Book Review: Gail Carriger’s Heartless
A ghost threatens the queen and Alexia is on the case, following a trail into her husband’s past. Top that off with suffragettes, inventions, and plague.
Genre: science fiction
Book Review: John Varley’s Red Lightning
“Mars sucks.” And if anyone’s allowed to say it, Ray Garcia-Strickland is, since his father was one of the first men to set foot there. Ray’s father is now the manager of the Red Thunder, one of the swankiest hotels on overdeveloped Mars. And Ray has seen his share of gravity-dependent Earthies. Which doesn’t stop him from fearing the worst when Earth is struck by an unknown object, causing a massive tsunami. Living high on his father’s glory was okay, but now Ray must literally come down to Earth—and help solve one of its greatest mysteries…
Book Review: David Weber’s In Fire Forged
With four short stories, In Fire Forged is fifth in the anthology series, Worlds of Honor, and a spinoff from the Honor Harrington military science-fiction series.
Book Review: Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Born of Shadows
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Born of Shadowsby Sherrilyn Kenyon romance, science fiction in eBook edition that was published by Grand Central Publishing on April 26, 2011 and has 448 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Blood Trinity, Man of My Dreams, Invincible, Retribution, Big Guns Out of Uniform, Tapestry, Deadly Promises, In Other Worlds, Dream Warrior, “One BAD Night”, Dark Side of the Moon, Alterant, The Guardian, Whispered Lies, Infamous, Born of Silence, Aftertaste, The Curse, Inferno, Rise of the Gryphon, Styxx, Dangerous Women, Son of No One, Dragonbane, Born of Vengeance, Deadmen Walking, StygianFourth in the League science-fiction romance series about an entire universe of plotting planets and governments with its corrupt League against the plucky group of pirates, smugglers, bounty hunters…well, you get the picture. My Take This series is full of such a messed-up group of people! It seems as though most of them led the most hideous childhoods, and sometime after they became adults and had even more […]
Book Review: John Varley’s Red Thunder
Seven suburban misfits are constructing a spaceship out of old tanker cars. The plan is to beat the Chinese to Mars–in under four days at three million miles an hour. It would be history in the making if it didn’t sound so insane.
Book Review: Julie Kagawa’s The Iron Daughter
Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen, and war looms between Summer and Winter with the real danger coming from the Iron fey.
Book Review: David Weber & Linda Evans’ Hell Hath No Fury
A meeting that went wrong on a duplicate Earth. Neither side knows who shot first, but each thought the other shot first. It’s battle between magic and steel-and-steam.
Book Review: Taylor Anderson’s Rising Tides
As Lt Cdr Matthew Reddy and the crew of the U.S.S. Walker continue their battle for both freedom and survival, the stakes are more personal…and perilous.
Book Review: Charlaine Harris’ Death’s Excellent Vacation
An interesting anthology of thirteen short stories revolving around a theme of paranormals going on a “normal” vacation.
Book Review: Julie Kagawa’s The Iron King
A dark stranger begins watching her, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective, Meghan discovers she’s the daughter of a mythical faery king and a pawn.