Category Archives: Science fiction

Dead Space by Kali Wallace

Posted on November 3, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for fans of character-driven mysteries Read October  2021 ★   ★   ★   1/2 One sentence review: a character study and mystery with the worst detective ever. “From the first moment we’d stepped off the transport ship and onto Nimue, Sigrah … Continue reading →

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The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Posted on September 14, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of world-building Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★  ★   I’ve been told, by a mostly reliable source, that as long as your ending is satisfying, you just can’t complain too much. As much as my instinct … Continue reading →

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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Posted on August 25, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of The Martian Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★    1/2 I have a confession. I’ve dreaded physics ever since that I failed Astrophysics at Harvard Summer School. Unsurprisingly to everyone but me, astrophysics turned out … Continue reading →

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Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

Posted on June 24, 2021 by thebookgator

Read June 2021★  ★  ★   There’s at least two ways to read this series, and your enjoyment will depend on which you choose (choose your own adventure!) Do you: Read quickly, surface-details only, not pausing to question characters and plotting.  … Continue reading →

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Short Story Round Up, Part 3

Posted on April 25, 2021 by thebookgator

‘They’re Made of Meat’ by Terry Bisson Read January 2021 Recommended for fans of humor  ★     ★    ★    ★       It’s made of meat, and I still prefer not to eat it. “Do you have any … Continue reading →

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The Seep by Chana Porter

Posted on February 19, 2021 by thebookgator

Read February 2021  ★     ★     ★     ★     You probably read my book reviews to figure out whether or not a book should make it to your TBR list, and maybe even how soon you should read … Continue reading →

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Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin

Posted on February 13, 2021 by thebookgator

Read February 2021  ★     ★     1/2 Originally published in 1986, ‘Tuf Voyaging’ contains seven stories largely published in Analog in 1985. You remember 1985, right? ‘Money for Nothing,’ ‘A View to a Kill,’ AIDS, Gorbachev, New Coke, Nintendo, … Continue reading →

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Hotshot by Peter Watts

Posted on January 27, 2021 by thebookgator

Hm. This feels a little more fragment than full story, but I like it. The descriptions strongly recalled shades of Zelazny’s story about deep-sea fishing on Venus, The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth. It’s very much old-school … Continue reading →

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Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard

Posted on January 5, 2021 by thebookgator

Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of de Bodard  ★     ★     ★     ★   An unusual genre-bender set in de Bodard’s Xuya Universe. It combines sci-fi, a murder mystery and a bit of romance, wrapped in the feel … Continue reading →

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To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

Posted on January 3, 2021 by thebookgator

Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of Chambers  ★     ★     1/2 A travelogue with frankly underdeveloped characters and a bonkers ending–and I don’t mean in the Gideon the Ninth kind of way. No, I mean in the Tana … Continue reading →

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