Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (2018), by Robert M. Sapolsky, is, simply put, one of the best non-fiction books I’ve read in years and, had I finished it last year, would absolutely have gone onto my Best of the Year list. Sadly, because I listened to it on audio over several months of commuting, this review will not do it justice in terms of specific references and examples.
February 22nd, 2019. Bill Capossere | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
The Oathbound (1987) is the first book in Mercedes Lackey’s VOWS AND HONOR series, a trilogy in her larger VALDEMAR saga. You don’t need to be familiar with VALDEMAR before picking up The Oathbound.
The story focuses on two heroines who suffered traumatic events, re-made themselves, and are on separate quests for revenge. Tarma is a clanswoman from a nomadic tribe that got wiped out by raiders.
February 22nd, 2019. Kat Hooper´s rating: 2 | Mercedes Lackey | Audio | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
Brandon Sanderson’s new young adult science fiction novel, Skyward (2018), replaces his intricately detailed fantasy magical systems with equally detailed dogfights between one-person starship fighters of the humans living on the planet Detritus (it’s as bleak as it sounds) and the starships of the alien Krell. The Krell chased a fleet of human spaceships to Detritus decades ago and have pinned them down on the planet since, frequently bombarding the humans with attacks that threaten to wipe out the colony,
February 22nd, 2019. Tadiana Jones and Nathan Okerlund´s rating: 4 | Brandon Sanderson | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
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