• Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn is book number 2 in the trilogy set. While I had some fun with the first book, with what getting to know more about Thrawn and all, here in the sequel not so much. Although still a decent read and by no means something to skip over, the magic seems…

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  • The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison can be considered book two in her Goblin Emperor series. However, this book can be considered standalone as well because knowledge of the previous book is not required. The author quickly rose to fame with The Goblin Emperor and fans were quite excited to see what comes…

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  • A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark is the author’s first full length novel debut. After having read his previous short story of which this novel is based on and having it been the finalist for the 2020 Huge and Nebula Award, there was no chance I’d miss his debut. Although The Haunting of…

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  • Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton retells the journey of brave and adventurous sailors attempt to put Belgium forever on the map of historic feats. The chilling journey recounts how these sailors attempted to sail further south than any other man before in the late 1800s. If you are looking to…

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  • Black Water Sister by Zen Cho is a contemporary urban fantasy novel set in Malaysia. With Jess being able to hear her dead grandmother voice in her head, her life has all of a sudden turned for the worst and that’s not to say that her life was perfect or even anywhere near that to…

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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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  • Find You First by Linwood Barclay is a psychological thriller about a very wealthy man in a race against time to find his biological children to learn if they will one day share the same fate as himself. I haven’t read a Linwood Barclay thriller in quite some time. Fast forward a couple years later…

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  • The Councillor by E.J. Beaton is the first book in The Councillor series and is a debut of the author. Being hailed as a political fantasy thriller filled with conspiracy theories and assassinations, this book immediately got my attention. Throw in the added bonus of the main protagonist having to rule and change the world…

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  • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a novel based on an artificial robot learning and navigating the complicated and wide range of human emotions and feelings. This novel was released in March 2021 but I am willing to say that this will definitely be one of the best reads for me in the…

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  • We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep by Andrew Kelly Steward is a short science fiction and post apocalyptic novel. With the entire story taking place within a submarine, it evokes a claustrophobic setting that is sure to please many looking for something dreary and dystopian like. I’ve read this novel being similar and…

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