Synopsis: “We wake up to tomorrow, never yesterday.” At the edge of the world, biologist Laurel Salter is hiding from everything she’s ever known. For ten hours a day, six days per week, she works as a dishwasher at McMurdo Station, an isolated research base in Antarctica. She tells no one that before she arrived, […]
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Review: Volatile Memory (The Volatile Memory Duology #1) by Seth Haddon
Volatile Memory is a unique sci-fi novella filled with gorgeous prose and a deep need for revenge.
Review: Moon Soul: A Cozy Science Fantasy Novella by Nathaniel Luscombe
Synopsis “I don’t think I can justify it any longer. I’m going to quit my job.”August has never been good with change and isn’t sure who she is beyond her job of reading memories in the sand. When she comes to the conclusion that she has to quit her job, she’s left with an overwhelming […]
Review: Ghost of the Neon God by T.R. Napper
Ghost of the Neon God is a thrilling, contemplative, and atmospheric cyberpunk novella.
Review: Our Ways Unmasked (The Apidecca Duology #2) by C.B. Lansdell
Synopsis: Return to Knyadrea, a world of sea-born people shaped by tumultuous forces. Picking up nearly a year after the events of Far Removed, we follow our protagonists, the resourceful Oklas and guarded Prismer, as they face a unique set of challenges in their socially stratified society. Knyadrea’s sovereigns grow ever more paranoid. Armed enforcers patrol […]
Review: The Wrecking Squad (The Wrecking Squad #1) by Nick Snape
The Wrecking Squad is a fun sci-fi novel, with myriad lots of action and twists from start to finish. A great read for those who love or are new to sci-fi.
The McMurdo Uprising (The McMurdo Rift Book 5) by Bradley Lejeune
Synopsis: THE WAR COMES HOME. A Regime on the Brink. An Infiltrator in the Heart of Power. A Rebellion That Will Burn the World. The last human civil war ended with Earth’s defeat. Now Chancellor Arnold Philby is trying to rebuild an empire on fear, propaganda, and a military he no longer fully controls. For […]
Review: How Lexi Walker Almost Saved the World (Lexi Walker Series 1) by Frances Wong
Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Lexi Walker has always felt like there’s more to her small town than meets the eye. One day, her hunch is proven true when a mysterious Orb crash-lands into her life. With the help of her best friend Tim, Lexi embarks on a daring mission to capture the Orb and uncover the secrets […]
Review: The Merge by Grace Walker
Summary: How far would you go to never say goodbye? Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see her mother’s mind fade. Faced with the reality of losing her forever, Amelia signs them up to take part in the world’s first experimental merging […]
Review: Sunward by William Alexander
Synopsis: A cozy debut science fiction novel by National Book Award–winning writer William Alexander, this story of found family follows a planetary courier training adolescent androids in a solar system grappling with interplanetary conflict after a devastating explosion on Earth’s moon. Captain Tova Lir chose a life as a courier rather than get involved in […]
Review: The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min
Synopsis From the acclaimed author of Beating Heart Baby, an immersive novel following three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend Three years ago, Elle (the “E” in the self-proclaimed L.O.V.E. Club) disappeared from Calendula, an affluent Chinese American suburb in inland California. Soon afterward, Liberty […]
Book Review: Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon
TL;DR Review: Big on the adventure and action, even bigger on the feelings. A visceral and emotional exploration of identity and vulnerability. Synopsis: This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon’s science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella. With nothing but a limping ship and an outdated mask to […]