SF/FANTASY – Page 29 – Looking For a Good Book

February 12, 2021

CAPTAIN MOXLEY AND THE EMBERS OF THE EMPIRE – Dan Hanks

It is 1952 and World War II is over, but it’s still fresh in people’s minds. And when you’re an ace fighter pilot who worked privately for a secret branch of the U.S. government, you’re now out of work and looking for excitement. Samantha “Sam” Moxley is that fighter pilot – a dominant woman in… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, science fiction

January 29, 2021

THE HEART OF THE CIRCLE – Keren Landsman

The Sons of Simeon are religious extremists in Israel. Their focus is finding and persecuting sorcerers. This not exactly in line with government law, but the government tends to look the other way. When a demonstration ends with a brutal murder, the empath Reed becomes the next target for the extremist groups. Reed has sorcerer… Continue reading

ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY

2 Stars, Romance, SF/Fantasy

January 25, 2021

A TEST OF COURAGE – Justina Ireland

I am all in favor of anything that will get school-aged kids to read. Books based on a popular television or movie franchise are a great way to get kids reading, and is there any better franchise out there right now than the Disney-owned Star Wars series? There’s a new space station about to be… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, YA

Children’s Books, Entertainment, science fiction, YA

January 18, 2021

SHROUDED LOYALTIES – Reese Hogan

Mila Blackwood is a Naval officer with a secret … she, and others of her country, know how to ‘shroud.’ Shrouding is the ability to travel around the planet in a matter of seconds by using alternate realities. This is useful because Mila and her countrymen are currently at war and there are enemies everywhere.… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, SF/Fantasy

January 15, 2021

THE ECHO WIFE – Sarah Gailey

Evelyn Caldwell is an award-winning genetics researcher. A strong, motivated women, she is surprised when one morning she receives a phone call from a woman named Martine asking for Evelyn’s help. Evelyn’s husband, Nathan, is bleeding out in Martine’s kitchen. Martine, Evelyn learns, is Nathan’s mistress. So why would she call Evelyn for help? Martine… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, SF/Fantasy, Thriller

January 6, 2021

SOLOMON THE PEACEMAKER – Hunter Welles

Vincent Alan Chell has a lot to say. He talks about his wife, Yael, who committed suicide. He talks about a cult group that meets in a church basement. And he talks about the robots serving mankind and how the Peacemaker – an artificial intelligence – has been controlling the peace for decades. Vincent Alan… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

January 4, 2021

STARSHIP REPO – Patrick S. Tomlinson

What happens if you don’t make your payments on the starship you’re flying? It gets repossessed, of course. But what does it take to repossess a starship? Firstname Lastname is about to find out. Firstname Lastname is a young woman (and yes, that’s really her legal name, due to a clerical error, but she goes… Continue reading

HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

Book Reviews, Books, Humor, science fiction

January 1, 2021

TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS – Christopher Paolini

I suspect that there has been a great deal of anticipation for this book – the newest book by the much-acclaimed author of the Eragon series, Christopher Paolini. Kira Navárez is on a routine survey mission when she discovers an alien artifact. This might be an exciting discovery if it didn’t bring with it an… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

Book Reviews, Books, SF/Fantasy

December 21, 2020

THE HARP OF KINGS – Juliet Marillier

Liobhan is an eighteen-year-old singer and whistle player. She is highly skilled and such skill runs in the family as her brother, Brocc, has a meltingly beautiful singing voice and unusually adept skills on the harp. But Liobhan wants more than the life of a performing artist. She wants to be a warrior. She and… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

December 18, 2020

INTO THE DARK – Claudia Gray

Padawan Reath Silas has a lot to learn, and he’d really prefer to stay at the Jedi temple on Coruscant to keep studying, but as a padawan, he’s at the mercy of the Jedi and they’ve determined that he has to visit an un-(or under-)developed area farther out. But the trip goes awry when a galactic-wide… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

December 14, 2020

THE RUSSIAN CAGE – Charlaine Harris

I jumped into this series three books in, and I think that was a mistake! Sometimes you can pick up a book in the middle of a series and still get everything you need to know about the characters and relationships and the world in which it is set. And sometimes each book relies so… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, science fiction

December 11, 2020

THE THIEF OF WORLDS – Bruce Coville

Bruce Coville has a new book?! This is big news! Why haven’t I seen this on CNN or Bloomberg TV (I’m pretty sure I know why it wasn’t on Fox)? Hurricane is a twelve-year-old boy who got his name because he was born during a hurricane. Perhaps it was that birth, but beyond the name,… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult