Science Fiction Category

Waiting on Wednesday 03/19/14

“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 Golden Son by Pierce Brown: January 13, 2015 (Del Rey) I don’t usually do books for Waiting on Wednedays that are so far out in terms of release […]

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Book Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu (#LoTaoLT)

The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu Genre: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Publication Date: April 2013 Narrator: Mikael Naramore Author Info: http://www.chuforthought.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I had so much fun livetweeting my read that I did it again with Wesley Chu at #LoTaoLT and lots of fun. I’m certain […]

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Book Review: Titan by John Varley

Titan by John Varley Genre: Science Fiction, Mythic FantasySeries: Book 1 of The Gaea Trilogy Publisher: Berkley Books Date of Publication: March 1979 Author Information: website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars – “If you like science fiction stories that heavily blend science and fantasy, this book is worth checking out.” During an exploration expedition to […]

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The Lives of Tao Livetweet! #LoTaoLT

I had so much fun livetweeting my reading of Miserere: An Autumn Tale with author Teresa Frohock, that I decided to try it again! The Lives of Tao was selected as this month’s read for my little book club, and author Wesley Chu is on-call to comment and answer my non-spoilery questions. Be sure to […]

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Book Review: Star Wars: Honor Among Thieves by James S.A. Corey

Honor Among Thieves by James S.A. Corey Genre: Science Fiction, Media Tie-In Series: Book 2 of Empire and Rebellion   Publisher: LucasBooks, Del Rey (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been a reader for as long as I remember, but science fiction is still a relatively […]

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Book Review: Astra by Naomi Foyle

Astra by Naomi Foyle Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Gaia Chronicles Publisher: Jo Fletcher (February 6, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars If there’s one thing I learned from reading Seoul Survivors and now Astra, it is that author Naomi Foyle has a remarkable way of […]

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Book Review: The Daedalus Incident by Michael J. Martinez

The Daedalus Incident by Michael J. Martinez (Night Shade Books) Genre: Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publication Date: August 13, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Being a type A personality and stickler for organization, I employ the use of many different shelves to sort my books on […]

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Book Review: Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach

Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 2 of Paradox Publisher: Orbit (February 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars You know how some books you just don’t realize how addicted you were to them until it occurs to you how badly, desperately, severely you’re craving […]

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YA Weekend: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner

The Eye of Minds by James Dashner Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Mortality Doctrine Publisher: Delacorte (October 8, 2013)  Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ll start by saying that I’ve never read James Dashner before this, but I know his name is well known […]

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Book Review: Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole

Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole (Ace) Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Shadow Ops Publication Date: January 31, 2012 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Shadow Ops: Control Point is military science fiction, but definitely not the kind I had been expecting. And honestly, if I’d […]

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