Book Review: The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders Science Fiction: The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders Sophie has worked hard and overcome a lot to get into the university. Her roommate, Bianca, is a child of privilege and aristocracy. Sophie cannot help but be swept […]
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Book Review: Zero Sum Game, S.L. Huang
Book Review: Zero Sum Game, S.L. Huang Science Fiction: Zero Sum Game, S.L. Huang Cas Russell is a kickbutt math whiz. Literally. She is able to instantaneously perform the calculations in her mind that let her leverage her body or a projectile in such a way as to perform maximum damage. She can determine where […]
Book Series Review: The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells
Book Series Review: The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells Science Fiction Series: The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells Winner of Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Awards Sometimes all a bot wants to do is watch its videos. You know, kick back, have some “me” time, alone, away from all humans, and just watch hour […]
Book Review: Storm of Locusts, Rebecca Roanhorse
Book Review: Storm of Locusts, Rebecca Roanhorse Science Fiction: Storm of Locusts, Rebecca Roanhorse It is not often that I anticipate a new book as eagerly as I awaited Storm of Locusts, and Rebecca Roanhorse does not disappoint. In this sequel to Trail of Lightning, Maggie (known to some as a “Monsterslayer” and to others […]
Book Review: Zeroboxer, Fonda Lee
Book Review: Zeroboxer, Fonda Lee Carr “The Raptor” Luka is a young and rising star in the violent sport of “zeroboxing,” a zero gravity form of cage fighting popular on Earth, Luna, and Mars. Luka is everything a marketer could want. Blessed with good looks, character, personality, a rags-to-riches life story, incredible talent and a […]
Book Review: Ball Lightning, Liu Cixin
Book Review: Ball Lightning, Liu Cixin (translated by Joel Martinsen) Science Fiction: Ball Lightning, Liu Cixin (translated by Joel Martinsen) The day Chen turned fourteen his life changed forever. As his family celebrated, a storm struck the family’s house. A ball of lightning came in, destroying his t-shirt but leaving him uninjured and his other […]
Book Review: The Bayern Agenda, Dan Moren
Book Review: The Bayern Agenda, Dan Moren Science Fiction: The Bayern Agenda, Dan Moren Some books are just fun. The Bayern Agenda is a fun book. It’s a space opera. It’s a spy thriller. It’s a book with engaging, smart mouthed, characters who find themselves in challenging situations which require them to find new trust […]
Book Review: Semiosis, Sue Burke
Book Review: Semiosis, Sue Burke Science Fiction: Semiosis, Sue Burke Semiosis is a beautifully written, deeply thoughtful book tracking several generations of humans colonizing a new planet. Sue Burke has created a richly imagined world full of intriguing characters trying to figure out how to live together with each other and with the dominant sentient […]
Book Review: Kingdom of Needle and Bone, Mira Grant
Book Review: Kingdom of Needle and Bone, Mira Grant Science Fiction: Kingdom of Needle and Bone, Mira Grant Morris Disease was named after the first victim, little Lisa Morris, age 8. A variant of measles, Morris Disease is highly contagious, often fatal, and has the additional terrible feature of resetting the body’s immune system. Anyone […]
Book Review: The Fated Sky, A Lady Astronaut Novel, Mary Robinette Kowal
Book Review: The Fated Sky, A Lady Astronaut Novel, Mary Robinette Kowal Science Fiction: The Fated Sky, A Lady Astronaut Novel, Mary Robinette Kowal In this sequel to The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal continues the story of Elma York, the “Lady Astronaut.” The Fated Sky tells how York came to be assigned to the first mission […]