Posted by Amanda Rutter (guest) | Feb 14, 2019 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Initiation by L.J. Smith Cassie Blake is distraught when her mother decides to uproot to the small town of New Salem in order to take care of a grandmother who Cassie had never even met before. But that is only the start of her problems. Starting a new school, trying to make new friends […]
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Posted by Stuart Starosta | Jul 26, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 7
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) was the big breakout novel from Vernor Vinge, winner of the 1993 Hugo Award and nominated for the Nebula. It features a unique premise I haven’t encountered before: the universe has been separated into four separate Zones of Thought: the Unthinking Depths, Slow […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Mar 24, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 2
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson When the First Hundred arrive on Mars, they find a beautiful red planet that’s all but untouched by humanity. What should they paint on this amazing canvas? The question turns out to be very political, and the discussion of politics in Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars perhaps begins with […]
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Posted by Stuart Starosta | Mar 12, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 0
Sin City (Volume One): The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller Frank Miller’s SIN CITY hit the comic scene back in the early 1990s like multiple shots to the head and body. Readers were blown away with this hard-boiled story and its stark, iconic black-and-white artwork. In fact, Miller does all the writing, artwork and lettering […]
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Posted by Sarah Chorn | Oct 27, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 2
Jaran by Kate Elliott Kate Elliott is best known as an epic fantasy writer. Her books are powerful and sprawling. Her characters are well developed and emotionally intense. Her writing pulls it all together so perfectly. She’s an author that, no matter what flaws I might find with her books, I always tend to enjoy. […]
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Posted by Sarah Chorn | Aug 23, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 2
A Taste of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington I’m pretty done with vampire novels. D-O-N-E. Done. It’s over. I never really liked them, but the whole genre is overblown and I’m finished with it. So why, might you be asking, did I read A Taste of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington? Because it’s Freda Freaking […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Feb 18, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 9
Jumper by Steven Gould The first time Davy jumped was when his dad was beating him. The second time was when a trucker tried to rape him. Both times Davy ended up in his favorite place — the local public library. Soon Davy learned that he could control his teleportation, so he left home and […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Jun 21, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Meri by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Meredydd is an orphan, and the only female student at the prestigious school Halig-liath. At Halig-liath, young men — and Meredydd — are trained to become Osraed, which are magician-priests something along the lines of Druids. Female magic is feared and distrusted in this world, and when Meredydd is […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Dec 11, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Skystone by Jack Whyte You’ll be forgiven for overlooking that Jack Whyte’s The Skystone is an adaptation of Arthurian legend. Believe it or not, Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are nowhere to be found. Instead, Whyte’s story is about Roman general Caius Britannicus’ dream for Britain. The Skystone is set amidst […]
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Posted by Sarah Webb (guest) | Mar 3, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
MAGEWORLDS: The Price of the Stars, Starpilot’s Grave, By Honor Betray’d by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald Mageworlds is one of the best trilogies I’ve ever read. It’s categorized as Space Opera since there are spaceships and multiple planets involved, but trust me, this falls on the fantasy end of the spectrum. If you’ve […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Jun 5, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson How to explain my feelings about Lady of the Forest? A romantic historical novel about Maid Marian and Robin Hood, it was an enjoyable escape and post-work-stress-reliever for a couple of weeks. I did enjoy it. Unfortunately, when I shut the back cover, I realized I had just […]
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Posted by Guest | Dec 15, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 0
Domes of Fire by David Eddings I could not bring myself to finish Domes of Fire. I stopped somewhere towards the end and thought “why am I wasting my time?” This book is another repeat of the Eddings “gather a group of characters and send them on a long journey” formula, and I just could not do […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jun 28, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 0
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce Wild Magic was the first book I ever read by fantasy teen writer Tamora Pierce, and continues to be my favourite. It may help slightly if you have read Pierce’s previous Song of the Lioness quartet, but certainly not necessary — I didn’t get round to reading it until several […]
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