Category: science-fiction
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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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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell is book one of two in the Sparrow series. At around 500 pages, this is a long one, but fortunately, readers can treat it as a standalone novel as well. While looking for stories similar to The Three Body Problem, where it deals with human emotions and problems along…
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The Redemption of Time by Baoshu is the fourth and final novel in the Three-Body Problem series. This is an interesting novel in that it was written by a fan of the original work by Cixin Liu. It was so well received that it even got the blessing of the original author himself as an…
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DISCLAIMER: I did not complete the book and have stopped at the 80% mark. Translation State by Ann Leckie is standalone novel in her popular Imperial Radch universe setting. I’m definitely in the minority here, as I had to quit at around 80% in. I don’t believe I’ve ever quit on a book that far…
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The Ferryman by Justin Cronin is a post apocalyptic utopian/dystopian science fiction novel. I haven’t read anything from the author since The Twelve was published after the highly successful The Passage. Needless to say, I didn’t really care what The Ferryman was really about. I knew I had to read it. Set in a futuristic…
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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older is a novella set on the planet of what we can only assume is Jupiter and aptly named Giant. If you’re looking for a quick sci-fi mystery read, this may be right up your alley. I found the world building to be quite captivating. The citizen’s constant…
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The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz is a speculative science fiction novel set in the far, far future on a planet called Sask-E. This is a weird one. I love the author’s vision for a world where multiple types of species can coexist. It’s obviously not a unique vision but here is where execution matters. I…
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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells is book two in The Murderbot Diaries. It’s back! Our favorite media-watching, human-hating/loving-but-can’t-do-anything-harmful-to-them murderbot is flying solo this time. I admit that it has taken me a while upon finishing All Systems Red, which I loved, to get at Artificial Condition. One just can’t help but fall in love with…
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On the Beach by Nevil Shute is about as depressing of a novel as I can ever remember reading in a very long time. Set in a post-1960s apocalyptic world, a nuclear fallout has wiped the entire northern hemisphere of all life due to radiation. We as the readers get to follow in the footsteps…
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The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a novel set in the near future where hurricanes ravage the southern state of Florida to the point where it becomes near impossible to inhabit. It has been such a long while since I could remember reading a more grounded story about humans dealing with real natural disasters…
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