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Category Archives: Book reviews
Book Review: Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Space Opera generated a lot of buzz when it was published last year. This year, it got nominated for the 2019 Hugo Award for the best novel. And rightfully so. This is one of the funniest books published in recent … Continue reading
Book Review: The Bobiverse Trilogy by Dennis E. Taylor
The Bobiverse trilogy is an excellent blend of high concepts, believable future, adventure and action. It is both entertaining and introspective, with deep moral dilemmas. The prose is easy flowing, and the characters relatable. However, is misses its mark by … Continue reading
Hugo review – The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
K. Jemisin became he first author to win three consecutive Hugo awards for this trilogy. Between 2016 and 2018 she took home the Best Novel award for The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky. If I’m not … Continue reading
The Story So Far: The Magitech Chronicles by Chris Fox
Space dragons, magic-powered weapons and spaceships, dead and resurrected gods and planet-sized skulls. That and much more can be found in this blend of science fiction and fantasy. After five books I must admit I am a fan. The books … Continue reading
Comics review: Shipwreck by Warren Ellis
Shipwreck is not for everyone. It is a difficult, but rewarding work. Its twisted story that leaves the reader guess till the last moment, weird characters and quirky worldbuilding, as well as the amazingly appropriate art style, all combine to … Continue reading
Classic Review: Neuromancer by William Gibson
In my opinion, Neuromancer is the most influential science fiction novel published to date. It’s been revolutionary, it predicted technologies and concepts better than some of the older classics (most notably Stand on Zanzibar, which is often praised for its … Continue reading
The Name of the Monster was Frankenstein
When it comes to classic science fiction, you have two kinds of people: those who call the monster “Frankenstein”, and those who smugly point out that Frankenstein was its maker; the monster was never named in the book. Let me … Continue reading
The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell: A Retrospective
Spanning 17 books in 12 years so far, The Lost Fleet and its offshoots are a monumental undertaking for its author, the retired US Navy officer writing under the pen name Jack Campbell. And even though the books are lacking … Continue reading
Book Review: Blindsight by Peter Watts
From the realm of hard and dark science fiction comes a book about … space vampires? Well, not exactly, but I had to get it out of the way. This book does include vampires, but that’s just a small part … Continue reading
Book review: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed is one of the most awarded science fiction novels. It won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards, and has been widely recognized even outside its sci-fi genre. With a good reason, I may add: the book crosses over … Continue reading