Science Fiction Category
Book Review: The Waking Engine by David Edison
Posted on February 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Waking Engine by David Edison Genre: Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (February 11, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars Not for the first time, I wish I had a system in place for giving two ratings to a book: 1) An objective rating in which […]
Book Review: Dreamwalker by C.S. Friedman
Posted on February 4, 2014 1 Comment
Dreamwalker by C.S. Friedman (DAW) Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Dreamwalker Publication Date: February 4, 2014 Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars To my surprise, Dreamwalker turned out to be a pretty big departure from C.S. Friedman’s previous works. Still, I was no less charmed by the […]
February’s Book Club Read: Vicious by V.E. Schwabb
Posted on February 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
LeVar’s Rainbow Book Club members perused the top 2013 reader’s choice fantasy books on Goodreads and settled on this book for the month of February. Vicious by V.E. Schwabb Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a […]
Book Review: Nexus by Ramez Naam
Posted on February 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
Nexus by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot) Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of Nexus Publication Date: December 18, 2012 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Besides being a pretty damn good book, Nexus also has the distinction of being the first cyberpunk-ish novel that I’ve genuinely enjoyed. There’s not as […]
Book Review: V-S Day by Allen Steele
Posted on January 30, 2014 Leave a Comment
V-S Day by Allen Steele Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand alone Publisher: Ace (February 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars V-S Day is a bit of a departure from my usual reads, but I’ve made a resolution this year to tackle more books that are outside my comfort zone. […]
Book Review: Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald
Posted on January 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Everness Publication Date: January 2014 (Jo Fletcher) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s no exaggeration when I say these books in the Everness series just seem to get better and better. The […]
Waiting on Wednesday 01/22/14
Posted on January 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
“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 Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach: February 25, 2014 (Orbit) You saw earlier this week how much I enjoyed Fortune’s Pawn. Now bring on the next one! “The rollicking […]
Book Review: Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach
Posted on January 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of Paradox Publisher: Orbit Date of Publication: November 5, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars – “Features a spirited protagonist and interesting supporting cast, along with a story containing more surprises than I expected” Rachel Bach is also […]
Book Review: Seoul Survivors by Naomi Foyle
Posted on January 17, 2014 1 Comment
Seoul Survivors by Naomi Foyle (Jo Fletcher) Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publication Date: February 6, 2014 (Paperback) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s only January, but already I have a feeling that this is going to be one of the more “out there” books I’ll read this […]
Book Review: Ex-Purgatory by Peter Clines
Posted on January 15, 2014 2 Comments
Ex-Purgatory by Peter Clines (Broadway Books) Genre: Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 4 of Ex-Heroes Publication Date: January 14, 2014 Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It’s an age of trilogies we live in, so you can’t really blame me when at first I thought Ex-Communication was going to be the end […]
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