Oh yeah folks, it’s time for some more politically tinged science fiction. Wait, what am I saying, the genre is inherently political. I had yet to purchase a ticket to the Richard Swan show, but when I heard his latest, The Infinite State, is about trying to jumpstart a democracy while living in an authoritarian…
I’ll be the first to admit when I am wrong about something. For the longest time, I avoided The Sun Eater series because of its seemingly derivative nature. I continued my plunge into the series by picking up Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio. I naively expected that I might buy in at this juncture,…
Continue reading ➞ Demon In White – A Reviewer Goes Down to Vorgossos
Folks, I went and did it. I finally caved to the unending praise for the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. Back when the first book debuted, we reviewed it and sort of moved on. With the seven novel series coming to a close, I figured now would be a good time to see if…
Happy New Year! 2025 is here, there are new books coming out, and everyone is looking outwards to where fantasy and science fiction will go this year. Now is the perfect time to review the fourth book in a beloved and established series that people already have their minds made up about. Over the winter…
Searching the internet to find older science fiction these days is tough. Endless lists with the same books, Goodreads constantly in a state of disrepair, and endless highly specific threads on Reddit make the search feel futile. I honestly don’t even know how I stumbled upon this book, but however I did, I’m glad I…
Continue reading ➞ This Alien Shore – A Most Engaging Cruise Through The Stars
Space Opera is the sub genre that pulled me into the greater science fiction pantheon. It always promised a sweeping narrative that jumped across the galaxy, luring you in with interpersonal drama paired with sparkling, or sometimes, barely held-together starships. Its call always has been, and always will be intoxicating to me. My biggest issue…
Continue reading ➞ New Adventures in Space Opera – Beam Me Up
They’re backkkk. James S.A. Corey, that delectable writing duo, have come back together for a new space opera after finishing their quintessential Expanse series. Their new series is called The Captive’s War, and it starts with The Mercy of Gods. The Corey duo have established themselves as first in class when it comes to complex…
Continue reading ➞ The Mercy Of Gods – World’s Worst Escape Room
A couple years ago, Cole gifted me Adam Roberts' The Thing Itself. I enjoyed the book greatly, and it lives in a special place within my heart, but I also felt inadequate to the task of reviewing it. It is a dense 350 page book that mixes philosophy with cyberpunk movie action, asking: what is…
Folks, we love a strong science fiction debut, and I’m here to tell you These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs is that very thing. It’s a dark space opera filled with intrigue, deception, villainy, violence, and good old-fashioned chase scenes. It also takes its subject matter seriously and digs into its own world with an…
Continue reading ➞ These Burning Stars – Bombastic, Beautiful, and Blasphemous
Furious Heaven, by Kate Elliott, is everything I wanted from a sequel and more. It is a brutal marathon of space conquest, populated by fun and deep characters that burn brighter than a blade in the forge. The worldbuilding is top-notch and just gorgeous to steep in. If you read my Unconquerable Sun review, expect…
Continue reading ➞ Furious Heaven – It’s All About Intergalactic Family
