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Review: Guava Summer

October 12, 2019October 11, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

Onto our second installment in the FUTURES series from Radix Media, which is GUAVA SUMMER by Vera Kurian. One of my favorite titles in the series and contains a rather complex plot of what happens when people have had enough. Sawtelle is a somewhat quiet place, for a place under authoritarian world. We follow on … Continue reading Review: Guava Summer

Review: Forward Series Pt. 2

October 10, 2019October 9, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

Starting the part 2 of my review of the FORWARD Series from Amazon Publishing, I kept the order going, so I first listened to Amor Towles' short, YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION, which was narrated by David Harbour, who was pretty much the perfect voice for this story. Sam drives up to a brand … Continue reading Review: Forward Series Pt. 2

Review: Always Blue

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

  So, since my own story has finally been announced and releasing on October 30th, I plan to read and review each FUTURES story leading up to the 30th. This means that ALWAYS BLUE by John Dermot Woods is up first! We follow Schulz an instructor at the City Academy, who is the foremost expert … Continue reading Review: Always Blue

Review: Forward Series Pt. 1

October 3, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

Amazon recently released brand new original stories in the form of the FORWARD series. Provided to all Prime users for free as e-books along with Audible narration from various actors and actresses in the trendiest sci-fi shows/movies. I managed to get through the first three this past week and unlike some series that are a … Continue reading Review: Forward Series Pt. 1

SYNTH #2: An Anthology of Dark SF

September 28, 2019September 27, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

I reviewed the debut SYNTH anthology back in April and I really couldn't wait to dive back into this series curated by C.M. Muller. Volume 2 of the SYNTH: An Anthology of Dark Science Fiction carries on the tone of the previous volume, but considering how high the bar was, it just did not reach … Continue reading SYNTH #2: An Anthology of Dark SF

Review: Severance

September 21, 2019September 20, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

Today is part 2 of my reviews in Apex Publication's Back Catalog Blog Tour this month! Enjoy my review of an older title of theirs, SEVERANCE, a remixed generation ship story from former Cracked.com writer, Chris Bucholz. The Argos has spent over two centuries en route to Tau Prius, its destination, but the inhabitants have … Continue reading Review: Severance

Review: A Closed and Common Orbit

September 19, 2019September 18, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

I'm still trekking through the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers on audio book, so I come to A CLOSED AND COMMON ORBIT, narrated by the lovely Patricia Rodriguez and this stand alone sequel to the previous book, was honestly, somewhat of a mixed bag. The reader is re-introduced to Lovelace, the Wayfarer's AI, who was … Continue reading Review: A Closed and Common Orbit

Review: The Demolished Man

September 14, 2019September 13, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

I've been meaning to read more hugo winners, so when I finally got around to grabbing the novel which won the very first year it was offered. What do you get when you mix telepathic police, murder, and corp take-overs? Well, you get this book, Alfred Bester's THE DEMOLISHED MAN. For being the very first … Continue reading Review: The Demolished Man

Review: Permafrost

September 7, 2019September 6, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

It has been awhile since I have given a time travel story a try, and I was quickly reminded why I actually do stay away from such stories. PERMAFROST by Alastair Reynolds had promise of a thrilling ride, but instead handed out plenty of ideas with hardly a vehicle to carry them in. It's 2080 and humanity … Continue reading Review: Permafrost

Review: Prime Meridian

August 31, 2019August 30, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / 1 Comment

Few books have impacted me, personally, as PRIME MERIDIAN by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This one blindsided me by the relatively unassuming(but beautiful) cover. I really couldn't be more happy with this literary, sci-fi novella. Amelia is in a hard place. She finds herself trying to shoestring her budget as she lives with her sister in near-future … Continue reading Review: Prime Meridian

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