B 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 >
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- 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 >
Publishing 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 >
B 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 >
Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2012 / best of list / chick-lit / Dragon / Fantasy / Harlequin Romance / Historical / SF / Top ten / World War II13 Comments
When Jane asked for our Best of 2012 lists, I knew mine would probably be short but I had no idea how short. I started with 3 books. Three. Books. Total. “WTF?,” I thought. Had I turned into that much of a h8ter? Well, it turns out that I had ... more >