Empire of Grass by Tad Williams
OK, first of all, I’ve got to give Empire of Grass (2019) an automatic four stars just because it actually has a “previously in Osten Ard” prologue. I mean, seriously people. TV shows give us a recap of what happened six days of real time and an hour of episode-time ago, and you can’t offer up a damned reminder of what happened a year or two (or five!) and six hundred pages ago? Really? So props to Tad Williams for taking pity on us hapless readers.
May 3rd, 2019. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Tad Williams | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Golden State by Ben H. Winters
Here’s another frightening alternate history thriller by Ben H. Winters. If you loved his 2016 Underground Airlines, like I did, you’ll want to give Golden State (2019) a try. It’s set in a near-future California (or some part of California) where lying has been criminalized due to the fall-out from the disastrous events that occurred when certain leaders of the United States kept deceiving the citizens. (I will say that one good thing about the current US administration is that it’s providing a wealth of fodder to speculative fiction authors!)
To uphold the truth,
May 3rd, 2019. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Ben H. Winters | Audio, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
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