Desert Oracle by Ken Layne came out recently, and, unlike my normal modality, I read something current. I enjoyed this even if this book tended to cover topics several decades old. The author showed us a good sense of humor and did not take himself too seriously. Genre: Science Fiction/Non-Fiction …
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen was a hidden gem in my bookcase which I am glad I gave a try for this was a great book to start the new year with. This book was a real page turner which had me breaking some of my reading rules because I …
Alligator by Lisa Moore is a literary masterpiece. I bought this book at the downtown Powells in Portland about 15 years ago when my daughter was going to college there. I guess it stayed on one of my, oh so many shelves, for a while, mostly because I like to …
The Made Up Man by Karen Heular is an odd novel I put off reading for a long while. However, I am honestly attempting to read every book I have ever been sent to review, so here goes. Alyson’s life is all but destroyed when her longtime lover leaves her …
ACID by Emma Pass is set in a dark Orwellian future where a rich minority forces their believes and rule on a dispossessed and abused majority. The tale focused on Jenna Strong but it is hard for me to remember her name since it changes so many times throughout the …
‘Lo People, Her Tangh-i-ness has known about Manifesting and the Law of Attraction intuitively, but what has been delightful was to come across those who could express some of the occurrences that were happening kind of haphazardly. Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Vast Five Released: 2013 Stars: 3.5 Stars Reviewer: …
Do Not Resuscitate by Nicholas Ponticello is loosely a science fiction book which bounces from recent years to a few decades in the future. It follows the life of Jim Frost and his family. The book itself only dips its toe in the smallest fashion into any type of science …
The Exiles of the New World by Conor P. Dempsey is a science fiction novel with a strange dose of dystopia thrown in for flavor. The story revolves are a physicist named Kim and another scientist, Silva, who is going through a very different experience. Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Iconic …
Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton is a science fiction novel set in a far flung time when alien contact has helped dynamically improve the level of our technology. This is a huge novel with over 550 pages and a huge undertaking as the author follows the lives of numerous people …
The Unwinding by Juliana Rew is a Science Fiction novel set in well, all places and times. Gin is a middle aged woman who gets separated from her small family as a rift in the multiverse opens up and swallows them. She then sets out on a quest to be …
Wolf Smoke by Poe Casavant is a science fiction novel set in the not too distant future. Limited nuclear attacks and other wars have placed the earth in grave danger to the point where something must be done if the life on this planet is going to survive. Sarah is …
The Third Thaw by Karl J. Hanson came out this year and is a Science Fiction novel set in the not so distance future. In this tale, Earth is going to be hit by an asteroid, so the USA and Germany send human embryos to a far flung star to …
Genre: Science FictionPublisher: Image ComicsPublished: 2014Reviewer Rating: 3 StarsReviewer: Michael D. Griffiths The Far Bank of the Rubicon by Erik Wecks is a science fiction novel set in the deep reaches of space. In the far-flung future the human race lives across numerous stars. There are however, two factions, the …
The Messiah Game by Tom Flynn is a science fiction novel set in a future where the human race has spread through the solar system. Although there is a lot going on, the novel primarily focuses of the spreading of Christianity and the new form of entertainment called Spectators. The …
Trace the Stars was edited by Joe Monson and Jaleta Clegg. I have read one of Jaleta’s novels from back when we had the same publisher, Thus, I was looking forward to seeing what type of anthology she’d been part of releasing. I have to say I was impressed. I …
Immortality by Nick M. Lloyd is a Science Fiction novel set, well… in April and May of this year. When I was reading it, the different days of the week were listed with the date, which I found strange for it was the same week I read the book. I …
Redhead by Ian Cook is a Dark Fantasy novel set during our current era. It revolves around a reporter, Rebecca, and her new friends, a scientist name Jim and an archeologist named Larry. Rebecca discovers strange doings regarding redheads. There had been assaults and disappearances. Since she is a redhead …
The Ultra Big Sleep by Patrick Swenson is a science fiction novel set in the not too distant future. Even though most things on Earth seem similar to our time, things on Crowell’s world have gone through a great reorganizing as the Earth is connected into a multi-planet Union. Genre: …
Marko Kloos is one of the authors that Himself has mentioned more than once, so when I asked for more science fiction reads for Sci Fi Month, he suggested I read this series. Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: 47North Published: 2014 Reviewer Rating: 5 Stars Reviewer: SJ Higbee The year is …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Amazon Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I spotted this one on my Kindle while looking for a good sci fi read and dived in. I’m so glad I did – and I’ll be linking it up with this month’s …
