The Escher Man is a violent story, though beneath that bloody exterior is a thoughtful narrative that is deeply concerned with technology’s impact on memory.
Science Fiction
Review: Those Left Behind by N. C. Scrimgeour
Synopsis A dying planet. A desperate mission. A crew facing impossible odds. Humanity’s last hope lies with them… Time is running out for the people of New Pallas. Nobody knows that better than Alvera Renata, a tenacious captain determined to scout past the stars with nothing but a handpicked crew and a promise: to find […]
Review: Killswitch Protocol by M. J. Kuhn
Synopsis In New Avarita, every person is born with a purpose. Once fulfilled, they are eligible for Ascent, a peaceful passing and assumed rebirth on the next plane of existence, celebrated for having left their perfect mark upon the world. At least, that’s what the powers that be want them to believe. When Liv Spencer’s […]
Review: The Infinite Extent (Bobiverse #6) by Dennis E. Taylor
Synopsis: BOBIVERSE TO-DO · Determine who built a vast wormhole network–and why · Investigate mysterious, derelict alien spaceship · Crack faster-than-light travel · Help tens of thousands of refugees find a new planet · Confront a new threat from an old enemy · Figure out how to save the known universe from certain destruction So […]
Review: This Crimson Ruin (The Titan’s Wrath Trilogy #2) by Rebecca Thorne
Synopsis: Death might be the only escape. When Sergeant Nix Marr signed up as her ex’s bodyguard for a trip to the domed city of Fall, she doubted she’d return alive. But neither woman could have predicted the cataclysmic event that stranded them both beneath the ocean. Worse, Fall has been completely abandoned, ruins of a once-grand […]
Review: Star Trek: The Last Starship, Vol. 1 by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing
Synopsis: A Galaxy Shattered. A Legend Reborn. A New Frontier Begins. After the cataclysmic Burn brings warp travel to a standstill and shatters centuries of unity, the dream of the United Federation of Planets collapses almost overnight. Worlds are cut off. Civilizations tumble. Chaos fills the void where hope once thrived. Out of this cosmic […]
Review: Massif by Garth Nix
Synopsis: From New York Times bestseller and master of speculative fiction Garth Nix comes his first foray into adult science fiction with a brilliant and poignant stand-alone story of sentient starships, galactic warfare, and the bonds a crew forms far, far from Earth. Caught me a mountain Rode it to the stars It’s business as […]
Review: Umbra (Sentient Stars #1) by Amber Toro
Synopsis When Skyla left the Navy, she thought she would never look back. That’s until a strange virus disables her best friend and bonded ship, stranding them on a space station at the edge of UTA space run by the arrogant Commander Hinata Azai. Hinata was exiled for his failures, and while he would do […]
Review: Scion by James Islington
Synopsis: John Wick meets Blade Runner in this fast-paced cyberpunk thriller by the #1 NYT bestselling author of The Will of the Many. My job, when you think about it, isn’t so different from a lot of people’s. I have to deal with a ton of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. […]
Review: Bounty, Inc by Adam Holcombe
Synopsis: A dream lives on while a will is strong, but a significant inheritance from a recently-deceased father sure helps too. When Wyn throws away his easy life to open the galaxy’s first bounty hunter organization and become a bounty hunter himself, he soon learns that a strong support system will be needed. A support […]
Review: Blightfall (Riftwake #1) by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
Synopsis: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first book in a new, high-flying trilogy featuring the legendary Skyward Flight as they undertake a deadly intergalactic mission to explore a mysterious alien world. After decades of war against alien oppressors, the humans of the Defiant Defense Force are […]
Review: Engines of Reason (Elder Race #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Synopsis: Visit a world where sorcery intertwines with science by multiple Hugo nominee Adrian Tchaikovsky in this highly-anticipated sequel to his hugely popular Elder Race. On a planet where stories govern identity, where science and magic are a merely point of view, a fallen princess, a reluctant wizard, and a precocious child must unravel the […]