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Dystopian

Review: Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky

November 30, 2023 by Craigbookwyrm Leave a Comment

Cage of Souls is a captivating work of speculative fiction of the highest order. A standalone that felt like an entire series in scope and imagination. Adrian Tchaikovsky’s world building and storytelling is off the charts in this outrageously entertaining story.

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Dystopian, Hard SciFi, Reviews, Science Fiction, Standalone Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Book Review, Cage of Souls, Science Fiction

Review: Far Removed (The Apidecca Duology #1) by C.B. Lansdell

November 9, 2023 by A.J. Calvin Leave a Comment

Synopsis: On the moon of Knyadrea, the sea yields intelligent life. For a species shaped by tides, change is the only constant. Little can be hidden in the glare of a spotlight. Charismatic and innovative, Oklas Sayve has risen to prominence in Apidecca, the moon’s capital city. A politician and college director, he has the […]

Filed Under: Aliens, Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction

Review: Metal by J.F. Lawrence

October 30, 2023 by A.J. Calvin Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Terrance Mathison, a veteran turned bioengineer, returns from a camping trip to find that a widespread pathogen is quickly rusting important metals once they’re touched. Amid the crumbling downfall of our technological society, he assembles a team of super-nerds and elite soldiers to find and secure a lab in hopes of developing a cure. […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Hard SciFi, Reviews, Science Fiction, Self Published

Review: Grievar’s Blood (The Combat Codes #2) by Alexander Darwin

September 12, 2023 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis The second book in an action-packed science fiction trilogy set on a far future world where the fate of nations is determined by battle-hardened warriors who are trained to compete in brutal single combat. In a world where single combat determines the fate of nations, the Grievar fight in the Circles so that the […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Heist, Mechs/Robots, Reviews, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Action, action novel, Alexander Darwin, fighting, Hachette, Magic, Martial Arts, mixed martial arts, Orbit, orbits, Science Fiction, The Combat Codes

Review: Battery Life by Brennan Gilpatrick and Gregory Lang

August 21, 2023 by Scott Leave a Comment

Batter Life

Summary: Equal parts Z for Zachariah and Mad Max, Gilpatrick and Lang’s darkly funny debut follows a girl from outer space and an aging scavenger who must learn to trust each other in order to survive. Welcome to the Junkyard, a toxic wasteland where humans, machines, and everything in between fight for survival among the […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: battery life, Book Review, fallout, Mad Max, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Scifi Action

Review: The Hand of God (Dark Legacies #1) by Yuval Kordov

August 2, 2023 by Charlie Cavendish Leave a Comment

Synopsis The world ended—twice. Once at humanity’s hand and a second time at God’s, according to legend. Only Esther, the Eternal One, saw it all happen. Chosen by the Messiah to redeem humanity, she heads a holy sisterhood that rules Cathedral, the Last City. Except Cathedral isn’t the last city, and the source of the Revenant […]

Filed Under: Debut, Dystopian, Mechs/Robots, Reviews, Science Fiction

Review: I AM AI (A Novelette) by Ai Jiang

July 27, 2023 by Frasier Armitage Leave a Comment

Synopsis If you have the opportunity to give up humanity for efficiency, mechanical invincibility, and to surpass human limitations. . . would you? Ai is a cyborg, under the guise of an AI writing program, who struggles to keep up with the never-blinking city of Emit as it threatens to leave all those like her […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Science Fiction

Review: One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie

July 25, 2023 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A thought-provoking and humbling novel about what we would do if we were given the opportunity to test our sons for a gene of violent predisposition.

Filed Under: Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller Tagged With: Berkley, Jayne Cowie, Thriller

Review: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

July 21, 2023 by Frasier Armitage Leave a Comment

Synopsis The archipelago of Prospera lies in the middle of a vast ocean. Created by a mythic genius known only as The Designer, Prospera exists in splendid isolation, forgetful of whichever untold horrors inspired its creation.  Citizens of the main island enjoy fulfilling and privileged lives, attended to by the obliging support staff who live […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction, Soft SciFi Tagged With: Orion Books, Science Fiction

Blog Tour Review: The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes #1) by Alexander Darwin

June 11, 2023 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Martial arts inspired fantasy with science fiction elements.

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Asian Inspired, Blog Tour, Book Tour, Dystopian, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Military SF, Reviews, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Alexander Darwin, Hachette Audio, Orbit, Orbit Books

Review: Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

May 30, 2023 by Scott Leave a Comment

Summary: One young woman faces down an all-powerful corporation in this “profound…resonant” (NPR), all-too-near future science fiction debut that reads like a refreshing take on Ready Player One, with a heavy dose of Black Mirror. New Liberty City, 2134. Two corporations have replaced the US, splitting the country’s remaining forty-five states (five have been submerged under the […]

Filed Under: Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: firebreak, nicole kornher-stace, Science Fiction

Review: Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

May 4, 2023 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A stunning novel about motherhood, community, herd mentality, and finding what we have lost.

Filed Under: Coming of Age, Dystopian, Fiction, Magical Realism, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Lit Tagged With: celadon

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