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Ghost Riders in the Sky by Timothy Zahn Book Review

Classic Zahn, in novella form. Much like his Hugo-winning “Cascade Point”, the central plot device is a topologically inspired method of faster-than-light travel. Add in a world-weary navigator trapped in a contract that is slowly grinding him down, a bit of mystery, and a dash of political intrigue, and you’

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Book Review

Normally, I’m not much interested in writing reviews of books I don’t like. I figure I’m just not the intended audience, and since there are so many good books of so many types in the world, I can just move on. In this case, I’m going

What authors like versus what readers like

This week, under quarantine and working at home, I was pondering how any given author’s most popular work is popular for reasons other than what the author was interested in writing it for. The thread provided lots of excellent examples, like Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle [Amazon link], which

Five Million Watts by Fenton Wood Book Review

I’m neither a radio nerd, nor musically inclined, but Five Million Watts [Amazon link] by Fenton Wood makes me wish that I were. Follow me as we follow Philo Hergenschmidt on his magical journey to the city of Ibukaron, and on his quest to save 2XG, the greatest radio

Takeover: Galaxy's Edge Book Review by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole

Takeover brings us back to where it all began, the dusty world of Kublar. Except now, after Chhun’s victory over Goth Sullus on Utopion, everything is different. In the years since the Battle of Kublar, the Kublarens have been integrated into the galactic economy, built up glittering cities, and

The Savage Wars: Galaxy's Edge by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Book Review

Begun, the Savage Wars have. Jason Anspach and Nick Cole take us back to the beginning of the Legion. To those desperate battles that rent the galaxy in twain, yet at the same time also called forth humanity’s greatest heroes. And it is very much humanity versus… something else.

White Winter by D. J. Bodden Book Review

The Balance is everything. It is what enables vampires and werewolves and far stranger things to co-exist with ordinary people, after a fashion. But after Jonas thwarts an attempt by the Order to take control of the Agency, the supernatural law enforcement that maintains the Balance, it becomes clear that