Neuromancer By William Gibson Published July 1st 1984 Score: 8 There have been a few books recently that I’ve described as requiring a lot of work on the reader’s part. Ninefox Gambit and the Imperial Radch series come to mind right away. These books have complex ideas and really strange worlds that aren’t explicitly …
Lauren’s Super Speculative Fiction Book Bingo Card
This year I have made my own book bingo card, with some challenges I want to complete. I’m going to put more effort into finishing these challenges than I did for last year’s one; not that there was anything wrong with the challenges last time, I’m just more motivated to set reading goals this year. …
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2016 Reading and Writing Wrap-Up
My 2016 Reading and Writing Wrap-Up Well 2016 is finished, but I’m going to buck the trend and not bag it out. Yes, some crappy things happened; Trump and Brexit the first two big things that come to mind, and a whole lot of celebrity deaths. But I think the cries of ‘worst year ever’ …
Review – Hunt for FOXP5
The Hunt for FOXP5: A Genomic Mystery Novel By Wallace Kaufman & David Deamer Published May 13th 2016 (Springer) Score: 6.5/10 Back in September, I made a post about the Humble Book Bundle. As happy as I was with the deal, I haven’t gotten around to reading any of those books until now. I started …
Review – Ninefox Gambit
Ninefox Gambit By Yoon Ha Lee Published 14th June 2016 (Solaris) Score: 10/10 I wasn’t really expecting to love this book quite as much as I did. I’d seen it show up on new release lists for a while, but I just never felt that drawn in by the premise. Then after finishing The …
Review – The Telling
The Telling By Ursula K. Le Guin Published: 2000 (Harcourt) Score: 7/10 Okay, confession time; I have never read anything by Ursula K. Le Guin before. When I heard a review of The Telling and found myself intrigued, it seemed like a good place to start. I know that’s an odd thing to say …
Review – Ghost Talkers
Ghost Talkers By Mary Robinette Kowal Published 16th August 2016 (Tor Books) Score: 9/10 My father was a soldier, and war documentaries and war movies have always been something we’ve bonded over. I wouldn’t call myself a war buff, but I am quite partial to stories set during the world wars. Despite this background, …
Review – Bastion Station
Bastion Station By C. Chase Harwood Published July 19th 2016 Score: 6.9/10 I can’t remember what it was that made me go out and buy this book. I know I found out about it through Amazon’s email adverts, so maybe I am just very easily persuaded. Either way, it was a good buy. A fun …
My Favourite Modes of Interstellar Travel
I apologise for the lack of reviews, and for the lack of content in general. I’ve been reading a lot of shorter fiction lately, and if I stopped to write a review after every story I wouldn’t have any time to read. I’ve also been working on a novel, which has been taking up most …
Humble Book Bundle
Science Fiction by Real Scientists Well, my kindle is now looking like my bookcase; full of interesting books on my ‘to read’ list. I recently bought a package of sixteen science and science fiction books for $15. Well, $20.78 when converted from US dollars. Since cheap books seems to be one thing everyone loves, I …
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