Category: science-fiction
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Is there such a thing as too “grand” a setting in a story? I used to think no. The grander the better. However, Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton is making me think hard on taking that back. It is unfortunate to have to point out that I could not finish the book.…
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The story, action, and pacing here are exactly what I had wished for in “When the Wolf Comes Home” by Nat Cassidy. Both stories involve a child possessed with incredible powers. However, The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune is the much more fun read between the two and has more memorable characters. I…
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The Book of D’ni by Rand Miller and David Wingrove is the third and final book in the Myst trilogy. It all boils down to this: having absolutely loved The Book of Ti’ana, I was curious to see how this last story would stack up. Obviously, it wasn’t hard to guess by the title that…
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The Book of Ti’Ana by Rand Miller and David Wingrove is the second book in the Myst trilogy. It has always surprised me that while I had absolutely loved The Book of Atrus, I didn’t find myself continuing with the series all those many years ago. Now that I have, I can finally say that…
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The Book of Atrus, the first in the Myst trilogy, by Rand and Robyn Miller along with David Wingrove, is one of my favorite science fiction novels of all time. That can likely be attributed to the fact that it was one of the earliest science fiction adventure novels I’ve read as a child. I…
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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is a slyly written dystopian ‘who-dun-it’ mystery. I can’t believe I’d be the only person who’d initially mistaken this novel for the FX TV series A Murder at the End of the World. I learned that this author has written prior mystery novels…
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The Collector by Laura Kat Young is a dystopian novel with a unique twist. One thing I was glad for was how short the book was. It is pretty depressing, which I’m glad for, but it didn’t feel as if it brought anything new to the table. As with the majority of similar dystopian societies,…
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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller Jr. is a science fiction dystopian novel of the highest order. Published and having won the Hugo Award for best novel in 1961, I was quite shocked to realize how it much the novel still resonates today. In fact, we’re likely repeating history if the book is anything…
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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is the first book of two in the Teixcalaan series. As a science fiction that won the 2020 Hugo Award for best novel, I obviously had high hopes for it. However, this is my second attempt at the book, with my first attempt having ended due to not…
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Children of God by Mary Doria Russell is book two in The Sparrow series. It follows immediately after the events of The Sparrow. While The Sparrow ended without forcing readers to follow up, I felt I wanted to learn more about Emilio Sandoz and what would happen on an eventual return trip to the planet…
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