Blame!, Vol. 8 by Tsutomu Nihei
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I can't say I understand what's going on--still--but damn it's interesting. And Cibo? Not just three or four times am I going WTF, but it's definitely intensifying now.

Head scientist my ass.

Hackers nightmare. Or dream.

Weirdly, I'm reading all this and getting massive Hellsing vibes now. That's a good thing. An amazing thing.

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Blame!, Vol. 7 by Tsutomu Nihei
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

New character, new wrinkle, but it only deepens the story.

Those damn human genes are a real nasty piece of work. Everyone seems to want them. :)

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Out Law by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Classic Harry. Being a good sort. Being himself.

Helping low-lifes who're getting scared straight, paying back Marcone, defeating whole crime syndicates and ancient demons--almost by accident.

Yep. Classic Harry.

And this is just an encore's encore.

Very fun. Top form.

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Against All Enemies by John G. Hemry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Perfectly in line with the other books in this series. Bad things happen, some people get pinned for the deed, and we're indulged with the procedure to sus it out and resolve it.

And yet, it's pretty much always entertaining.

Now, is it just me, or wasn't there enough of an audience to continue this particular series? I find myself wanting to know what happens on Mars, or if Paul joins the JAGs, or if he joins the crew of the ballbuster. There ARE open questions here. And while this just barely qualifies for SF, I can't deny I'm invested in our little idealist junior officer.



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Blame!, Vol. 6 by Tsutomu Nihei
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love how complicated and wild this is. How it forces us to decipher the future. It's alien, sure, but its rules are fathomable with a little patience and interest.

It doesn't hand-hold anyone. I really miss this kind of literature.

Plus, it's freaking insane. I'm sure an acid trip would be less nuts. :)

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Blame!, Vol. 5 by Tsutomu Nihei
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Damn, this is one mindfuq of a series. Just when I think it can't get stranger, we're heading into deep net territory the way I imagine 2077 would be in the nightmare net mixed with true Tron territory that ignores the real world mixed with human cyborg viruses infecting the entire lovecraftian universe.

In short, it's wild. Truly wild.



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Blame! Vol. 4 by Tsutomu Nihei
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fascinating world-mystery going on here. Little details keep popping up that make it super rich. Like silicon life forms and AIs now, as well as unlocked features in his own body. But the real treat isn't in the new things, but just how obvious and normal the truly strange is.

I'm loving this. Truly weird and original and out there. Cyberpunk on hard SF steroids as imagined as an Escher painting and H.R. Geiger. :)




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