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Audiobook Review Bites

Posted on March 19, 2015 11 Comments

Ubik by Philip K. Dick Genre: Science Fiction Narrator: Anthony Heald Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Whispersync Ready: Yes In the future world of 1992 (give him a break; this book was written in 1969), Joe Chip is working for an anti-telepath organization. What are anti-telepaths? Simple. They’re people who can neutralize a telepath’s […]

Book Review: The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis

Posted on March 9, 2015 22 Comments

The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Alchemy Wars Publisher: Orbit (March 10, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Like many fans of Ian Tregillis, I was first introduced to his work with the Milkweed Triptych, a series about British warlocks versus Nazi super-soldiers in an alternate history of […]

Book Review: Evensong by John Love

Posted on March 2, 2015 23 Comments

Evensong by John Love Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Night Shade (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars At first I didn’t think this would be my type of book, with its convoluted politics, bio-engineered super killer soldiers, dispassionate violence and casual sex, not to mention at times the narrative seemed more invested in […]

Cover Reveal: The Rebirths of Tao by Wesley Chu

Posted on February 27, 2015 7 Comments

Today I’m excited to break out a cover reveal for a book I’ve had my eye on for a while. Not only have I been eagerly waiting the release of Wesley Chu’s The Rebirths of Tao to find out how the trilogy ends, I’ve also been quite impatient to see the cover. Anyway, if you’ve seen the covers for the […]

Sci-Fi Short Story Review Bites

Posted on February 26, 2015 6 Comments

Glitch by Hugh Howey “I remember holding Sarah for the first time, marveling at this ability we have to create life where before there was none.” In a world that craves the brutality that come with robot bouts (basically brutal cage fights between robots), Sam, Peter, and Greenie investigate why their prize fighter, Max, refuses to […]

YA Weekend: Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton

Posted on February 21, 2015 16 Comments

Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton Genre: Young Adult, SFF Series: Book 1 of Seeker Publisher: February 10, 2015 (Delacorte Books for Young Readers) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 1 of 5 stars When I requested this book from NetGalley, this was in the description: “For readers of A Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games comes an epic new series.” I […]

Book Review: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Posted on February 19, 2015 11 Comments

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 2 of Imperial Radch Publisher: Orbit (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Looking back at my review of Ancillary Justice, it seemed that while I liked the book, it and I didn’t actually hit it off as well as I’d hoped. Mind you, I’m most definitely […]

Book Review: Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno

Posted on February 14, 2015 4 Comments

Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno Genre: Science Fiction, Media Tie-In Series: Star Wars Universe Publisher: Del Rey (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve been a great admirer of James Luceno’s Star Wars work in the past, especially his book Darth Plagueis about the eponymous Sith Lord who was the master of Darth Sidious. Having […]

Book Review: Unbreakable by W.C. Bauers

Posted on February 12, 2015 16 Comments

Unbreakable by W.C. Bauers Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 Publisher: Tor (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Every once in a while I’ll get this hankering for some military sci-fi, so Unbreakable couldn’t have come along at a better time. Teasing the prospect of large scale ship-to-ship battles and space marines in mech […]

Comic Stack 02/11/14

Posted on February 11, 2015 2 Comments

This week I met Poe, a young boy born with black feathers whose destiny seems to rest in a game played by omnipresent beings, Laney Griffin, a man who has a chance encounter in the woods after deciding to do whatever necessary to help his dying son, Kate Kristopher, who has to return to her fantasy […]