Activation Degradation – An Engaging Enhancement

Marina Lostetter has been on my watch list since Noumenon. She has genuinely interesting ideas within the science fiction space and approaches the darkness of the void with a strong sense of humanity. When Activation Degradation was first released, I wanted to step back into the emptiness with her, but I found myself turned off…

The Cage Of Dark Hours – Taking Off The Shackles

The Helm of Midnight by Marina J. Lostetter was one of the most complicated and confusing books that I read in 2021. It was a strange murder mystery in a dystopian bubble world where people could summon the skills of the dead to empower them through masks. The book was so complicated that reading the…

The Helm Of Midnight – A Steep Hike With A View

The Helm of Midnight, by Marina J. Lostetter, is a book with a lot of ideas. The first entry in The Five Penalties series, I find myself at a loss as to whether to recommend it or not. On the one hand, Lostetter has built a world just brimming with interesting rules and magic. On…

Hidden Gems Of Science Fiction That You Should Be Reading

Welcome back to another curated special list of hidden finds that will dazzle and delight. This piece is a follow-up to the hidden gems of fantasy which you can read about here. If you find yourself tired of reading the great and famous minds of science fiction and are looking for something a little more…