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 […]
Book Review: Vulcan’s Forge, Robert Mitchell Evans Science Fiction: Vulcan’s Forge, Robert Mitchell Evans Set in the far future, Vulcan’s Forge starts with a mysterious theft. A man has stolen the Vulcan’s Forge. We don’t know what it is, why he wants it, what it can do, only that it is powerful and valuable […]
Book Review: Lost Solace, Lost Solace Book 1, Karl Drinkwater Science Fiction: Lost Solace, Lost Solace Book 1, Karl Drinkwater Opal is on a mission. A former member of an elite military intelligence division (IFS), she has deserted and stolen a sentient AI ship, which she has hacked to support her instead of the IFS. […]
