May 18, 2018

REVIEW: Head On (Lock In, #2) by John Scalzi

SiriusB- Reviews / Book ReviewsScience Fiction6 Comments

Dear John Scalzi: John Scalzi returns with Head On, the standalone follow-up to the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed Lock In. Chilling near-future SF with the thrills of a gritty cop procedural, Head On brings Scalzi’s trademark snappy dialogue and technological speculation to the future world of sports. ... more >

April 28, 2018

REVIEW: The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

SiriusA Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure / Historical / Old Favorites / Science Fiction9 Comments

Five Union prisoners escape from the siege of Richmond in a balloon, are blown off course and crash on an uncharted island. They must learn to rebuild a society for themselves while awaiting rescue. Review: Dear readers, Even after living in the US for two decades, I cannot quite figure ... more >

January 16, 2018

REVIEW: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

SiriusB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsnovella / Science Fiction12 Comments

Blurb: A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. “As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.” In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the ... more >

December 18, 2017

REVIEW: Tap – Dancing the Minefields by Lyn Gala

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsm/m romance / Science Fiction2 Comments

Dear Lyn Gala, I have reviewed a lot of your books here at DA and hopefully will review more. Over the years you became one of the most reliable m/m writers for me, but even if I did not like the story much, your stories always gave me something to ... more >

December 6, 2017

REVIEW: Dali by E.M. Hamill

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Dalí Tamareia has everything—a young family and a promising career as an Ambassador in the Sol Fed Diplomatic Corps. Dalí’s path as a peacemaker seems clear, but when their loved ones are killed in a terrorist attack, grief sends the genderfluid changeling into a spiral of self-destruction. Fragile Sol Fed ... more >

November 20, 2017

REVIEW: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

JennieB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsdystopian / Fantasy / Magic / Science Fiction / tech6 Comments

Dear Charlie Jane Anders: I bought this in June when it became available in the Daily Deals – it was a bit of a shot in the dark, since I’m not a big fantasy reader, but the blurb sounded intriguing: An ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup go ... more >