First up, The Android's Dream by John Scalzi. Flows well, excellent plot, and obviously an homage to one of the truly great sci-fi writers of the twentieth century, Phillip K. Dick and his book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. The editing wasn't great, missing a few "a"s, "the"s, and "to"s. Minor annoyance at most. Worth borrowing.
Dan Simmons, Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and The Rise of Endymion. Well done, four novels that can each stand on their own. Read in the order given for best enjoyment. I award them the status of buy if at a used book store. Not a lowly rank but kinda up there at the top.
The Sons Of Heaven by Kage Baker. I liked it. She's a solid writer. It's best after reading all the other books about Zeus Incorporated first.
Robert A. Caro, The Years of Lyndon Johnson, The Senate Years. There is no finer wordsmith then Mr. Caro. I have the complete set in printed form in my bookcase. I'm eagerly awaiting the Presidential Years and hope he does not write it posthumously. Not only do you get LBJ, but pocket biographies of the people around him, excellent explanations of the institutions they served in, and all so, so, well written. Add to that, Caro is clearly a dispassionate observer who lets the reader see just how complex a character LBJ was.
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