I enjoyed Alien Sea of Sorrows, but I did not love it. But, it’s important to mention I read the book, rather than listened to the Audible Studios production. From what I’ve heard, the Audible version contains a full cast with music and sound effects, thus making for a better experience with Sea of Sorrows.
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Book Blurb The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers — and a bonus short story in each book. “Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. . . . The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.” — Booklist (starred review) Todd Hewitt is the
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Book Blurb Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Alex Award Winner: 2018 Locus Award One of the Verge’s Best Books of 2017 A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the
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I attribute Ken Stark’s Stage 3 novel for single-handedly rejuvenating my love for the zombie genre. It’s that good. The novel begins with protagonist Hank “Mace” Mason on a commercial flight heading towards San Francisco, CA. Hank seems ornery, partially hung-over from drinking too much scotch during the flight while also wallowing in misery over fractured relationship with his girlfriend “Becks.”
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Book Blurb Late in the twenty-third century, teams of Time Rangers boomerang through a nexus point into historical time periods to capture “time runners,” renegade time travelers who would endanger the future by changing the past. KAI SAWYER, son of one of the founders of the Time Rangers, is a Spawn, a genetically enhanced soldier,
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Book Blurb When a faulty time coil destroys her ship, test pilot Lieutenant Anaya Chapman awakens with no memory of the accident and no identity. Haunted by dark images from her past, she finds herself the reluctant guest of a local tavern owner on the Colonies – a small planetary settlement of old-fashioned expatriates with
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Yes, you read that headline correctly. I place S.Z. Attwell’s Aestus Book 1: The City, at the level of Frank Herbert’s Dune. I don’t make that comparison lightly, either. It’s just that Aestus is so damn good.
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I had the pleasure of meeting author S.Z. (Sabrina) Attwell on Twitter last year. We spoke briefly about her sci-fi book, Aestus Book 1: The City after I shared a #WritersLift post. I’ve followed her posts since then and purchased Aestus (which is a fantastic sci-fi story that I’m only half-way through and hate putting
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Available on Amazon January 26, 2021, in paperback, ebook, and Kindle Unlimited formats! “I’m picking up a vibration…” Quote from Siren’s Cove When a faulty time coil destroys her ship, test pilot Lieutenant Anaya Chapman awakens with no memory of the accident and no identity. Haunted by dark images from her past she finds herself
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I read a ton of books in 2020. Well, 68, to be exact. A.W. Davidson’s Relics of Dawn was the best book I read all year. Mind-blowing is an understatement. Author A.W. Davidson’s first novel, Relics of Dawn: A Story Carved in Time is a rare gem among a sea of mediocrity in climate fiction or cli-fi. With a
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All Alien movie franchise fans should rejoice that this book, Alien: Out of the Shadows, exists. Who knew it was possible to create another horrifying adventure for everyone’s favorite protagonist, Ellen Ripley, between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986)? Well, let me assure you, it’s not only possible but makes for a great read.
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Close your eyes and imagine an adventure where a brilliant scientist, two covert agents, a space ship captain, and a sentient AI crystal attempt to save the world from an impending attack from an alien spacecraft. Now open your eyes. Welcome to Crystal Deception.
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The minute I started reading Patrick Carpenter’s Dark Ocean, it grabbed my attention, hook, line, and sinker. The story follows a typical monomyth template with an atypical plot, which works brilliantly. Luckily for Addy, Alex was not to be trifled with. Standing at six foot one and weighing about two hundred-thirty pounds, Alex’s broad-shouldered, buff, and
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Former SFWA President Ben Bova (b.1932) died from COVID-19 related pneumonia and a stroke on November 29. Bova served two consecutive terms as SFWA President from 1990-1992. Bova published his first novel, The Star Conquerors in 1959 and published several novels and short stories throughout the 1960s. In 1972, he took over the reins of Analog following the death
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How should I describe The Protocols of Uma? Imagine yourself aboard a space vessel, returning to your home planet for the first time in 200 years. So far, you’ve spent more than 900 years trying to locate a new home planet for your species, only to fail. Upon your return, you comingle with the natives
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My first attempt to read Ringer ended in failure. Let me explain why. I read before I go to sleep at night. On the nights I read Ringer, I went to bed much later than usual, so my focus lacked the typical razor-sharp edge. Why does this matter? Ringer requires your full attention. To wholly immerse yourself in this brilliant
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The long-awaited follow-up to 2011’s Ready Player One was released on November 24th. Now, if you’ve read my previous blog posts, you know I pre-ordered my copy of Ready Player Two a month ago and patiently (I’m lying) waited for the release date. Well, it’s two days after the release date, and I just finished reading the book. In
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Let’s face it: Ready Player Two is hands-down the most awaited sci fi book this year. We’re mere days away from the release date. The book, a follow-up to author Ernest Cline’s successful 2011 novel Ready Player One, comes out on November 24th. News about the sequel started back in 2015 during an interview with screenwriter
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I just finished reading author P.D. Alleva’s new book The Rose (Vol.1). In less than a day, I journeyed through a post-World War III world manipulated by space vampires and grey witches conducting Nazi-like experiments on humans – and loved it. Alleva’s masterfully woven dystopian science fiction thriller stuck its hooks into me and didn’t
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I love sci fi pulp novels. It’s a guilty pleasure – a relic of the mid 20th century – and a history lesson. These often quick reads feed my obsession with reading over a hundred books per year (check my Goodreads account if you don’t believe me). For that reason, I absolutely loved S. Evan
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