Tag Archives: sci-fi
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of action AI ★ ★ ★ ★ First of all, it’s Murderbot. So ‘four stars’ here is about a million for a normal read. But I struggled with Network Effect. Yes, … Continue reading
The Forbidden Stars by Tim Pratt
Read August 2020 Recommended ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Entertaining, in a Star Trek deus ex machina kind of way. You know that episode where they use their skills to avoid the baddie, then bump into the baddie … Continue reading
The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
Read August 2020 Recommended for fans of Suzanne Palmer, The Expanse ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “You know I am, at heart, a pragmatist. That’s why I seek chemical assistance to have less pragmatic experiences.” This … Continue reading
The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer. Tell me more secrets!
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of rouge AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I first read this about the time that Murderbot installments were coming out, leading me to an epiphany that I had … Continue reading
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of the movie ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Put me down for “liked the movie a little more.” “But scientific power is like inherited wealth: attained without discipline. You read what others … Continue reading
Sauerkraut Station by Ferrett Steinmetz
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of space station sci-fi ★ ★ ★ 1/2 My absolute favorite thing by Steinmetz. It entirely deserves the 2012 Nebula nod. A young woman aboard the tiniest space way-station imaginable meets … Continue reading
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
Edit Edit date and time Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of space adventures! Fast-n-furious! ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This is the literary equivalent of the weekend action-adventure movie. Although initially slow to grab me, in the … Continue reading
Driving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of submarines, space adventures! ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Interesting that it has been sci-fi books in the past few years to really pull me out of my slump. Driving the Deep was … Continue reading
Hugo 2019 Novelette Nominations
“If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again” by Zen Cho Best Novelette nomination and Winner https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-try-try-again-by-zen-cho/ Sweet. A touch uneven but a solid heart. Chinese dragons, karma, transformation, all rolled in to a modernized version of a traditional … Continue reading
Earthrise By M.C.A. Hogarth
Read March 2020 Recommended for fans of light sci-fi ★ ★ ★ Taken for what it is, Earthrise is perfectly enjoyable. The captain of a ragtag ship with a mysterious benefactor has a favor called in–a rescue of … Continue reading
