Category Archives: Science fiction
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Recommended for: 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 is to argue, … Continue reading
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
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
The Seep by Chana Porter
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
Hotshot by Peter Watts
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
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
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
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
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
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of empire sci-fi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I am grateful that Martine’s A Desolation Called Peace came my way at the end of 2020 instead of during the … Continue reading
