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Book Review: The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough

Posted on July 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Darwin Elevator byJason M. Hough Expected Date of Publication: July 30, 2013 Wow, what a pleasant surprise this was. My thanks to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing me with an e-ARC of The Darwin Elevator in exchange for an honest review. Loved this book! I don’t think I’ve had this much fun with […]

Kickstarter Goodies: Arena Mode

Posted on July 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

Keeping my eye out for interesting fiction projects on Kickstarter is something I like to do a lot, and early this year I backed a few promising novels. Seems like July is a great month for all the rewards and other stretch goals to be coming in, because I have another goodies post to share […]

Comic Review: Star Wars: In the Shadow of Yavin by Brian Wood and Carlos D’Anda

Posted on July 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Star Wars, Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin by Brian Wood With thanks to NetGalley and Darkhorse Comics for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. The Star Wars universe has become so vast that if you want to look up something on Wookieepedia, you should set aside […]

Book Review: Ascension: A Tangled Axon Novel by Jacqueline Koyanagi

Posted on July 13, 2013 2 Comments

Ascension: A Tangled Axon Novel by Jacqueline Koyanagi With thanks to NetGalley and Masque Books for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Alana Quick is a sky surgeon, as evident by her long locs. She loves ships as one loves a significant other and has lost a […]

Book Review: The Human Division by John Scalzi

Posted on July 12, 2013 1 Comment

The Human Division byJohn Scalzi Back when I first started getting into reading more sci-fi, John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series was a great starting point. The books had just the right mix of space travel, aliens and futuristic technology, but were still light enough not to intimidate a relative newcomer to the genre. Now […]

Mogsy: A Book That Makes You Happy

Posted on July 11, 2013 Leave a Comment

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi John Scalzi’s books generally make me happy. I can always count on them to make me laugh (the man can write gruesome death scenes at the hands of merciless aliens and still make them heeeelarious) and they often end well. A re-imagining of H. Beam Piper’s Little Fuzzy, Scalzi’s Fuzzy […]

Kickstarter Goodies: Hollow World

Posted on July 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

Hollow World art by Marc Simonetti As you know, I’m always looking out for interesting and/or promising fiction projects on Kickstarter to back. Earlier this year in March, one of my favorite fantasy authors Michael J. Sullivan decided to crowdfund his science fiction fantasy cross-genre novel Hollow World, so naturally I pledged my support. Ultimately, […]

Book Review: Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig

Posted on July 9, 2013 1 Comment

Under the Empyrean Sky byChuck Wendig Expected Date of Publication: July 30, 2013. This was an e-ARC I received from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I thought it was really fantastic, but honestly, I’m also a little lost as to how to talk about it. To understand, I guess you […]

Book Review: Ender’s World by Orson Scott Card

Posted on July 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

Ender’s World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Ender’s World is a collection of essays on Orson Scott Card’s classic, Ender’s Game, which also features Q&As with fans, answered by Card himself. The introduction is written by Card and over those pages, he carefully analyzes and explains what the […]

Book Review: Three by Jay Posey

Posted on July 8, 2013 1 Comment

Three by Jay Posey Expected Date of Publication: July 30, 2013 Thank you to NetGalley and Angry Robot for providing me with a pre-release copy of Three in exchange for an honest review. This futuristic, post-apocalyptic science fiction novel piqued my interest as soon as I saw it, and I knew even from reading its […]