Book Review: Karakorum, Don McVey Science Fiction: Karakorum, Don McVey Blog Tour July 28, 2023 From the description of the book: In this gripping sci-fi adventure, Sorcha, a youngster from the outer-edge, discovers a hidden anomaly within the deadly game of Scratch, setting off a chain of events that will test her abilities […]
Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky Science Fiction and Fantasy novels have long been grouped together. Indeed, as has often been observed, without a scientific knowledge any technological advance can be considered magic. Voices communicating across vast distances: radios or cell phones…or magic? Boxes with tiny actors inside […]
Book Review: One, Eve Smith Science Fiction: One, Eve Smith Blog Tour July 19, 2023 Climate change has caused massive destruction around the world, forcing millions of people to flee and become refugees. Great Britain has responded to the widespread devastation and its human toll by electing the One party. One has implemented an […]
Book Review: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna Science Fiction/Mystery: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna Lucas Honey is a detective with an unusual beat. Rather than belonging to any police force, he is the in-house detective for The Hotel Exotica chain, the largest and […]
Book Review: Learning to Fly Alien Spacecraft, The Shantivira Book 2, Fay Abernethy Science Fiction: Learning to Fly Alien Spacecraft, The Shantivira Book 2, Fay Abernethy I was very disappointed to discover that this was not a “how to” manual. As a lifelong fan of science fiction, I really want there to be aliens. […]
Book Review: Core Truths, Lisa Fox Short Story Collection: Core Truths, Lisa Fox Blog Tour July 10, 2023 There exists a liminal space between fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Lisa Fox explores that space through 18 short stories in her collection, Core Truths. None of the stories are directly connected to each other, each […]
Book Review: The Circle, Dave Eggers Science Fiction: The Circle, Dave Eggers I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: Some science fiction books take place in a distant, possibly unimaginable future, while others could begin next Tuesday. The Circle by Dave Eggers is one of the latter. In fact, we might already be […]
Book Review: Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty Science Fiction/Mystery: Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty I am quickly becoming a fan of Mur Lafferty’s writing. Six Wakes completely justifies my fandom. I do have a complaint about the book, though. It might get me fired. I’m sure she didn’t mean to put me in a bad position, […]
Book Review: Sorrowland, Rivers Solomon Science Fiction: Sorrowland, Rivers Solomon No review is going to do this book justice. It’s speculative fiction. It’s black and queer fiction. It’s beautifully written fiction. It’s an angry voice decrying intersectional injustice fiction. No matter how you approach it, you are going to give important aspects incomplete consideration. […]
Book Review: The Pandora Effect, Hotel Exotic Book 2, Steven Savanna Science Fiction: The Pandora Effect, Hotel Exotic Book 2, Steven Savanna Space opera. Mixed genre. Totally unrealistic. Count me in! An exceedingly wealthy man is found dead in one of the fancy rooms of the Hotel Exotic on a far away planet. In […]
