Pros: Fantastic plot, characters, and worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, Book 3) is a stunning conclusion to the trilogy. Essun is starting to turn to stone, and using her…
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Review: “The Stone Sky,” N.K. Jemisin
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: dark fantasy, dystopian, epic fantasy, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, post-apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF, The Broken Earth
Review: “The Obelisk Gate,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Stunning epic fantasy Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, Book 2) is riveting. Alabaster, who is slowly turning to stone, is trying to teach Essun how to use the Obelisks…
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Review: “The Fifth Season,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Stunning epic fantasy Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I picked up N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth) because her The Inheritance Trilogy left a deep and lasting impression on me. I couldn’t wait to read…
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Review: “Wellside,” Robin Shortt
Pros: The worldbuilding Cons: Still get confused about how the Library works Rating: 4 out of 5 Robin Shortt’s Wellside is a fun tale of a Well that exists between worlds. The story starts out at Chifley High, where student…
Review: “Necessary Ill,” Deb Taber
Pros: Fascinating characters and original plot Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Deb Taber’s Necessary Ill is an unusually intriguing and original book. It’s set some indeterminate time in the future, when resource depletion and waste disposal have become…
Review: “Dreaming Metal,” Melissa Scott
Pros: Powerful story with excellent worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Melissa Scott’s Dreaming Metal is a powerful story of emergent artificial intelligence. It takes place on the planet Persephone, where there are a lot of lines drawn…
Review: “Alien: Echo,” Mira Grant
Pros: Characters, deep biological exploration, description, worldbuilding Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 When I heard there was an Alien novel coming out, I was cautiously intrigued. When I heard it was being written by Mira Grant (Seanan McGuire)…
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Short Take: “Carve the Sky,” Alexander Jablokov
Pros: The worldbuilding Cons: The worldbuilding Rating: 4 out of 5 Alexander Jablokov’s Carve the Sky takes place in the year 2358. Vanessa is an art expert who is supposed to authenticate a carving by famous sculptor Ozaki, and Anton…