I have a hard time picking favorites when it comes to books, which is why lists (that don't have a specific order) are probably my go-to. Stories and other narratives just mean different things to me at different times and yes prose/ideas come into play, but there are plenty of books I like for purely … Continue reading Best of: 2019
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Review: Snow Over Utopia
I read a lot of books throughout the year, but there are only a handful that make me take a step back and say "What the F." SNOW OVER UTOPIA by Rudolfo A. Serna was one of those books. Loaded to the very brim with genre-melded, blended goodness, and richly poetic prose, Serna challenges the … Continue reading Review: Snow Over Utopia
Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few
I've been reading the Wayfair's series over the past few months and I finally got around to wrapping up the last in this loose trilogy of books. The Hugo nominated, RECORD OF A SPACEBORN FEW by Becky Chambers, feels like both an homage to humanity and a hopeful look to the future. The Exodus Fleet … Continue reading Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few
Book Release: Apocalypse
Another month, another Black Hare Press anthology drops! This one is filled with all kinds of world ending calamities and both figurative and literal fallout. I experimented with a couple different forms of narrative for my handful of drabbles. They range from climate change catastrophes, to the quiet struggle of surviving amidst complete annihilation. The list … Continue reading Book Release: Apocalypse
Review: Semiosis
This one had been on my TBR list for a while, and I finally got around to it, and it is a strange and wonderful ride! SEMIOSIS by Sue Burke, her debut and Arthur C. Clarke Award nominated novel, is pure brilliance. When human colonists, who seek to flee Earth's violent ways settle on a … Continue reading Review: Semiosis
Review: The Warren
Brian Evenson's THE WARREN was one story I have been waiting to get into for a long time. After reading it, I'm left with so many more questions, than how it began and for its brevity, I wish there was just a little bit more. Evenson does not seem hung up on giving the reader … Continue reading Review: The Warren
Book Release: MILO
So, today MILO (01001101 011010001 01101100 01101111) drops and I could not be more excited! The title character seeks a release from his lifelong chronic illness. His friend discovers a miracle that offers a second chance, but is it too good to be true? Milo explores the relationship between disability, technological progress, and the cost … Continue reading Book Release: MILO
Review: A Point of Honor
The sixth installment of the FUTURES series, brings a disquieting reflection on what it means to live both online and offline. A POINT OF HONOR by Aeryn Rudel, featuring art by Sabrina Cintron, is an off-putting, but intimate snapshot of what could happen if you could literally duel online trolls. Set in a near future … Continue reading Review: A Point of Honor
Review: What You Call
We are now more than half way through the FUTURES series and Radix Media refuses to let up with the emotional gut punches with each of these installments. WHAT YOU CALL by germ lynn wrecked me. It's 2061 and the government launches what is believed to be a benevolent program to create and give support … Continue reading Review: What You Call
Review: Hard Mother, Spider Mother, Soft Mother
The fourth installment of FUTURES is by Hal Y. Zhang and is maybe one of the more intimate reads of the series. It's a layered, emotionally resonate piece of literary, near future science fiction that encapsulates whole lives in under 25 pages. Ellery Lang moves back in with her mother, Valerie Lang, after finishing school … Continue reading Review: Hard Mother, Spider Mother, Soft Mother
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