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Last Update: 05-03-02

Review Format

 

Generic

Sample
Explantion

Title

Gridlinked

The Title is the title of the work.

Author

Neal Asher

The Author is the writer or the editor of the work. The link will take the reader to the Review Archive entry for that author. It can be used to find all the books an author has written that I have reviewed.

Imprint / Publisher

McMillan /McMillan

The Publisher information is divided into the imprint and the publisher behind the imprint. For example, Victor Gollancz is an imprint of Orion Publishing.

Country Format Edition

UK Trade Paperback

The Format is described thus:

Country of Publication (usually the US or the UK).

The format choices include:

Hardcover (HC) -- Hardcover books of al sizes.

Trade Paperback (TPB) Paperback books of a size nearly equal ot equal to a hardcover book.

Mass Market Papberback (MMPB) -- Grocery store rack paperback books.

Large-Format Paperback -- Larger books, often illustrated or picture books.

ISBN 1-11111-111-1

ISBN 0-333-90363-3

The ISBN Number is a universal number used for locating and ordering books.

999 Pages ; Price [$9.99 or £9.99]

426 Pages; £10.00

Pages is the number of numbered or printed pages in a book, whichever is larger.

Date Reviewed: 05-03-02

Date Reviewed: 03-08-02

Price is the price of the book in UK pounds or US dollars.

Reviewed by: Rick Kleffel

Reviewed by: Rick Kleffel

The reviewer's name.

REFERENCES

Science Fiction

References are links to the indexes by genres I've included the book in for genre and author linking purposes. My net is wider than most; I'll include books from one genre in another if I feel they have elements or interests to readers in the second genre. The link will take the reader to the writer's entry in an index of all works in that genre. Readers can use this to discover other works in that genre by the same author, and browse that index to see other works by other authors in that genre.

COLUMNS

03-21-02, 4-15-02

Some books will have a COLUMNS links. These are links to columns where the author's work is mentioned. They will include all references to the author, not just the specific work being reviewed.

Image

There will usually be an image of the work being reviewed. I own all the books I've reviewed thus far, and scan most of the covers myself. I will include two versions of the cover on occasion if I have both covers.

Links

Asher's latest novel, The Skinner, was preceded by this novel, Gridlinked.

Links in the review may be links to other books reviewed on the site or links outside the site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Columns

 

 

Links in the review may be links to other books reviewed on the site or links outside the site.