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February 1, 2019

REVIEW: Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / SF / Time-Travel1 Comments

To save his daughter, he’ll go anywhere—and any-when… Kin Stewart is an everyday family man: working in IT, trying to keep the spark in his marriage, struggling to connect with his teenage daughter, Miranda. But his current life is a far cry from his previous career…as a time-traveling secret agent ... more >

November 7, 2015

REVIEW: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

JanineB Reviewscolonialism / gender / identity / SF / spaceship / war7 Comments

The following  review contains some spoilers. — Janine Dear Ms. Leckie, I loved your debut, Ancillary Justice, and keenly anticipated its sequel. Ancillary Sword showed many of the same strengths and I liked it a lot, even though it didn’t quite live up to its predecessor. Now comes the third ... more >

July 2, 2015

REVIEW: The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / betrayal / China / gaming / near-future / POC / POC author / 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 >

October 10, 2014

REVIEW: The Masked Songbird by Emmie Mears

JayneC- ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin / Scotland / SF / Superhero9 Comments

Mildly hapless Edinburgh accountant Gwenllian Maule is surviving. She’s got a boyfriend, a rescued pet bird and a roommate to share rent. Gwen’s biggest challenges: stretching her last twenty bucks until payday and not antagonizing her terrifying boss. Then Gwen mistakenly drinks a mysterious beverage that gives her heightened senses, ... more >

January 16, 2014

Thursday News: New SF imprint, convicted murderer wins writing contest, Peter Pan proposal, funny book PSA, and new Sylvia Day series sells for eight figures

JanetPublishing NewsFifty Shades / mystery / SF / Simon & Schuster / Sylvia Day / Unbridled Books12 Comments

S&S Launching New SF Imprint, Simon451 – Senior Editor Sarah Knight is heading the new imprint, which will be digital first, even though the publisher says they will deal in both print and digital. The first books will be released beginning in October 2014, including a trilogy of which Gillian ... more >

January 5, 2014

REVIEW: Slip Point by Karalynn Lee

JayneB ReviewsCarina Press / military hero / novella / pirate / Romantic SF / SFComments Off on REVIEW: Slip Point by Karalynn Lee

From childhood, Shay had one dream–to join the Space Corps with her best friend and sweetheart, Jayce. When the Space Corps reveals that the father she thought was dead is actually an infamous pirate and rejects her application, the dream dies and she leaves the planet without saying a word ... more >

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