Two weeks ago, I came home to a package from Berkley Publishing. Inside, they'd given me a copy of each book in Sean Danker's Admiral series. I got a hardcover Admiral and paperbacks of Free Space and The Glory of the Empress. Thank you Berkley and Mr. Danker! In exchange for their generosity, I thought … Continue reading Review: Admiral
Science Fiction
Review: Fault Lines (Born to the Blade S1E2)
In Episode Two of Serial Box’s latest series, politics, world-building, and a party feature. Where episode one, Arrivals, opened the world and the set the stage, episode two, Fault Lines by Marie Brennan, deepens the world while ratcheting up the politicking. Episode two solidifies Born to the Blade as a fun series worth reading. TL;DR … Continue reading Review: Fault Lines (Born to the Blade S1E2)
Weekly Reading Roundup 20 April 2018
Weekly Reading Roundup 20 April 2018 Once again, I’m posting about the reading that really stood out to me during the week. Normally, these are items that I’d have posted on Facebook, but a few weeks ago, I dropped my Facebook account. You see, I became addicted to Facebook – posting, commenting, debating, and watching … Continue reading Weekly Reading Roundup 20 April 2018
SFF Event Report: Chandler Klang Smith at Left Bank Books
Event Report Last night – 18 April 2018 – Left Bank Books hosted Chandler Klang Smith for a reading of her new book The Sky is Yours, followed by a discussion and Q&A with St. Louis’s own Ann Leckie. The event kicked off LBB’s collaboration with Archon, the local Science Fiction convention, and what a … Continue reading SFF Event Report: Chandler Klang Smith at Left Bank Books
Review: Binti
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor is another Tor.com novella that I bought some time ago but am only recently reading. Like The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, Tor.com procured and produced an excellent story. Ms. Okorafor’s tale of a Himba girl’s travel into space is fantastic. I loved Binti, and lucky for me, there’s two more novellas … Continue reading Review: Binti
Review: Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
In the fantasies that I read, the caravan guards are rarely given more than a fighter’s role. In Kai Ashante Wilson’s Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, the focus is the caravan guards and the two special men among them. The novella succeeds on the relationships between this men. To review Sorcerer of the Wildeeps properly, I … Continue reading Review: Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
Review: Dresden Files Dog Men
Solid if straight forward comic set in the Dresden Files universe. Recommended for fans of the series that want more than just the novels.
Review: The World Awakening
The World Awakening is a satisfying conclusion to the Gateways to Alissia trilogy. I’m sad to see it go but had fun while in country. Highly recommended.
Review: The Gone World
Some novels take their time to build; some start with a sprint and keep going from there. The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch falls in the second category. The prologue packs a ton of ideas and hooked me immediately. It set a very high standard that the rest of the book surpassed. Mr. Sweterlitsch mixed … Continue reading Review: The Gone World
The Entitlement of Fans
One of the interesting side effects of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is watching fans approach to the material they love. I can respect people critiquing the material. What the creator did right and what they got wrong is a fine discussion. Art, being subjective, means your own personal interpretation and experience is the right … Continue reading The Entitlement of Fans