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Review: “This Alien Shore,” C.S. Friedman
Pros: Stunning worldbuilding; amazing characters; wonderful plotting Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 In C.S. Friedman’s This Alien Shore young Jamisia Shido is forced to abandon the corporate habitat she’s lived in for some time as it is destroyed…
Review: “Dark in Death,” J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts
Pros: Good length; plenty going on; lots of detail; multiple murders Cons: … Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Dark in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death), by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts), is book 46 in the “in Death” series…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: Eve Dallas, J.D. Robb, murder mystery, mystery, Nora Roberts, Roarke, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF, suspense, thriller
Review: “The Memory Detective,” T.S. Nichols
Pros: What a great concept, executed brilliantly Cons: I wish there was already a sequel out! Rating: 5 out of 5 Uncorrected proof provided by publisher for review. T.S. Nichols’s The Memory Detective is about police officer Cole, also known…
Review: “Mercury’s Son,” Luke E. T. Hindmarsh
Pros: Interesting milieu and plot Cons: Navel-gazing and info dumps Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Luke E. T. Hindmarsh’s Mercury’s Son depicts a totalitarian, dystopian future Earth (not too unusual these days). In this case, wars between the Earth and…
Review: “Paradox Bound,” Peter Clines
Pros: An unusually good time travel tale Cons: One plot device that could have been a plot point instead Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Peter Clines’s Paradox Bound is my new favorite time travel tale. There are just so many…
Review: “Terminal Alliance,” Jim C. Hines
Pros: Hilarious, riveting, moving; fantastic characters and world-building Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Jim C. Hines’s Terminal Alliance (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse Book One) is every bit as fun and fascinating as his other series (the Princess novels,…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: humor, Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, Jim C. Hines, military SF, post-apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF
Review: “Wired,” Douglas E. Richards
Pros: An interesting take on high intelligence Cons: Some of the hammered-in details weren’t ones I could agree with Rating: 4 out of 5 Wired is the first book in a series by Douglas E. Richards. In it, Kira, a…
Review: “Trapped,” Douglas E. Richards
Pros: I think it works as a children’s book Cons: Oops, didn’t see that it was a children’s book… Rating: 4 out of 5 I started reading Douglas E. Richards’ The Prometheus Project: Trapped (Volume 1) because I’d been intrigued…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: children, Douglas E. Richards, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF, The Prometheus Project
Review: “One Fell Sweep,” Ilona Andrews
Pros: Rich worldbuilding and fascinating characters Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Ilona Andrews’ One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles Book 3) follows on the heels of Clean Sweep and Sweep in Peace. I think this is the best so…
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