Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman follows up Scythe, which introduced readers to a mostly-perfect futuristic world in which death isn’t permanent (until it very much is) with Thunderhead (2018), the second installment in his ARC OF A SCYTHE trilogy. Regrettably, I won’t be able to discuss anything about Thunderhead without spoiling some of Scythe’s details, so consider yourself warned and/or prepared.
Rowan Damisch and Citra Terranova are no more — at least,
June 13th, 2018. Jana Nyman´s rating: 3.5 | Neal Shusterman | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is among the best there is at hard science fiction; he can write characters who feel like real people and give you ideas that keep you thinking well after you’ve set the book down. Unfortunately, New York 2140 (2017) is not up to the mark of his best work; fortunately, that still leaves plenty of room for it to be enjoyable and thought-provoking.
New York 2140 is, among many other things,
June 13th, 2018. Nathan Okerlund´s rating: 3.5 | Kim Stanley Robinson | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells
The Serpent Sea (2012) is the second of Martha Wells’ BOOKS OF THE RAKSURA following The Cloud Roads which you’ll want to read first (this review will contain spoilers for The Cloud Roads).
In the previous book we met Moon, a solitary Raksura (a humanoid species that can shape-shift into a scaly flying dragon-like creature) who lost contact with his people when he was a baby and had no idea what he was.
June 13th, 2018. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | Martha Wells | Audio | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
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The cover is amazing. I love how the graphic novel (and the review!) hewed close to the theme of "good…
I've thought about picking that one up. The artwork looks perfect.
I like the way you think, Bill. I found the second one particularly objectionable; the one with Khan. It was…
I find if I take every Trek reference out of them (the title, the character names, the ship names, etc.),…