One of the fundamental difficulties of reading Science Fiction that gets bandied about the internet is the inherent requirement for the reader to learn about new technology. Compared to fantasy, Sci-Fi is apparently asking a lot of readers. After all, swinging a sword and riding a horse are apparently skills we have all internalized and […]
Graphic Novel Review: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS VOL. 1 by Simon Oliver and Robbi Rodriguez
March 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Book Review: PENNSYLVANIA (1-3) by Michael Bunker
February 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Michael Bunker’s fiction is a new fascination of mine. After gobbling up the first three parts of Pennsylvania last week, I had to pick up his novel, Wick – The Omnibus Edition. I also recorded a podcast interview with him last night, which I’ll post for Friday, the release of Pennsylvania 4: Thou Shalt Not. […]
Book Review: THE TROOP by Nick Cutter
February 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In his endnotes to this excellent horror novel, Nick Cutter acknowledges a debt to the structure of Stephen King’s Carrie, although The Troop (Gallery Books) bears no resemblance to that book. What it does have in common with Carrie is the use of counterpoint narrative in the form of courtroom interviews, scientific accounts and magazine […]
Book Review: Cursed (Part 1) by Platt and Truant
February 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a few weeks since I finished Cursed, and I’m continually surprised at how much I still think about it. This story of a chupacabra on the run from his hungry past strikes a great tone early on, combining a sick kind of humor with the potential for horribly painful death. We enter the […]
Book Review: THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES by Scott Lynch
February 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Republic of Thieves, Book Three of Scott Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastard sequence, is a worthy addition to the story of roguish conmen, Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen. This installment was a long time coming and well worth the wait. Lynch does not disappoint. He continues to find new and interesting ways in which to expand […]
Book Review and Reading Sample: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by Andrew Smith
February 10, 2014 by 3 Comments
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith (Press play above to hear a sample of Grasshopper Jungle. It is from our upcoming podcast with Andrew, releasing Tuesday, Feb. 11) In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that […]
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Book Review: ANCILLARY JUSTICE by Ann Leckie
February 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
There are three reasons why Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie probably took first place on io9’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2013 and why it deserves to be at the top of such a list. Even if you don’t care for io9 and their selection, this is a book that you should give […]
Book Review: HANG WIRE by Adam Christopher
February 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In Hang Wire by Adam Christopher, Bay area blogger, Ted Hall, is celebrating his thirty-seventh birthday with friends at a Chinese restaurant when his fortune cookie explodes. What seems like a minor head injury later turns into a series of sleep-walking episodes, leaving Ted with no memory of what he’s been doing in the middle […]
Book Review: SAND by Hugh Howey
February 1, 2014 by 6 Comments
***New SAND fan fiction by Timothy C. Ward, Scavenger: Red Sands (Scavenger #1), and Scavenger: Blue Dawn (Scavenger #2), sold with permission by Hugh Howey*** I finished Sand this morning and was surprised to find a tear. I’ve wanted to cry from reading a book before, and did at the end of listening to 11/22/63, […]
Book Review: THE ECHO by James Smythe
January 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Echo by James Smythe The disappearance of the spaceship Ishiguro twenty-three years ago devastated the global space program and set back exploration for a generation. Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of twin brothers Mira and Tomas Hyvonen, the program has been resurrected. Spearheading a new age of human discovery, the brothers also hope […]
