Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese Publisher: 47North Genre: Sci-fi/Comedy Length: Novel (215 pages) Rating: 5/5 stars This book opened me up to an entire sub-genre I didn’t think I would enjoy. Sci-fi farce/comedy. I’ve never been one to enjoy comedic fiction as I’ve always found the genre is better suited for TV or Movies. Boy was I wrong. […]
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Review of “Starship Grifters,” by Robert Kroese
Starship Grifters by Robert Kroese Publisher: 47North Genre: Sci-fi/Comedy Length: Novel (215 pages) Rating: 5/5 stars This book opened me up to an entire sub-genre I didn’t think I would enjoy. Sci-fi farce/comedy. I’ve never been one to enjoy comedic fiction as I’ve always found the genre is better suited for TV or Movies. Boy was I wrong. […]
Review of “A Darker Shade of Magic,” by V.E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Length: Novel (401 pages) Rating: 3.5/5 stars It’s been a while since I read a proper Fantasy novel, so I was very excited going into this one. It’s been recommended to me a bunch. I can’t say I was disappointed. This is a real solid […]
Review of “Wool”, by Hugh Howey
The Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey Publisher: Broad Reach Publishing Genre: Science Fiction Length: Novel (530 pages) Rating: 4/5 stars I know, I know, I’m late to the party, but I was selected to write a short story for an anthology related to Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’ Series, so it was time to sit down and give this a […]
Review of “Wool”, by Hugh Howey
The Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey Publisher: Broad Reach Publishing Genre: Science Fiction Length: Novel (530 pages) Rating: 4/5 stars I know, I know, I’m late to the party, but I was selected to write a short story for an anthology related to Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’ Series, so it was time to sit down and give this a […]
Review of “The Life Engineered,” a novel by J-F Dubeau
The Life Engineered by J-F Dubeau Publisher: Sword & Laser Genre: Science Fiction Length: Novel (175 pages) Rating: 4/5 stars What a surprise this book was. I saw some reviews on it, thought it sounded interesting, and am glad I decided to read it. This isn’t a perfect book, but Mr. Dubeau has skills and is a name I’ll be […]
Review of “Star Wars: Lost Stars,” a novel by Claudia Gray
Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray Publisher: LucasBooks Genre: Science Fiction Length: Novel (560 pages) Rating: 5/5 stars I’d heard so many good things about this book that I decided to give it a shot. I usually don’t like young adult so I wasn’t sure it was for me. I’m so glad I took the chance. This was […]
Review of “The Darth Bane Series,” by Drew Karpyshyn
Publisher: LucasBooks Genre: Science Fiction Length: Novel (Three Books. 1009 Pages overall) Rating: 5/5 stars Keeping up with the current Star Wars craze, this is one of my favorite novels set in that universe. Though it may be a “Legends” story now, Darth Bane himself remains canon and hopefully one day this book will be too. I LOVE stories that […]
Review of “Star Wars: Lords of the Sith,” a novel by Paul S. Kemp
Star Wars: Lords of the Sith by Paul S.Kemp Publisher: LucasBooks Genre: Science Fiction Length: Novel (321 pages)Length: Rating: 4/5 stars This is the first Star Wars novel in the new canon that I’ve finished so far. There’s no question that this is a solid story, but don’t let the title trick you. This is being marketed as a tale of Vader […]
Review of “A Girl Named Bright,” a short story by Veronica Viscardi
A Girl Named Bright by Veronica Viscardi Publisher: Fantastic Stores of the Imagination Genre: Science Fiction Length: Short Story (3,000 words) Rating: 4.5/5 stars According to Fantastic Stories of the Imagination this is Ms. Viscardi’s first published story. That’s very impressive, because this was an exceptionally touching story. It’s basically a journal log by a young girl named Bree while she’s on a […]