Genre: Science Fiction Anthology Publisher: Dark Regions Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by James Michael White Have you read this book? Ebb Tides is a collection of twenty short stories by Mary Soon Lee who explores the sociological side of science fiction (as opposed to the hard gadget/techy/wow side) …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Annick Press Published: 1993 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lisa DuMond Have you read this book? By this time, I hope you’ve been able to find a copy of Life On Mars and you’ve begun enjoying the wonderful work of author Donn Kushner. If you haven’t embarked …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scorpius Digital Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lisa DuMond Have you read this book? If there is a single flaw with William F. Wu’s writing, it is that he doesn’t do enough of it. Once you’ve had a taste of his singular brand of fiction …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Published: 1999 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lisa DuMond Have you read this book? Oh, how primitive and superstitious people were in the 10th century! Just because a calendar was about to roll over, they thought the world was going to end, that horrors awaited them …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Savvy Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? It’s almost a century into the future and Earth has been host to alien Negami from Aldebaran for some time. The aliens are mostly observers, refusing to share any …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: 1st Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? The Wizard’s Wife is published by 1st Books Library, a Print on Demand outfit. I’ve ranted before about POD books, but that’s not going to stop me from ranting again. …
Genre: Alternate History Publisher: Tor Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? It’s almost a truism that expectations play a huge role in how we judge a book. I actively dislike the alternate history subgenre so was prepared to hate Darwinia. As …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? In the movie Heathers, Veronica Sawyer’s father asks, “God damn, won’t somebody tell me why I read these spy novels?” to which she replies, “Because you’re an idiot.” I feel the …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Random House Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? This is a typical Foster novel. Take a subculture character from the ordinary world and send him on a whirlwind tour of the absurd. Unfortunately, the joke is wearing …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Ballantine Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? The third (and final?) book in the Rampart Worlds series is similar to the first two — another installment of the Continuing Adventures of Asahel Frost. Mr. Frost is the …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Fraser Ronald Have you read this book? Glen Cook has done it again. You can tell, when you see that name and the words ‘Black Company’ on a novel, that you are in for a good time. …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: EOS Published: 2001 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Bluejack Have you read this book? Ben Weaver mixes the best sensibilities of military science fiction with a little Star Wars style magic. The result builds from a boot-camp tale with a twist to an exciting, fast-paced adventure. …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Ballantine Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? With the exception of the recent Wonderland Gambit trilogy (which I plan to pick up soon), I own every SF book Jack L. Chalker has written. Priam’s Lens is just …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Simon and Schuster Published: 1997 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? The book won the 1997 Nebula Award for best novel. After reading it, I can only scratch my head as to how it even got nominated. This is clearly …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Published: 1998 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Aaron M. Renn Have you read this book? Sawyer makes a valiant attempt to write a science fiction story that is as much about real human relationships as it is about science. While this is a …
Genre: Faith Based Science Fiction Publisher: Pocket Books Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? The World in Shadow is the sequel to Theodore Beale’s The War in Heaven. Like the previous book, this one is also Christian fantasy–a story where Christianity …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Shaman Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Darlene Hoffman Have you read this book? A futuristic love story with a backdrop concerning the civil rights of artificially-created humans is at the center of Mortals All (Shaman Press), but there are many layers to this …
Genre: Faith Based Science Fiction Publisher: Pocket Books Published: 2000 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? It was interesting to me to note that The War in Heaven was originally published in mass-market paperback in 2000. Now, Pocket Books has reissued it as …
Genre: Horror Publisher: Pinnacle Horror Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I couldn’t tell you where, but I’ve read some Scott Nicholson stories before; on the web or in print, I’m not sure, but I recognized his name when I saw …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ballantine Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Bluejack Have you read this book? China Mieville brought a bold and unforgiving new vision to speculative fiction with Perdido Street Station. The Scar is a sequel more in spirit than in narrative (although a few filaments of character …
