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Wintersteel by Will Wight up for pre-order

Will Wight’s latest entry in the Cradle series, Wintersteel, is up for pre-order in both ebook and audiobook formats today. [Amazon links] I will admit that I wasn’t really sold on the audiobook until I heard Travis Baldree’s narration for Uncrowned, which was an absolute blast. My

The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers Book Review

Since I realized that I never reviewed what is probably my favorite Tim Powers novel, The Drawing of the Dark [Amazon link], I decided to rectify my appalling lack. A secret history, written in what has come to be Powers’ defining style, The Drawing of the Dark is a fusion

Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn Book Review

Chaos Rising [Amazon link], the first of Timothy Zahn’s new trilogy, gives us a glimpse into the fabled Chiss Ascendancy, and the rise of Thrawn. Everyone has to start somewhere, and this book shows us a time when Mitth’raw’nuruodo was a junior officer of the Chiss Ascendancy.

Timothy Zahn interviews with The Portalist

Timothy Zahn has a recent interview with The Portalist, advertising for his newly released book Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising [Amazon affiliate link]. I read this interview in a hermeneutic of continuity with the series of Facebook posts Zahn made reminiscing on his journey through the world of Star Wars book

Red Heroin by Wade Curtis (Jerry Pournelle) Book Review

In Red Heroin [Amazon affiliate link], a thrilling tale of espionage set in late Sixties Seattle, engineer Paul Crane finds himself sucked into a plot involving drug smuggling, student activists, fast cars, and hot women. This was Jerry Pournelle’s first novel, and it is a remarkable start to a

King David's Spaceship by Jerry Pournelle Book Review

King David’s Spaceship [Amazon link] is the first book by Jerry Pournelle I remember reading. I picked it up from the local library in 2006, and I could not put it down. Colonel Nathan MacKinnie’s desperate quest to find a forgotten database of ancient technology on a barbaric

The Hundred: Savage Wars Book 3 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Book Review

And now we return to our regularly scheduled programming. Gods & Legionnaires was a bit divisive among fans of the series, as it went deep into the rabbit hole that is the mind of a Savage, rather than primarily featuring military sci-fi action. That lack is more than made up