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Book Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Posted on January 16, 2015 20 Comments

Golden Son by Pierce Brown Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Series: Book 2 of Red Rising Trilogy Publisher: Del Rey (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Tales of courtly politics, noble house squabbles and the machinations of psychopathic lords and ladies have taken the epic fantasy genre by storm in recent years, and it looks […]

2015: Most Anticipated Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Written by Women

Posted on January 14, 2015 50 Comments

*Our Most Anticipated Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Written by Women 2016 edition! It’s a very special “Waiting on Wednesday” today as The BiblioSanctum brings back a feature we put together last year. Inspired by a twitter conversation, Wendy and Mogsy made a list of their “Top Most Anticipated Books Written by Women in 2014”, and […]

Mogsy: Best Of 2014 and the Year in Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 42 Comments

This has been an amazing year for reading! At the time of this writing, in 2014 I have read a total of 191 books. Here’s the Goodreads spread for what that looks like: So you see, choosing just 5 or 10 or even 20 books to highlight as the best of this year is going to be […]

Waiting on Wednesday 12/17/14

Posted on December 17, 2014 13 Comments

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: Unseemly Science by Rod Duncan: May 5, 2015 (Angry Robot) Angry Robot is on a little break right now, but you can be sure they’ll be coming back with […]

Book Review: The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko

Posted on December 14, 2014 6 Comments

The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Open Road Media Author Info Wendy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I enjoyed Lukyanenko’s Night Watch, so I was quick to grab this one. I like when authors diversify their offerings. With Lukyanenko, he’s smoothly transitioned from an urban supernatural story in Night Watch, to hardcore science […]

Book Review: All Those Vanished Engines by Paul Park

Posted on December 5, 2014 22 Comments

All Those Vanished Engines by Paul Park Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars All Those Vanished Engines was a real doozy to read and rate, as you would expect of meta-fiction. I admit I’m quite inexperienced when it comes books that use it as a literary device, and […]

Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Posted on December 2, 2014 25 Comments

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 […]

#RRSciFiMonth Top 10 Science Fiction Novels Read This Year

Posted on November 28, 2014 21 Comments

As this will likely be my last post for Sci-Fi November, I hope everyone has enjoyed the science fiction related goodies we’ve featured at The BiblioSanctum this month, I also want to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the Rinn Reads and Oh, The Books! teams for running such a successful event! This was […]

Waiting on Wednesday 11/26/14

Posted on November 26, 2014 11 Comments

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: Time Salvager by Wesley Chu: July 7, 2015 (Tor) We’re wrapping up the last Waiting on Wednesday of Sci-Fi November with Time Salvager from the awesome Wesley Chu, who is also […]

#RRSciFiMonth: Falling Sky by Rajan Khanna

Posted on November 25, 2014 16 Comments

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, […]