Valentine’s Day is around the corner!
Love is in the air and everyone’s thoughts turn to romance.
We all have our favorite fantasy and science fiction romances.
Who is your favorite SFF couple, and why?
And, are there any SFF couples that you really despise? If so, why?
As usual, one random commenter picks a book from the stacks.
February 11th, 2016. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 10 comments |
Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Cassandra Rose Clarke’s latest novel, Our Lady of the Ice, explores a unique setting: a domed city perpetually bathed in artificial light and whose inhabitants never see the sun, moon, or stars. Human dramas, both large and small, play out against a crumbling infrastructure and swells of rebellion and terrorism. While not as tightly focused or briskly plotted as I would like, it’s an entertaining and imaginative read, especially for mystery readers who bemoan the lack of female characters in traditional noir.
February 11th, 2016. Jana Nyman´s rating: 4 | Cassandra Rose Clarke | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney
Attack of the Fiend is the fourth novel in Joseph Delaney’s THE LAST APPRENTICE / THE WARDSTONE CHRONICLES series for children. Interested readers will want to read the previous books before reading this one (and probably before even reading this review, since it may contain spoilers for previous books).
As I’ve noted in my previous reviews, this series is gruesome and scary and thus will be absolutely thrilling for some young readers.
February 11th, 2016. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Joseph Delaney | Audio, Children, Horror | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
My Body is Not My Own…
Having just finished Paolo Bacigalupi’s Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel, I’m left rather bereft at how to describe, let alone review, The Windup Girl. I am not a big reader of science-fiction or dystopian thrillers, which means that no obvious comparisons come to mind, and the setting and tone of the novel are so unique (to me at least) that they almost defy description.
Set in a future Thailand where genetically engineered “megodonts” (elephants) provide manual labor and “cheshires” (cats) prowl the streets,
February 11th, 2016. Rebecca Fisher, Marion Deeds, Stefan Raets, Justin Blazier, Ruth Arnell and Stuart Starosta´s rating: 4 | Paolo Bacigalupi | Audio, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 8 comments |
Kind of you to say. I certainly like to think so!
BTW, Steve Sterner will be performing at seven films during this upcoming fest: https://filmforum.org/series/clara-bow
As far as I know, Bill, Steve Sterner is the only person who does the live accompaniment to silent movies…
And I'm positive that Kaidan will fondly remember watching these movies with his old man for the rest of his…
You bet, Marion!