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November 29, 2017

In Paperback: Beyond the Red

November 29, 2017/ Justin Hickey

The relationship between an alien queen and a renegade warrior forms the heart of Jae's epic SFF novel set on the desert planet Safara in "Beyond the Red," now in paperback.

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August 30, 2017

Book Review: The Massacre of Mankind

August 30, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

"The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells gets an authorized sequel in which you-know-who are back for another shot at conquering the Earth.

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July 31, 2017

Love and Death in the Dream Forest

July 31, 2017/ Justin Hickey

Ancient gods and tree-born civilizations form the backdrop for Thoraiya Dyer's fascinating fantasy debut. Justin Hickey reviews Crossroads of Canopy.

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April 24, 2017

Book Review: Dogs of War

April 24, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Killer robot dogs playing fetch with weapons of mass destruction! Killer 'smart' machines the size of a grain of sand! And every last little thing weaponized! It's the latest Joe Ledger novel.

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September 30, 2016

Strange and Dark As It Is

September 30, 2016/ Justin Hickey

Fantasy author Rjurik Davidson returns with the second novel of minotaurs, magic, and political unrest. Justin Hickey reviews The Stars Askew.

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September 05, 2016

Book Review: Red Right Hand

September 05, 2016/ Steve Donoghue

A young woman's life is turned upside-down when she encounters a strange man with a molten red hand.

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August 31, 2016

Irritated by the Noise of Kathmandu

August 31, 2016/ Dalton Gentry

The stories in debut author Alexander Weinstein's collection portray a near-future world of intrusive personal techology - a world that every day resembles our own a bit more. Dalton Gentry reviews.

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August 04, 2016

Book Review: Ghost Talkers

August 04, 2016/ Steve Donoghue

The heroine of Mary Robinette Kowal's enchanting new novel is doing her part for the WWI war effort - by debriefing the spirits of soldiers killed on the battlefield

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August 01, 2016

Book Review: The Year's Best Science Fiction

August 01, 2016/ Steve Donoghue

The latest entry in the epic "Year's Best Science Fiction" series by editor Gardner Dozois features everything from Venusian monsters to telepathic food - with stops along the way for planetary warfare, quantum piracy, and the end of the world as we know it.

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April 30, 2016

Atomic Turquoise Bat Mitzvah

April 30, 2016/ Justin Hickey

A startling alien legacy is dug up out of the ground in Sylvain Neuvel's stellar debut novel Sleeping Giants. Justin Hickey reviews.

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January 13, 2016

Book Review: The Bands of Mourning

January 13, 2016/ Steve Donoghue

In the latest novel from hyper-prolific Brandon Sanderson, the vast mythos of his "Cosmere" is further expanded

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October 10, 2015

Book Review: Hell's Foundations Quiver

October 10, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

In the latest of David Weber's "Safehold" novels, Industrial-Age technology is coming to a quasi-Renaissance world, ready or not

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September 03, 2015

Book Review: The Desert and the Blade

September 03, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

In the latest chapter of S. M. Stirling's "Emberverse" series, two courageous women embark on a quest for a supernatural sword

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September 03, 2015

Book Review: Sorcerer to the Crown

September 03, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

In Zen Cho's exuberant debut, the magic of Napoleonic-era England is slowly dwindling, and it's up to the Sorcerer Royal to figure out why

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August 30, 2015

Book Review: Chasing the Phoenix

August 30, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

Michael Swanwick's terrific new novel features a con artist and a genetically modified dog-man seeking riches and power in a post-post-apocalyptic China

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August 29, 2015

Book Review: The Trials

August 29, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

In the wake of professional betrayal and global catastrophe, the heroes of Linda Nagata's "Red" Trilogy are confronted by a new threat as the series barrels on

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August 15, 2015

Book Review: The Red

August 15, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

The hero of Linda Nagata's nifty new series is hard-wired to his battle-armor ... but is something else hiding in the connection?

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August 10, 2015

Book Review: The Dinosaur Lords

August 10, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

On the world of Paradise, the wars of dynasties are fought on battlefields by knights mounted on dinosaurs

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July 22, 2015

Book Review: The Fall

July 22, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

Federal contractor Jack Taylor takes an unprecedented high-altitude space jump - but when he breaks the sound barrier and makes his landing, he finds himself in a different reality

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July 21, 2015

Book Review: Last First Snow

July 21, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

In Max Gladstone's latest "Craft" sequence novel, what looks like a straightforward neighborhood gentrification suddenly threatens to unleash the wrath of the gods themselves

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