This was a very different anthology, but a good one. Edited by by Phoebe Wagner & Brontë Christopher Wieland, we have a collection of upcoming writers who were asked to write science fiction in a new way, that imagines humanities' future in a context of climate change, far future realities, and new understandings of culture … Continue reading Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
Science Fiction
Review: The Wanderers
I really wanted to like The Wanderers by Meg Howrey, especially with how it was initially sold to me via the blurb: "Howery's exquisite novel demonstrates that the final frontier may not be space after all."(J. Ryan Stradal). At the end of the day I could only really give it two stars and wondered why … Continue reading Review: The Wanderers
Review: The Collapsing Empire
I might have had my expectations too high for the writer of Old Man's War, but John Scalzi did not exactly dazzle me with this first installment of his Interdependency Series. This was also a Hugo nomination from last year that I'm still wrapping up(got caught up on my own TBR list). The Collapsing Empire is really … Continue reading Review: The Collapsing Empire
Review: Station Eleven
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, was one that I had heard a lot about and the first book I actually listened to as an audio book, narrated by Kristin Potter, who did an excellent job. It is a beautifully written book, both literary and speculative. One of the best books I've read in easily this … Continue reading Review: Station Eleven
Review: Raven Stratagem
Yoon Ha Lee does it again with creating another high stakes, complex, and very human story. This one misses my interest with the lack of o "on the ground" fighting that the previous book had. I'm a sucker for politics though and this book is chock full of it! There's a ton more intrigue … Continue reading Review: Raven Stratagem
Review: Six Wakes
There was a lot of good with this one, by Mur Lafferty, but by the end I was kind left with an "eh." The book begins with a big bang and lots of intrigue. The crew has been murdered, but this isn't your mother's "whodonit." Maria is a junior tech who awakes in her clone … Continue reading Review: Six Wakes
Review: Uncanny Magazine #23
I don't read magazines like this often(I'd end up subscribing to too many), but I saw the cover of this one and I just HAD to get it. This was a pretty strong issue, considering it was encirling a "shared world" where the writers came up with an alternative Earth that had tapped into a … Continue reading Review: Uncanny Magazine #23
Reveiw: Iraq+100
All and all these stories were both strange and wonderful. Being that I'm an American, who while I didn't support the Iraq war, I still feel a strong burden of regret and sorrow to have invaded and virtually destroyed a nation that has such a rich culture. I feel that I know Iraq a little … Continue reading Reveiw: Iraq+100
Review: Authority
This was...interesting. Starting out with a strong beginning, a little bit of a wandering middle, and a compelling ending, Jeff VanderMeer charges ahead with his Southern Reach trilogy. We follow John "Control" Rodregiz as he picks up the pieces from ANNIHILATION and deals with the fallout of losing the director to Area X. Little does … Continue reading Review: Authority
Review: Artemis
Going, to be honest guys, after THE MARTIAN my expectations were kinda high, not incredibly but enough. This was okay. Nothing special and not written terribly, but just okay. Andy Weir is back with what I would call his sophomore slump. ARTEMIS follows Jazz(Jasmine) the sole smuggler of the new(and only) moon city named Artemis. … Continue reading Review: Artemis
