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Comic Stack 02/04/2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 2 Comments

I have a confession. I have a ton of first issues of comics. I’m not even joking about this. While I enjoy reading and reviewing comics, I’m not one that likes to review every single issue of a comic, especially if I lose interest and quit the series. I prefer to review volumed editions for that […]

Book Review: Deadeye by William C. Dietz

Posted on February 4, 2015 15 Comments

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 […]

Giveaway: Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Posted on February 2, 2015 4 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered! *** Craving some romance with your sci-fi? Then you definitely should check out Echo 8. Romance Writers of America RITA Award-nominated author Sharon Lynn Fisher burns up the pages with a fast-paced love story that is sure to appeal to readers who enjoy a very healthy […]

Book Review: Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Posted on January 29, 2015 14 Comments

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 […]

Audiobook Review: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on January 25, 2015 26 Comments

Firefight by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 2 of The Reckoners Publisher: Audible Studios (Audiobook: January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Brandon Sanderson, and I admit I usually go into his books with higher than average expectations. Still, I rarely find […]

Book Review: War Dogs by Greg Bear

Posted on January 22, 2015 6 Comments

War Dogs by Greg Bear Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 Publisher: Orbit (October 14, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I’ve never read Greg Bear before, and despite early reservations about his reputation as a hard science fiction author (hard sci-fi can be hit or miss with me) I was pleased that I would be able to […]

Book Review: The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on January 19, 2015 20 Comments

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Genre: Science-Fiction Publisher: Avon Books (March 1971) Author Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The story takes place in Portland, Oregon; the year is 2002. Portland, and much of the world, is existing under very poor conditions. George Orr finds himself on a fantastic journey after being treated […]

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 43 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 […]