Book Review: Auxiliary: London 2039, Jon Richter Science Fiction: Auxiliary: London 2039, Jon Richter In the not too distant future London imagined by author Jon Richter, robots and AIs meet almost every human need. Very few jobs remain. Children are taught by virtual master teachers with only a classroom monitor to make sure […]
Book Review: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse, Book One of the Thorne Chronicles, K. Eason Science Fiction: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse, Book One of the Thorne Chronicles, K. Eason I have been told I have a dry sense of humor. I don’t know whether that’s necessary to appreciate How Rory Thorne Destroyed […]
Book Review: Space Academy, Hannah Hopkins YA Science Fiction: Space Academy, Hannah Hopkins Being an American, my familiarity with British education systems is quite limited. I assume that Hogwarts has some basis in fact. I’ve no idea what basis beyond the presence of young British students. Something, though. I’m pretty sure the sorting […]
Book Review: City Among the Stars, Francis Carsac, Translated by Judith Sullivan and Margaret Schiff Science Fiction: City Among the Stars, Francis Carsac, Translated by Judith Sullivan and Margaret Schiff Ah, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Heinlein. Asimov. Clarke. Names which defined an era and shaped a genre. For non-English speakers, the name Carsac […]
Book Review: Goldilocks, Laura Lam Science Fiction: Goldilocks, Laura Lam Goldilocks surprised me at nearly every turn. I read enough that it is not easy to do that. Certain plots, certain tropes, certain themes often recur in fiction. Goldilocks toys with them, then casts them aside to become something new. This is a very […]
Book Review: Resurgence, Foreigner Book 20, C. J. Cherryh Science Fiction: Resurgence, Foreigner Book 20, C. J. Cherryh Readers of this blog know I am a huge fan of the Foreigner series by C.J. Cherryh. Nominated for a Hugo for Best Series, Cherryh has explored this world in now 20 novels over a more than […]
Book Review: Helene, Lost Tales of Solace Book 1, Karl Drinkwater Science Fiction: Helene, Lost Tales of Solace Book 1, Karl Drinkwater Helene is a novella set in the universe of Lost Solace. It is a prequel to the other two books, showing the very beginnings of the sentient AI which later goes by […]
Book Review: iRemember, S. V. Bekvalac Science Fiction: iRemember, S. V. Bekvalac A quick note before we begin. As we prepared this post we were sorry to learn that Rachel Gilbey, the blog tour organizer, had taken ill. The good news at this time is that she is recovering and hopes to be released soon […]
