warhammer]

SOUTHERN GODS, by John Hornor Jacobs

I definitely enjoyed the portrayal of alien beings in this one and how they interact with humanity.  Good story.

[Lord Anubis]

The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe by Peter Clines.

It's got pirates!!

Defoe had zombie pirates before they were cool.      

[zombiemutts]

The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe by Peter Clines.

It's got pirates!!

Defoe had zombie pirates before they were cool.      

Loved him in The Boondock Saints .

[zombiemutts]

Just finished up  the junkie quatrain and now onto the all pro by Scott Sigler

[Matthew]

I just re-read Princess of Mars on my Kindle. Also read a mystery story collection called Building and a horror collection called Dark Faith. Starting on Junkie Quatrain now.

[zombiemutts]

I just re-read Princess of Mars Starting on Junkie Quatrain now.

Read the intro !

For you Kindle users...

Story 1 is Location 58
Story 2 is Location 764
Story 3 is Location 1390
Story 4 is Location 1910

[Thom Brannan]

George Mann - Ghosts of War

this is a steampunk novel set in an alternate-history 1927. it's a sequel, the first book being Ghosts of Manhattan, which i really liked. this one was good, but it seemed a tad repetitive in parts. in parts, it seemed a tad repetitive. the main character, the Ghost, is a vigilante with rocket boots and a flechette gun he isn't afraid to use, which the first book showed beautifully as he patrolled the rooftops, looking for trouble. but in this book he starts out fighting brass mechanical monsters, against which his flechette gun is next to useless. i thought that was a step in the right direction, but it doesn't feel like there was any expansion there.

there are some returning characters, one of which could have been any random schmuck instead of a returning character, but maybe i'm being nitpicky because i really wanted to like this book a lot, but i think it suffers from sequelitis.