Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by David L. Felts Have you read this book? The End of All Things, by John Scalzi, is the sixth book set in his Old Man’s War universe, following The Human Division. Both The Human Division and The End …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? This is the final book in this remarkable trilogy. Given the scope and ambition of these books — to explore Plato’s thoughts on what makes an ideal society in his book, …
Genre: Alternate History Publisher: CB Creative Books Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Oscar and I finally completed our time with Philip and his talking animal companions with the fourth and last book in this series. Would it sustain the standard set …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Restless Books Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? Extra Super Grande, by Yoss, is a comic science fiction tale. Not the longest book around, it just topped 150 pages and focused on the adventures of a planet …
Review of Van Helsing on SYFY By Amy Romine First episode date: July 31, 2016 Network: Syfy Have you seen this series? Vanessa Helsing, distant relative of famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, is resurrected only to find that vampires have taken over the world. She is humanity’s last hope …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Solaris Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? The first thing to say is — like all the other books in this entertaining godpunk series — Age of Heroes is entirely standalone. The only thing linking these books is they …
Genre: Thriller/Suspense Publisher: eXtasybooks Published: 2010 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? Serenity Lost, by Amy Romine, may be labeled a Romantic Suspense novel or perhaps even a Crime Drama, but in many ways it’s also only a few notches below a full …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Connie Willis is in that special category of writers as having been the author of one of my all-time favourite novels, Doomsday Book — see my review here. I couldn’t …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Atthis Arts Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? In an ideal world, I would have read the first book, The Banished Craft, before plunging into this epic fantasy. However, I’ve fallen behind my reading schedule and wanted to ensure …
Star Trek Beyond (2016), Rated “PG-13” Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella Directed by Justin Lin Review by David L. Felts Rating: Have you seen this movie? I finally got around to seeing Star Trek Beyond. I enjoy …
Suicide Squad (2016), Rated “PG-13” Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne Directed by David Ayer Review by Dave Felts Rating Have you seen this movie? Suicide Squad is one of those movies that makes me wonder what …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Broken Eye Books Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? Izanami’s Choice by Adam Heine is an innovative Science Fiction novella with a Steampunk twist. It delivers on its boost to have Samurai verses Robots action and yeah …
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Rated “PG-13” Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Directed by Bryan Singer Review by Michael D. Griffiths Rating: Have you seen this movie? Okay, for the few of you who might have read my recent review of Captain America: Civil War where I said that …
Jacob is not who he used to be. His eyes, his voice, even his breath smells the same, somehow. But he’s not my husband. Not anymore. Looking out at the garden, I find he’s more like an ornament. A tall, slender lawn decoration. A grownup gnome. The sun shines over …
Part One: The Doll The night was chilly, and the first snow covered the hills that surrounded this sleepy town like a jealous lover. Dave Burn, a self proclaimed clairvoyant, who made his fortune thanks to superstitious people, walked quickly through the dark streets to meet the cozy heat of …
SFReader 2015 Story Contest First Place Winner Desmond Warzel is the author of a few dozen short stories in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. A full bibliography can be found at the Jobless Insomniacs Motorcycle Club, a blog that he updates about once per epoch. Apart from this here yarn, …
SFReader 2015 Story Contest Second Place Winner “Willie.” “…” “Willie. Wake up.” “…” “Willie, it’s time to wake up.” “…nn…” “Come on Willie. You’ve been asleep for three and a half years. Time to exercise that prefrontal cortex.” “… kay… jus few more mins…” “No NOW Willie!” Something metal jabbed itself …
SFReader 2015 Story Contest Third Place Winner Novelist, journalist, satirist, Bruce Golden’s short stories have been published more than a hundred times across 20 countries and a score of anthologies. Asimov’s Science Fiction described his second novel, “If Mickey Spillane had collaborated with both Frederik Pohl and Philip K. Dick, he might have produced …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I have met Adrian at a number of Fantasycons and as well as being a gifted and intelligent writer, he is also a really nice man. He is also on …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? The first book in this series, The Red Knight was something special and I also, eventually, much enjoyed The Fell Sword — see my review here — but now we are on …
