SF/Fantasy
a science fiction or fantasy book
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PURGATORY’S SHORE – Taylor Anderson
It is 1847 and a group of American soldiers are on their way to fight in the Mexican-American War. They are meant to join General Scott’s troupes at Veracruz, but something happens along the way and they never arrive to join up with General Scott’s campaign. These wayward soldiers are a mixed group of dragoons… Continue reading
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TICKER – Lisa Mantchen
Penny Farthing was nearly dead when surgeon Calvin Warwick replaced her heart with a mechanical ‘Ticker’. With the brass heart, Penny became the first of the Augmented. But Calvin is arrested and put on trial for mass murder when it is learned that many people died as he’s worked on them, trying to build an… Continue reading
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SPIDERTOUCH – Alex Thomson
For the longest time, I thought publisher Angry Robot was putting out some of the best science fiction and fantasy on the market. Exciting, cutting-edge works were coming out of this press quite regularly. Then a couple of years ago I began to get disappointed with what I was reading – for the first time… Continue reading
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THE SISTERS SPUTNIK – Terri Favro
Debbie Reynolds Biondi is the creator of a comic book series called Sputnik Chick: A Girl With No Past. Debbie lives in different timelines. The comic book series has been an outlet for Debbie to detail her experiences in Atomic Mean Time. In Earth Standard Time, Debbie travels with her apprentice, Unicorn Girl, and Cassandra –… Continue reading
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SO DARK THE SKY – Cidney Swanson
Second grade teacher Penny Wanjiru encourages her students to follow their dreams, so when the surprising opportunity for Penny to become a Mars Colony astronaut comes her way, she knows she must follow her dream. It is not a cut and dry decision, however, as Penny’s grandmother (who she’s quite close to) is having health… Continue reading
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THE WISDOM OF DEAD MEN – Oisin McGann
Once again I managed to select a book that is the middle of a series without realizing it. That’s a problem with ARC’s sometimes – you don’t see a cover boasting “Book Two” or “”Continuing the Saga.” We are in Victorian era Ireland following the Wildenstern family. Brothers Nate (who has been traveling), and Berto… Continue reading
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SWASHBUCKLERS – Dan Hanks
The literary equivalent to the Hollywood ‘B’ movie would probably be the pulps, or ‘pulp fiction.’ We don’t see a lot of pulp fiction today, but I’d say that author Dan Hanks is still writing in the pulp fiction style. In Swashbucklers, our hero is Cisco Collins. And ‘hero’ is the correct term. As a child,… Continue reading
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SLEWFOOT: A TALE OF BEWITCHERY – Brom
Oof, this was good. Have you ever wondered why, during the Salem witchcraft trials era, if the women accused of being witches really were witches, they didn’t perform some sort of magic to survive? I’m thinking author Brom may have wondered this. Abigail is an innocent and energetic young English girl, sold by her father… Continue reading
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TALUS AND THE FROZEN KING – Graham Edwards
Talus, a bard, and his companion Bran, make a journey to the island realm of Creyak. A king has been murdered and there are no shortages of suspects, including the king’s six sons, the local shaman, the servant girl, or even a neighboring warlord. Talus, who is clever and insightful, will study the clues and investigate,… Continue reading
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LOCKLANDS – Robert Jackson Bennett
I’ve used the term ‘epic fantasy’ to refer to a style or genre of fantasy before, but Robert Jackson Bennett’s Lockland, the conclusions to his The Founders Trilogy, is truly epic in style and heart – not just as a genre description. Note that you won’t want to read this as a stand-alone novel. It requires… Continue reading
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SPELUNKING THROUGH HELL – Seanan McGuire
I’ve read a lot of Seanan McGuire’s books (under her name and under the name Mira Grant) and I’ve really liked most of them, but the InCryptid series is possibly my favorite, and this particular book really turns up the heat. This is Alice’s story. Alice Price-Healy once fell in love with a man named… Continue reading
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QUESTLAND – Carrie Vaughn
Dr. Addie Cox is a literature professor – very happy with her job and the assumption that she is making a mark on impressionable young minds. It’s a comfortable life and she’s happy with it. Then her status quo changes when Harris Lang, a billionaire tech genius offers her a job. Lang owns an island… Continue reading
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