“Empire Games” by Charles Stross
I’ve never read any Charles Stross before, but he’s been on my wishlist for a very long time, so I was excited to read this book. It’s set in the…
Read more“Merchants and Maji” by William C. Tracy
Merchants and Maji is a collection of two novellas set in the same universe (the “Dissolutionverse”) – Last Delivery and The First Majus in Space. It’s been a while since…
Read more“Martians Abroad” by Carrie Vaughn
I don’t think Martians Abroad is coming out for a couple of weeks, but I was delighted to receive a review copy from Tor a couple of days ago since…
Read more“Time Salvager” by Wesley Chu
I hadn’t read anything by Wesley Chu before, but I’ve heard extravagant praise for the Lives of Tao series, so I was looking forward to it. Unfortunately, I didn’t think…
Read more“Too Like The Lightning” by Ada Palmer
I knew absolutely nothing about Too Like The Lightning when I picked it up to read it (well, other than the fact that Tor had sent it to me, so it…
Read moreA few mini-reviews, January 2016 edition
I’ve read more than 30 books since the last book I reviewed, so I’m just going to do a few 1-paragraph reviews in an attempt to catch up. The Philospher…
Read more“Luna: New Moon” by Ian McDonald
As always, I’m behind on my reviews, so I’m keeping this one short. Luna: New Moon was marketed as “Game of Thrones set on the moon”, and that seemed pretty…
Read more“Ancillary Mercy” by Ann Leckie
Spoilers warning: Spoilers for Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword. Ancillary Mercy starts right where Ancillary Sword ended, with everyone at and near Athoek Station recovering from the fallout of the…
Read more“Aurora” by Kim Stanley Robinson
I’ve been meaning to get around to reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s work for a while (I’m woefully underread in the sci-fi classics), so I was delighted to get an unexpected…
Read more“The Galaxy Game” by Karen Lord
I was really excited to get a review copy of The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord; I absolutely loved both of Lord’s prior novels – I reviewed Redemption in Indigo…
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