If you are a fan of space-opera, space travel, colonisation, first contact, politics, war, strong characters, intricate plotting, and epic realistic space battles, then there is something for everyone in this expansively epic sci-fi series.
Space Opera
Review: The Choice of Weapons (The First Raoke Gang Novella) by Alex Valdiers
The Choice of Weapons does not let up for a second.
Review: Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn
Synopsis: Astra Idari must keep the last living star alive in a galaxy lost to shadows. Astra Idari is a mess. She drinks too much, remembers too little, and barely pays for it all as a Stargun Messenger. She hunts down thieves who steal filamentium, the fuel that allows for faster-than-light travel. When Idari meets […]
Series Review: The Hybrid Helix Series by JCM Berne
The Hybrid Helix Series is superhero space opera fantasy. It’s action-packed, entertaining, witty, and with wonderful slice-of-life moments that give it an episodic feel that works so well.
The series is a melding of genres – sci-fi, fantasy, space opera, and superhero – perfectly mixing action, humour, and mystery. Ultimately, it is supremely character driven in the style that makes the superhero genre so enduringly popular.
Book Review: Deceit (The D-Evolution, 1) by Sean Allen
Synopsis A galaxy on the edge of crumbling. A human who shouldn’t exist. One last chance to save the stars. Colonel Jerrel Abalias is furious with himself. After his best soldier dies at the hands of an assassin, he fears his failure may have cost the Dissension its last hope of winning the ages-long war. […]
Review: Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn
Synopsis To save the stars, Astra Idari must outrun her own shadow. Astra Idari is a mess. She’s an android who believes she’s human. She drinks too much, remembers too little, and barely pays for it all as a Stargun Messenger. She hunts down those who step filamentium, the fuel that allows for faster-than-light travel. […]
Review: Lords of Uncreation (Book #3 of The Final Architecture Trilogy) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Synopsis Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything — the Architects’ greatest weakness. A shadowy Cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But between them and victory stands self-interest. The galaxy’s greatest powers would rather pursue their own agendas than stand against this shared terror. […]
Review: Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini (Fractalverse #0.5)
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is possibly my favourite book of all time, and I’ve been (im)patiently waiting for the next Fractalverse book ever since. I’m very happy to say that Fractal Noise lived up to my expectations and I’m so excited that it’s setting up for the next book in the series!
Review: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Emily Tesh’s Greenhollow Duology ranks high on my list of favorite novellas of all time. Tesh is talented at evoking emotion and transporting the reader directly into the story with very few words. It’s safe to say that I was eager in my anticipation of Tesh’s debut novel, Some Desperate Glory.
Cover Reveal: Earth Retrograde by R.W.W. Greene
R.W.W. Greene’s Mercury Rising was one of my favourite books of 2022. I gave it a perfect 10 in my review: Mercury Rising by R.W.W. Greene Angry Robot have kindly let me reveal the cover for the follow up, Earth Retrograde. I’m excited because just. Look. At. This. Publisher: Angry Robot Release Date: October 24th […]
Review: Eclipse (Book #1 of the Fractured Orbit Series) by Herman Steuernagel
Synopsis Django had everything he ever wanted… now he’s lost it all. When Django uncovered an unexpected truth, he didn’t know it would end the lives of nearly everyone he cares about. Left only with his sister, his best friend and an uncle who has some unhinged ideas about what might exist outside of the […]
Review: Descendant Machine (Book #2 of the Continuance Series) by Gareth L. Powell
Synopsis When Nicola Mafalda’s scout ship comes under attack, she’s left deeply traumatised by the drastic action it takes to keep her alive. Months later, when an old flame comes to her for help, she realises she has to find a way to forgive both the ship and her former lover. Reckless elements are attempting […]