B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C ReviewsAction/Adventure / crime thriller / First-Person / near-future / Sci-fi / space travel6 Comments
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you’re not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you’ve got debts to pay ... more >
Book Reviews / C- ReviewsAssassin / cyborg / dystopian / near-future / sci-fi romance4 Comments
A rip-roarin’ new snarky, sexy sci-fi paranormal romance series with the perfect balance of humor, heat, and heart. Now that Texas has seceded and the world is spiraling into chaos, good guys come in unlikely packages and love sprouts in the most inconvenient places… Rogue scientist • technologically enhanced • ... more >
B Reviews1980s / dystopian / fiction with strong romantic elements / geek / geek culture / near-future / popular culture / video games / YA science fiction17 Comments
Dear Mr. Cline, Your 2003 2011 novel, Ready Player One, was aptly described by USA Today as “Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.” Much like Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Ready Player One begins with an impoverished boy obsessed with a worldwide contest. Wade Watts loves ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews20th century / betrayal / China / gaming / near-future / Scientist / SF10 Comments
Dear Liu Cixin, Your bestselling science fiction novel translated from Chinese to English by author Ken Liu, The Three Body Problem, caught my attention shortly after its publication in the US last summer. After reading the kindle sample and the cover blurb (the latter contains big spoilers), I was both ... more >
C- Reviewsdeath / Drugs / near-future / Penguin Random House / revenge / Science Fiction / Young-Adult1 Comments
Dear Ms. Roberts, My thriller kick continues, this time with one falling into the science fiction genre. I’ll be the first to admit that the science fiction is light in The Bodies We Wear, which is fine with me because I’m not in the mood for a rigorous read. Your ... more >
Book Reviewsdystopian / near-future30 Comments
It’s Grim Up North – Driven by Eve Silver One of the things I’ve been impressed by in my tour through Romancelandia is the sheer cracktastic insanity of some of the books I’ve read. I’m not sure that Driven quite beats Angel’s Blood for sheer weirdness, but I think “post-resource-depletion ... more >