The best fantasy inspires genuine involvement. David Gemmell's novels do just that

Gemmell has every right to take his place amongst the SF and fantasy greats

One of the genre's foremost entertainers

Erikson afflicts me with awe...his work does something that only the rarest of books can manage: it alters the reader's perceptions of reality

If you're looking for a low calorie dish of light fantasy, this ain't it. If you're looking for a nine-course riot of taste and texture, exotically spiced to make your eyes water, your heart pump faster and your brain do cartwheels inside your cranium, I know a great little Thai place. Or, if you want something analogous to that in your reading, stop at the 'Es' and pick up the latest from Steven Erikson...I can safely say that Deadhouse Gates is one of the best fantasy novels of 2000

A meticulously realised otherworld...ambitious and scrupulously crafted

A world of evocative magic, brutal warfare and poetry unlike anything I'd read before...the publication of a second novel is always a tense time - was the author a one hit wonder? Fortunately for us, Deadhouse Gates triumphantly proves that this is not the case for Steve Erikson

Poignant and compelling, Sadie Jones's latest novel captures the claustrophobia of a passionate marriage that is overwhelmed by circumstance

Small Wars is a gripping account of emotional disintegration against a backdrop of emotional repression... A well-paced novel possessing both literary and moral integrity

Elegant, powerful with a huge emotional punch

This is an unforgiving, far from comfortable read, but a very compelling one

Meticulously researched and emotionally powerful, this is a second novel to be proud of.

Her prose is direct, undecorated, irresistibly dynamic and immensely powerful... Small Wars is at least as good as The Outcast. In fact, it is probably better, and praise doesn't come much higher

Jones writes brilliantly; you quickly inhabit Hal and Clara's world; from the dank, metallic smell of the interrogation room to the taste of White Ladies at the Limassol Club that linger long after you've reached the end

Sadie Jones pulls no punches in her description of the savagely unsophisticated island war. An exceptional book that shudders with the weight of human responsibility

With her second novel, Sadie Jones...confirms her brilliance

A timely read for the end of 2009

A novel that resonates with contemporary parallels

Sadie Jones again pulls no punches in this strong story.

Intelligent and moving novel

This impassioned tale is a gripping read

Jones is fabulous...offering titbits of danger and discord, yet keeping a cool matter-of-fact tone for the big horrors

Her second novel is a must-read; a devastating, brilliant account of what happens when everything a man believes in...begins to crumble

Full of danger and discord