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Anne McCaffrey is one of the most beloved and popular authors in the history of sf/fantasy with sales in over twenty languages. The bestselling well-reviewed collaborative works are perfect compantions to her own, as it THE DRAGON-LOVER'S GUIDE TO PERN by McCaffrey and Nye.
High enjoyable...very entertaining.
Kliatt
Space adventure/opera with strong female characters and a roller coaster ride of space battles, evil pirates, empire saving, and devil may care, rules be damned attitude...if entertaining adventure is what you're looking for I'd be hard put to recommend something better.
Heliocentric Net
Fine adventures, with superb characters and plenty of excitement.
Locus
For SASSINAK
A well-written upbeat story with a strong, realistic and really likable heroine. Darn good reading, beginning to end.
Tribune Review (Greensburg, PA)
SASSINAK is a pleasure.
Washington Times
A tautly written episodid novel that tells a classic story: the birth of a hero. This is the kind of book I really like to read, non-stop action with good, strongly written, believable characters. And brother, does this story move!
SF Review
An exciting space romp complete with space pirates, mysterious alien races and a whole crop of nasty humans. SASSINAK should please Ms. McCaffrey's old fans and, perhaps, win her some new ones.
Daily News (Bowling Green, KY)
An exceedingly felicitous match, with the authors meshing their styles and areas of expertise.
Chicago Sun-Times
Brings to mind early Heinlein. Sassinak, the female protagonist, is a powerfuly and lovable creation. I'm looking forward to more of her adventures.
Rocky Mountain News
Fast paced with believable characters, and a fine start to what promises to be quite a series.
Pulsar
Well-done...Moon's nearly unsurpassed skill at realistic military sf raises the book to an even higher level. Highly recommended.
Booklist
For PARTNERSHIP
Excellent! McCaffrey and Ball at their best.
Tribune Review (Greensburg, PA)
This adventure is splendidly paced and filled with lively characters. McCaffrey and Ball have created a worthy spinoff that combines the best of the original concept with its own unique voice to provide excellent entertainment.
Rave Reviews
Quite entertaining and captures the spirit of THE SHIP WHO SANG to a surprising degree.
Locus
For THE SHIP WHO SEARCHED
A perfect combination of SF, adventure and romance.
Kliatt
The best McCaffrey collaboration I've read so far ... interesting and recommended for both McCaffrey have created a marvelous love story in an exciting science fictional setting and then topped it all off with an ingeniously spiffy resolution.
Rave Reviews
For THE CITY WHO FOUGHT
McCaffrey and Stirling create vivid heroes and villains in a complex and deadly game.
Publishers Weekly
McCaffrey and Stirling have produced a book that expands the boundaries of the series to which it belongs, yet remains consistent with the cycle's overall design. Fans of both writers should be more than pleased with the results.
Dragon
A fun book ... we are privileged to witness some of the nastiest villians I have seen in a while... They make this a great book to read.
Heliocentric Net
The action is sustained enough to keep the reader turning pages eagerly.
Voya
Characterization is strong and action swift.
Bookwatch
Delightful.
Philadelphia Press
A top-notch collaboration...More than just a riveting space opera, this vastly entertaining novel offers complex characterizations and the utterly fascinating Kolnari to make the pages of the book turn fast and furiously.
Romantic Times
A great read.
ConNotations
Blends the skill of two writers for grand entertainment...great fun and a credit to both its authors.
Starlog
A thoroughly outstanding piece of work ... McCaffrey and Stirling merge seamlessly, sporting wit, action galore, superior characterization, and plausible hardware. In short, it satisfies every requirement for good military sf.
Booklist
For THE SHIP WHO WON
Fast, furious and fun.
Chicago Sun Times
Oodles of fun.
Locus
Bright and bubbly entertainment.
Kirkus
A light-hearted romp that is sure to be popular.
Voya
Readers will find themselves riveted by the nonstop action adventure that constantl surpasses even the most jaded reader's expectations, and by a relationship as beautiful as it is indestructible.
Affaire de Coeur
Anyone who loves a 'romance with a twist' should definitely try this work since it incorporates a sense of romance into a relationship that is pure and more fulfilling than most lover in the corporeal sense can ever find. McCaffrey and Nye not only spin a rollocking good tale but they inject a ray of hope into even the most cynical of hearts. Sit back and enjoy the reading experience of a lifetime.
The Dragon
The two blend their skills effectively to produce a brisk, well-told often amusing tale...fans of either author, or both, will have fun with this book.
Booklist
For THE SHIP AVENGED
Quite enjoyable read. The Kolnari are as utterly vile as most Sterling villans. The climax is splendidly handled, and the final denoument is quite effective.
FosFax
For THE SHIP ERRANT
Nye carried on wonderfully, with an active, exciting plot, interesting aliens and other charcters... This is fun, light sf, recommended for all collections.
Kliatt
For TAYLOR'S ARK
Exciting ... enjoyable space adventure. Fun and well-crafted with a heroine you'll enjoy rooting for.
Aboriginal
For MEDICINE SHOW
A welcome variation from the norm in space adventures, and the book is full of other nice touches, too. Altogether, quite superior entertainment.
Booklist
For APPLIED MYTHOLOGY
Great fun seeing how it all works out, capped by a charming conclusion.
Locus
For THE DREAMLAND
Reads a lot like Piers Anthony's Xanth series.
Kliatt
A wonderfully surreal yet utterly coherent romp ... Nye sustains a remarkable level of invention to produce a book Roald Dahl would have been proud to write.
Gahan Wilson in "Realms of Fantasy"
Nye's Dreamland is an original and clever new setting for a fantasy adventure, and she makes good use of it in this complex and insightful novel.
SF Chronicle
For THE WOLFE PACK: STRONG ARM TACTICS
An amusing but effective military SF novel. The book has something in common with the Phule's Company series but is in many ways more straightforward, better developed and not less amusing.
Booklist
For AN UNEXPECTED APPRENTICE
This world's magic has some intriguing aspects... The basic quest format is overfamiliar, but the little tweaks and twists give it enough novelty to keep it fun.
Locus
Readers will want to see what happens in the next installment.
Asimov's
This solidly entertaining tale will keep readers engaged.
Starlog
A welcome respite from the obsessions with clashing armies and evil sorcery that dominates the field, although not without doses of overt action to keep the reader awake and attentive. Tildi's character is appealing and earns out sympathies right from the outset.
Critical Mass
This might be a great series to follow.
Bookgasm
Jody Lynn Nye...deserves to be hailed as a talented and entertaining author in her own right.
Barnes & Noble Explorations
A rousing tale of smallfolk and large enchantment from one of our most talented and reliable fantasy storytellers. A grand adventure.
Terry Brooks
I thoroughly enjoyed it, the plot, the settlement, the whole nine yards, and especially the twitch of humor at odd moments...a book I can thoroughly recommend.
Anne McCaffrey
An unusual story well-told, with characters it's a real pleasure to spend time with.
David Drake
An Unexpected Apprentice is a fast-paced fantasy adventure full of warm, engaging characters and gentle humor. I had a lot of fun with it, and you will, too.
Harry Turtledove
I've always wondered what The Hobbit might have been like if Bilbo had been a girl...now I know.
Ed Greenwood
Did you ever wonder how things might have been different if Frodo or Bilbo had been female?
Mel Odom
A rollicking good read.
Romantic Times (on License)
A fun romp.
Locus
Combining plausible time travel, legend and historical fact, the inventive writing of Robert Asprin and Linda Evans has created a time travel treat.
Romantic Times (on King)
Fast-paced historically informed time travel thrilled ... readers will cheer on the heroes as they strive to save a king, a country, and possible even a future of peace between England and Ireland.
Publishers Weekly
Engaging, fast-moving, historically literate and filled with Asprin's expertise on the techniques and philosophy of combat, this is first-class action sf.
Booklist (on Time Scout)
Well researched, with likeable characters and a story that moves along at a good pace.
Uncle Hugo's
Exciting.
SF Chronicle
A fast-moving and suspenseful tale by an unusually adroit duo.
Publishers Weekly (on Adept)
Plenty of high-tech action for fans of SF adventure ... Trekkies are likely to beam it up right off the bookstore shelves.
Publishers Weekly (on The Rising)
Doohan and Stirling again deliver the exhilerating action that their fans want ... rousing aventure with an energetic storyline, offering first rate escapist entertainment.
Publishers Weekly (on Privateer)
Solid astronautical fare.
Booklist
You don't have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy the third in the series ... in the best pulp tradition, this latest installment is full of fast action, snappy dialogue, humor and romance.
Publishers Weekly
Fast action and knowledgeable satire.
Publishers Weekly
A fine comic narrative of the collision of Hollywood and outer space ... an ultimate cosmic culture shock.
Booklist
A well-paced tale of undying chivalry and eternal truths.
Library Journal (on His Father's Son)
A gripping thriller with a likable, swashbuckling hero.
Booklist
Lively fun.
Kirkus
Kupfer's spooky atmospheric novel appeals to devotee's of Stoker's book.
Booklist
...a likeable novel... suspenseful.
Chronicle
Military sf adventure with the exciting complexity of a good computer game ... fast, furious and clever ... An old hand at action series, Keith does his part to keep this franchise profitable.
Publishers Weekly
Nonstop action.
Library Journal
His combat scenes work superbly.
Starlog
The prolific Dockery makes another valuable contribution to the literature on the navy's special operations units, one that begins with the SEALs' five different World War II ancestors, which survived misuse, kamikazes, and sharks to shrink practically to nonexistence after the armistice. The Underwater Demolition Teams survived to play a useful role in the Korean War, whose special operations history is still emerging from a fog bank of secrecy and apathy. Finally, President Kennedy took an interest in special warfare, the navy (under the aegis of Chief of Naval Operations Arleigh Burke) chose to be a player, and the Teams (or, at least, One and Two) emerged in the face of every difficulty military professionals can face from their own services, even before they went to Vietnam to shoot and be shot at. Dockery blends oral history and conventional narrative with consummate skill, making the cook exceptionally accessible to casual readers as well as serious students. Again Dockery's efforts are likely only to enhance reader approval of the SEALs.
Booklist (Roland Green on The NAVY SEALs)
Strongly recommended...as exciting to read as any military thriller.
Library Journey (on Point Man)
-- Romantic Times Book Reviews