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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: Space Opera

May 16, 2019May 15, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

Our next Hugo novel finalist is here! SPACE OPERA by Catherynne M. Valente is a fun little book. It is filled with absurdity of Hitchhiker's Guide and all the glitter of a every single glampunk band from the 70s. Valente has managed to construct a overly flamboyant and somewhat humorous satire of humanity and life throughout … Continue reading Review: Space Opera

Review: The Collapsing Empire

January 8, 2019January 6, 2019 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

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: Raven Stratagem

October 5, 2018October 4, 2018 / Alexander Pyles / Leave a comment

  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

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