Universal Love by Alexander Weinstein – A Review

Universal Love: Stories by Alexander WeinsteinShort Stories | Science FictionPublished by Henry Holt & CompanyReleased 21st January 2020Goodreads | Amazon ★★★★ Technology plays an ever-growing part in our lives. Most of us are so addicted to our phones or laptops that it's hard for us to fathom not having them. The internet, our phones, and…

The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey – A Review

The Book of Koli (Rampart Trilogy #1) by M.R. CareyScience Fiction | Post-ApocalypticPublished by OrbitReleased 14 April 2020Goodreads | Amazon ★★★★ As someone whose favorite genre is post-apocalyptic, I have very high standards for it. Few books reach the god-tier of the genre, like Cormac McCarthy's The Road or Stephen King's The Stand. So many…

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark – A Review

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark Science Fiction | Steampunk | Alternate History | Novella Published by Tor.com Released August 21st, 2018 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: I can't remember the last time I read a really great steampunk story, so I'm thrilled that I finally picked up P. Djèlí Clark's The Black God's Drums.…

Q-in-Law: Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Review

Q-in-Law (Star Trek: The Next Generation #18) by Peter David Science Fiction Published by Pocket Books Released October 1991 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: There's one side character in the Star Trek universe who I'm always excited to see: Lwaxana Troi. She's delightfully difficult, frivolous yet wise, and brings a rogue joy to any episode or story…

Anyone by Charles Soule – A Review

Anyone by Charles Soule Science Fiction Published by Harper Perennial Released December 3rd, 2019 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: Note: I received a free ARC of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinions. Before discovering this sci-fi novel, Charles Soule was known to me primarily as…

Aconyte Books’ Partnership with Marvel

Asmodee's new sci-fi imprint Aconyte recently announced a partnership with Marvel to release novels based on the Marvel universe in Autumn of 2020. The Marvel universe is full of fascinating characters, and I'm eager to see what they end up releasing. Fortunately, we do get a bit of a hint from Aconyte's publisher Marc Gascoigne:…

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – A Review

Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Science Fiction | Mixed Media | Young Adult Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers Released October 20th, 2015 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: For most of my twenties, science fiction was my favorite genre. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that it…

The Emperor’s Railroad by Guy Haley – A Review

The Emperor's Railroad (Dreaming Cities #1) by Guy Haley Post-Apocalyptic | Fantasy Published by St. Martin's Press Released April 19, 2016 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: My boyfriend often gets bored when we're at the library. He's not really a reader, so while I'm spending an exorbitant amount of time walking between the shelves, piling up books…

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor – A Review

Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction | Novella Published by Tor.com Released September 22nd, 2015 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: Binti is the first in a trilogy of science fiction novellas written by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor. The series has been wildly successful, winning both the 2015 and 2016 Hugo Award for best novella. The story is…

Guest Post from D. Ellis Overttun, Author of The Terra Nova Series

Today, we have a very special guest post from D. Ellis Overttun, author of The Terra Nova series. Synopsis Terra Nova 1 – Universe (Redux Edition) Awakening The year — 526,780. A probe is deployed from ISV Intrepid at the outer edge of the universe. It is the last of a complement of twelve that…

The Winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards

The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards were announced on August 18th. There are some truly great titles on this list. Let's get to it. Best Novel The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Best Novella Artificial Condition by Martha Wells Best Novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" by Zen Cho Best Short Story…

Vicious by V.E. Schwab – A Review

Vicious (Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab Fantasy | Science Fiction Published by Tor Books Released September 24, 2013 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: Vicious was one of the first books that the online book community turned me on to; it just took me a couple of years to finally read it. And oh my my, I loved it.…

The Municipalists by Seth Fried – A Review

The Municipalists by Seth Fried Science Fiction Published by Penguin Books Released March 19, 2019 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: I finished this book on June 1st, and I'm just now getting around to reviewing it. Part of the reason for that is that I simply don't have very much to say about it. I only mildly…

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas – A Review

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas Science Fiction | Mystery Published by Crooked Lane Books Released August 9, 2018 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: I didn't know too much about this book before starting it. I saw it at my local library, and thought to myself, "Wow, that's a cool cover. And I love time…

Infected by Scott Sigler – A Review

Infected by Scott Sigler Horror | Science Fiction Published by Crown Released April 1, 2008 Goodreads | Amazon Rating: Scott Sigler's Infected was one of the first books I ever purchased when I received my Amazon Kindle as a gift in 2014. As part of my obsession with all things apocalyptic and disastrous, I enjoy stories about…