Synopsis “You are the next step in human evolution…” What if you could be capable of more? What if you could think sharper, read faster, memorise better, sleep deeper? For Logan Ramsay, it’s happening. He’s been targeted for an upgrade. The problem is, it wasn’t his choice. His genes have been hacked. To discover why, […]
Science Fiction
Review: The Emergent (Book #2 of the Cosmic Series) by Nadia Afifi
Synopsis Neuroscientist Amira Valdez is in danger. Andrew Reznik, the ruthless leader of the fundamentalist Trinity Compound, is using a powerful mind control drug to form an army with a shared consciousness and a single goal — to wage war against the outside world. And he’s determined to capture Amira to study the strange neurological […]
Interview: Emily Inkpen, creator of The Dex Legacy
If you’ve listened to the grimdark, political sci-fi audio drama, The Dex Legacy, then you’ll know it’s awesome. If you haven’t had chance to listen to it, and you wondered what it was like, you can check out my review of season one by clicking right here. But instead of hearing me babble on about […]
Review: The Universe After Trilogy by Drew Williams
Summary: Drew Williams’s The Stars Now Unclaimed, the first volume of The Universe After series, is a fun, adventure-filled space opera set in a far-future galaxy.“The only thing more fun than a bonkers space battle is a whole book packed with bonkers space battles. Come for the exploding spaceships, stay for the intriguing universe.”—Becky Chambers, […]
Review: Expect Me Tomorrow by Christopher Priest
Synopsis An epic, decades-spanning science-fiction mystery from the award-winning author of THE SEPARATION and THE PRESTIGE. A petty thief who called himself John Smith was arrested in 1877 for theft through fraudulent behaviour. He was convicted and sent to prison. In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck’s father died on a glacier, and their lives separated. […]
Review: Lost in Time by AG Riddle
Synopsis Control the past. Save the future. One morning, Dr. Sam Anderson wakes up to find that the woman he loves has been murdered. For Sam, the horror is only beginning. He and his daughter are accused of the crime. The evidence is ironclad. They will be convicted. And so, to ensure his daughter goes […]
Review: Sentient by Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta
Summary: From Eisner Award-winners Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer) and Gabriel Walta (The Vision)…WELCOME TO THE U.S.S. MONTGOMERY. When a separatist attack kills every adult on board a colony ship in deep space, it is up to VALARIE, the on-board A.I., to help the ship’s children survive. But as they are pursued by dangerous forces, can […]
Review: Roman Britain’s Pirate King by Simon Elliott
Synopsis: In the mid-3rd century AD Roman Britain’s regional fleet, the Classis Britannica, disappeared. It was never to return. Soon the North Sea and English Channel were over-run by Germanic pirates preying upon the east and south coast of Britain, and the continental coast up to the Rhine Delta. The western augustus (senior emperor) Maximian […]
Review: The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine #1)
Synopsis: All legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first. I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I’ve stolen old magics and been cursed for it. […]
Review: The Stars Within by Lena Alison Knight
Series: The Gift of the Stars #1Genre: Space Opera/Military Sci-FiIntended Age Group: AdultPages: 238Published: 2021Publisher: Self Published Summary: For Kerelle Evandra, her psionic powers have always meant three things: mandatory service to a multigalactic corporation, a luxurious lifestyle as a prized asset, and an electronic collar that will kill her if she steps out of […]
Review: Nexus Point (Book #1 of the Time Ranger Series) by K. Pimpinella
Synopsis Winner of a 2021 Canada Book AwardQuarter Finalists in SPSFCEditor’s Pick, BookLife/Publisher’s Weekly The year is 2198. Earth has unified under one government — Utopia. War has ravaged the planet, forcing many citizens to immigrate to space stations and colonies. As human life expands into space, the Nexus Point and its abandoned station are […]
Review: Monster of the Dark (Mirrors in the Dark #1) by K.T. Belt
Monster of the Dark is one of the 2021-22 SPSFC Finalists! I read it as part of the judging process.