Category: space-travel
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham details the tragic accident of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in February of 1986. I was excited to learn about this incident and knew the book and story were in good hands with Adam. Having read and absolutely loved…
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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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DISCLAIMER: I did not complete the book and have stopped at the 40% mark. Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott is book one of two in The Sun Chronicles. I was extremely stoked to start this one. I was advertised non-stop space battles! Exciting political intrigue! A heroine for the ages! Humor! What I instead got…
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Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes is a horror sci-fi novel in space that is being compared if the Titanic meets The Shining. Fans of claustrophobic horror settings will definitely want to give this a look. However, this just didn’t hit it for me. While I’m no longer scared as I was once of ghosts and…
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We Have Always Been Here by debut author Lena Nguyen is an absolute stunner! This young lady hit it right out of the park on her first try. Elbow drop from the top rope! Power bomb through the tables! Call it whatever you want. We got ourselves a winner here. Like everything though, this novel…
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is the newest novel from the author who brought you Martian. It’s very simple. If you loved Martian, read this novel. If you enjoy science fiction with geeky terminologies and space travel, read this novel. If you’d like to just enjoy a good and fun story, read this novel.…
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WARNING: I’ve managed to complete about 40% of this novel before quitting. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini is a new science fiction epic novel. I’ve read that the author is responsible for some really amazing fantasy works written previously for the YA crowd and that this would be his first…
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