Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Just One Damned Thing After Another is the first novel in Jodi Taylor’s THE CHRONICLES OF ST. MARY’S series. It’s got a fun premise that’s similar to Kage Baker’s THE COMPANY series and Connie Willis’ work. St. Mary’s is a shadowy, underfunded institution related to the University of Thirsk that recruits historians and trains them to travel to the past to witness historical events. Our main protagonist is Dr.
May 18th, 2017. Kat Hooper and Tadiana Jones´s rating: 3.5 | Jodi Taylor | Audio | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
A Storm of Wings by M. John Harrison
A Storm of Wings is the second part of M. John Harrison’s VIRICONIUM sequence. Viriconium has been at peace for eighty years after the threat from the north was eliminated, but now there are new threats to the city. Something has detached from the moon and fallen to earth. A huge insect head has been discovered in one of the towns of the Reborn. The Reborn are starting to go mad. Also, a new rapidly growing cult is teaching that there is no objective reality.
May 18th, 2017. Kat Hooper and Stuart Starosta´s rating: 3, 4.5 | M. John Harrison | Audio | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
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