Synopsis: The monstrous Carryx empire was built by subjugation and war. Thousands of species are bound to their Sovran’s command in an endless, blood-soaked test: be useful in the eternal conflict or be slaughtered. Dafyd Alkhor, highest among their human captives, is feared and despised by the very people he champions. Ruthless in carving out […]
Science Fiction
Review: StarHawks: Aegis (StarHawks #1) by Vennessa Robertson
Synopsis: Citizen. Civilian. Veto. In the distant future, when mankind leaves FirstEarth to forge a new home among the stars, these three words are used to classify every person in the galaxy. Alanwe Treskae, commander of the StarHawks, has always served the High Council with honor. Until she is asked to falsify a report concerning […]
Review: Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler
Synopsis: In Ray Nayler’s speculative novel of the recent past, four young teens caught between Nazis and the Red Army survive winter in the woods with the help of a flock of highly intelligent crows with a magnificent secret of their own to protect Neriya, a young Jewish girl who dreams of becoming a biologist, […]
Review: Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate by Dayton Ward
Synopsis A thrilling new adventure based on the acclaimed TV series Star Trek: Picard! 2401: Just weeks after defeating a devastating joint attack by rogue Changelings and remnants of the Borg Collective, Starfleet and the Federation face a long period of recovery that requires replacing lost personnel and ships. While touring the U.S.S. Titan-A, which is just […]
Review: Death Between the Stars by Nico Vincenty
Synopsis Two friends, three days, one haunted spaceship. After spending the past few years hosting a successful ghost hunting webseries, Magnolia and Korinne score the ultimate opportunity of their career: tagging along as one of humanity’s ancient generation ships flies to its final resting place. It’s the perfect setting for the show’s finale, and possibly […]
Review: The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Synopsis: Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone space opera where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always a mere breath away. Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow–to walk out into […]
Review: Star Trek: Red Shirts by Christopher Cantwell, illustrated by Megan Levens
Synopsis: The doomed Starfleet crew members, the red shirts, must track down spies on an isolated planet in this graphic novel. Stranded on the snow-ridden planet Arkonia 89, the crew of the U.S.S. Warren has a small window in which to pin down spies seeking to steal classified secrets and keep Starfleet data out of […]
Review: Against All Odds (Grimm’s War #1) by Jeffrey Haskell
Synopsis The wrong crew. The wrong ship. The right Captain. Idealistic navy lieutenant Jacob Grimm just wanted to honor his mother’s sacrifice in the last great war. When he’s forced to return fire and destroy a squadron of ships to save his own, he thinks he’s the hero… Until they discover the ships are full […]
Review: Terrible Worlds: Destinations by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Synopsis: The Future Is The Journey. The vastness of space, the endless ribbon of time, worlds beyond our own: humanity has always been driven to explore, to pass the horizon and enter the unknown. For too many, that drive is what ultimately destroys us. In three critically-acclaimed novellas, the “British master of science fiction” (Reactor) […]
Review: Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries #8) by Martha Wells
Synopsis: Everyone’s favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells’ bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series. Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. Having volunteered to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realises that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn’t […]
The Last Contract of Isako By Fonda Lee
Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone science fiction epic where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always a mere breath away. Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow-to walk out into […]
Review: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Synopsis: She’s human in every way that matters. Annie is the perfect girlfriend. She has dinner ready for Doug every night, wears the outfits he buys for her, and caters to his every sexual whim. Maybe her cleaning isn’t always good enough, but she’s trying really hard. She was designed that way, after all. Because […]