Synopsis While we live, the enemy shall fear us. Since she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the majoda […]
Space Opera
Review: Deep Black (Arcana Imperii #2) by Miles Cameron
If you loved Artifact Space you’re gonna love Deep Black! You’re going to be breathless from all the action, only to catch it long enough to be either cocooned by the warm found family feels or devastated by the emotions and romance. You will be amused, bemused, worried, entertained, stressed, and impressed. And you’re going to love every second of it.
Review: Wistful Ascending (The Hybrid Helix) by JCM Berne
Synopsis A superhero space opera for grownups. For fans of Guardians of the Galaxy or Invincible.Like Dragonball Z but wish it had a little more hard science fiction in it? The il’Drach Empire spans half a galaxy, built on the feet and fists of their Powered hybrid children. At eight Rohan of Earth learned that […]
Book Review: Purgatory (Rogue Stars #1) by Jaime Castle
TL;DR Review: Prison Break meets space marines…with a hint of Avatar thrown in for good measure. Synopsis: A fight for survival at the edge of the galaxy. In the depths of space, far from the watchful eyes of Lenzaaban government, lies Prison Station 12, or as it’s fearfully known, Purgatory. It’s here that Commander Predaxes, […]
Review: DIEROCK 88 (Kosmonautai #1) by S.A. Ernster
Synopsis AS DARKNESS DESCENDS, ATLAS MUST RISE. In the sprawling tapestry of the Aurorion Galaxy, Atlas Viridian dreams of escaping the junk-strewn life of the Salvage Belt. However, his aspirations crumble when his father is arrested under suspicion of being the elusive terrorist, “Typhon.” Accused of aiding and abetting, Atlas is thrust into the relentless […]
Review: Ninth Life (Book #3 of the Factus Sequence) by Stark Holborn
Synopsis The Ballad of Halo Jones meets Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers by way of 3:10 to Yuma; a clash of law and lawlessness, storytelling and truth in a headlong romp across the stars. After forty years of wreaking havoc across the galaxy, the outlaw Nine Lives – AKA Former General Gabriella Ortiz – has finally run […]
Review: Fractal Noise (Fractalverse #0.5) by Christopher Paolini
Synopsis A new blockbuster science fiction adventure from world-wide phenomenon and #1 New York Timesbestseller Christopher Paolini, set in the world of New York Times and USA Today bestseller To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. Instant New York Times bestsellerJuly 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII: a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide. Its […]
Review: Umbra (Sentient Stars #1) by Amber Toro
Umbra is science-fiction with a bit of everything: Exploring worlds, dogfights, politics, and a slow-burn romance.
Review: Hammer and Crucible (Imperial Hammer #1) by Cameron Cooper
Synopsis: The interstellar array which links worlds together wakes to find it has enemies… The Fourth Carinad Empire stretches across hundreds of settled worlds and stellar cities, and thousands of light years. The Empire’s people and data are linked by a space-folding gates array controlled by the Emperor and his cohorts. When the array evolves […]
Review: Fractal Noise (A Fractalverse Novel) by Christopher Paolini
Synopsis On the planet Talos VII, twenty-three years before the events of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, an anomaly is detected: a vast circular pit, with dimensions so perfect that it could only have been the result of conscious design. So a small team is assembled to learn more – perhaps even who built […]
Review: Light Bringer (Red Rising Series #6) by Pierce Brown
Synopsis Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age. “The measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.”—Virginia au Augustus The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the […]
Review: Empire of Silence (Sun Eater series) By Christopher Ruocchio
Synopsis Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy. It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started […]