Jason Rokku has many jobs. You’re invited to explore them…if you can figure out why he’s doing what he’s doing.
Read More
Harrow The Ninth
A challenging and often-frustrating read leaves me wondering if I should go forward with the series.
Read More“Hang on, and I insist you fasten your seatbelts. No seriously, this spacecraft is not noving until everyone is buckled in.” —Probably the crew’s ship’s computer, at any given moment of crisis.
Gravity Storms And More
Interstellar adventures, intrigue and excitement — and a computer that looks and acts like the captain’s mother.
Read MoreLiberty of Death!?
No, not a typo for “Liberty or Death” — I checked. Complex and with dangerous hints of nuance and darkness!
Read More
December 'Zines
in Collection, Reading Notes, SFF
The good, the…well, none of it was bad or ugly, really. Three solid short publications for December, 2022.
Read More
The E. C. Tubb Box Set: Vintage SF With A Modern Side
A prolific author from the last century, updated and reissued for today.
Read More
Thanksgiving Break - Books Completed
A sweep through the virtual bookshelves, looking at books finished during November.
Read MoreThanksgiving Break - Abandoned and In Stasis
Or, what happened to the time when I liked reading nonfiction?
Read MoreChoose your future adventure carefully.
Future Adventures: The Collection
Future Adventures is a 2019 collection of eight self- and independently-published SF novels, brought together under one virtual cover. Not all are created equal, but it was a great vehicle for finding authors I’d never been exposed to before and will definitely seek out again.
Read MoreNot content with awesome writing, she made an official (and awesome) trailer for the series….
Daylight Savings Update
in Series, Science Fiction, Reading Notes, Mil SF, SFF
I used the extra hour on November 6 to put the finishing touches on this long set of capsule reviews, covering late summer into the autumn. Dive in for some great series, stand-alone, and compilations, as well as one or two you might consider avoiding.
Read More
Immerse or Die: The Novel Smackdown
Exactly like it says! An eight-pack of solid SF from prolific author, critic and treadmill owner Jefferson Smith. Nothing bad, some truly excellent!
Read More
Image: choosetheadventure.net
Labor Day Labor of Reading Love
That’s me slaying my procrastination! Hahaha…of course it isn’t. Time to read has been plentiful for the last seven months. Energy to write, not so much. Catching up with this post.
Read MoreMetal On The Move: Metal Legion Complete Series
in Science Fiction, Mil SF, Series
Heavy metal, marching into combat to the sound of…heavy metal!
Read More
A Master of Djinn
in Reading Notes, SFF, Steampunk
Fantastic novel-length addition to a vivid world, by a highly-awarded author. Please tell us more is on the way!
Read MoreExit Spring
New Saad Z. Hossain! And an end-of-spring cleaning: what’s done, what’s paused and what’s out.
Read MoreJust. Could. Not. Do. It. (Sigh…)
Not Ready For Valentine's Day
Not ready by my Valentine’s Day deadline, but worth the wait!
Read MoreInteresting concept, lots of potential.
The Arc of the Story: Recent ARCs
The good, the bad and the irritating — sometimes in the same book!
Read MoreLibertarians of Luna, Unite!
America has colonized the Moon. Will it have the wisdom to keep that colony?
Read MoreWinter Author Special Look: P.K. Lentz
SF/SFF from an interesting independent author who’s not afraid to color outside the genre lines.
Read More
The Interdependency Trilogy
A polished trilogy from a modern master who brings echoes of the future into today.
Read More