Synopsis God’s Junk Drawer is a mind-bending tale of mystery and adventure set at the dawn of time. Welcome to the Valley … Forty years ago, the Gather family—James, his daughter Beau, and his son Billy—vanished during a whitewater rafting trip and were presumed dead. Five years later, Billy reappeared on the far side of the […]
Mechs/Robots
Review: Cage of Stars by Frasier Armitage
Cage of Stars is an incredible journey across, and beneath, the surface of an expansive world. Hugely unique in voice and stunningly written. Who would’ve thought I could care so much about a robot?
Into the Storms: A Hell Divers Prequel by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Synopsis In the shadow of extinction, legends are forged. From The New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes Into the Storms, the untold origin story of humanity’s darkest day. Two and a half centuries before the Hell Divers, the Machine War erupted—autonomous killer robots turning Korea into a battlefield that threatened to consume civilization. As the […]
Residumm (A Darkening Dawn Novella) by DB Rook
Synopsis Light dims on humanity’s reign over the galaxy. Charlus Vaughn, a teenage refugee, escapes deadly machine justice with her penitent mother. Rescued by a data-pirate crew, she falls into the path of ancient arachnid machinations that propel her back towards her mysterious origins and the heart of her unknown heritage. Review I haven’t been […]
Residuum by DB Rook
Synopsis: Light dims on humanity’s reign over the galaxy. Charlus Vaughn, a teenage refugee, escapes deadly machine justice with her penitent mother. Rescued by a data-pirate crew, she falls into the path of ancient arachnid machinations that propel her back towards her mysterious origins and the heart of her unknown heritage. Review: DB Rook carries […]
Review R.U.R (Graphic Novel) adapted by Kateřina Čupová
Synopsis Long before there was Terminator and Skynet, there was R.U.R., the Czech classic that gave us the word “robot”. The R.U.R. Factory, far from humanity on its own island, has produced the perfect product: Robots! Devoid of pain, love, and all human emotion, never tiring, never bored, unfazed by death they are the ideal worker for […]
Review: The Wrecking Squad (The Wrecking Squad #1) by Nick Snape
Synopsis: One crew, one loyalty and a single shot at redemption. Captain Rebekah Khan and her ragtag crew of the repair ship Sunstar finally have a chance to pay off their crushing debts when an automining vessel goes rogue. After preventing the high value cargo from disappearing into the outer system, they uncover sabotage only a crew […]
Review: Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers
Synopsis Becky Chambers’ delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future. It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the […]
Review: Tales from the Starship Atlantis: A Collection of Science Fiction Stories
Synopsis The Starship Atlantis takes you on an unforgettable journey through the extraordinary. From alien civilizations and rogue AI to desperate missions on the brink of collapse, these stories will transport you across the stars into the heart of the unknown. This anthology features six never-before-published novellas and short stories, plus two exclusive bonus tales. […]
Review: Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) by Dennis E. Taylor
Synopsis The number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines”, and performed by “a true master story teller and actor” returns as the Bobs face their deadliest challenge yet. The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days […]
Review: The Fall of Cadia by Robert Rath
The Fall of Cadia is a must read for all Warhammer 40,000 fans, a book I think should be read by sci-fi enthusiasts in general, and it’s a book that has skyrocketed to becoming one of my favourite 40K books I’ve ever read!
Review: Falling Into Oblivion (Tendrils of Chrome #1) by Aaron M. Payne
Synopsis: MODIFICATIONS COME AT A PRICE. Detective Sol Harkones is tangled in the wires of a deadly conspiracy involving defective body modifications causing permanent brain damage. A suspect is known, but something more dangerous may be lurking in the shadows. A city plagued by waste. Violence fills the streets. Oblivion is within reach. Review: I […]