Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky

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: The Big Yaya, Steven Savanna

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 […]

Blog Tour: Learning to Fly Alien Spacecraft, Fay Abernethy

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. […]

Blog Tour: Core Truths, Lisa Fox

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: Sorrowland, Rivers Solomon

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, Steven Savanna

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 […]