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Book Review: Deadeye by William C. Dietz

Deadeye by William C. Dietz Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Mutant Files Publisher: Ace (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating:  3 of 5 stars William C. Dietz brings us an interesting new sci-fi police procedural series set in a plague-ravaged future. Those who survived the bioengineered threat of 2038 were either left completely unaffected […]

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Book Review: Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher Genre: Romance, Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Echo 8 is the first novel I’ve read by Sharon Lynn Fisher, but I’d known from before that her work is usually characterized by mixture of Science Fiction and Romance elements. That sounded […]

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Book Review: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes

The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes Genre: Gaming, Fantasy Series: Dragon Age Publisher: Tor Books (April 8, 2014) Author Information: Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I joked that this was going to be the first review that I wrote using only emojis, but then I realized that I almost wasn’t joking. Discussion of […]

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Book Review: The Whispering Swarm by Michael Moorcock

The Whispering Swarm by Michael Moorcock Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Sanctuary of the White Friars Publisher: Tor (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Michael Moorcock’s The Whispering Swarm is certainly a strange book and not what I expected at all. My first venture into this renowned author’s work notwithstanding, even I could tell […]

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Book Review: Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson

The Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Witches of Echo Park Publisher: Ace (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars The Witches of Echo Park is an interesting but strange and shifting book. At first glance, I thought I would be going into your usual urban […]

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Novella Review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss

The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2.5 of Kingkiller Chronicle Publisher: DAW (October 28, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I have so much to say about this novella, but to make a long story short: The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a gorgeously written novel, both haunting […]

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Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising by Pierce Brown Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia Series: Red Rising Trilogy #1 Publisher: Random House (January 2014) Author Info: www.pierce-brown.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Darrow is a helldiver, one of the most skilled and daring miners among the Reds who work themselves to death to prepare Mars for the “softer […]

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#RRSciFiMonth: The Dire Earth: A Novella by Jason M. Hough

The Dire Earth: A Novella by Jason M. Hough Genre: Science Fiction Series: Dire Earth Cycle #0.5 Publisher: Del Rey (November 2014) Author Info: jasonhough.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars After reading a great novel or series of novels, you always want more. Origin stories give you a chance to see your favourite (or not […]

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#RRSciFiMonth: Echopraxia by Peter Watts

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Oh The Books and Rinn Reads this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre and its many, […]

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YA Weekend: Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake

Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Goddess War Publisher: Tor Teen (October 14, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m a mythology buff, so naturally I became drawn to Kendare Blake’s Goddess War series. The first book introduced us to the concept that the Old Gods of Greek […]

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