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Category Archives: Science Fiction
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Descender by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
We’re up to the letter “D” in my quest to read through my entire comic inventory. No surprise here, but the title I’ve picked comes from Image Comics: Descender by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen. A brief summary: When nine moon-sized robots appear, … Continue reading
Reading through Comics, Alphabetically: Chrononauts by Mark Millar & Sean Gordon Murphy
In this edition of Reading through Comics, Alphabetically, I’m excited to share a series special I not only love for the content, but the variant covers as well: Chrononauts by Mark Millar & Sean Gordon Murphy (Image). First, a brief summary … Continue reading
Review: A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson & Jeff Rovin
Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Simon451 (October 7, 2014) ISBN: 9781476776521 Source: Publisher When Maanik, the daughter of India’s ambassador to the United Nations, starts experiencing fits of screaming and terror, child psychologist Caitlin O’Hara is called in for consultation. Maanik … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Science Fiction, Simon & Schuster, Simon451, Thriller
Tagged techno-thriller
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Audiobook Review: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Program Type: Audiobook Listening Length: 13 hours and 24 minutes Publisher: Hachette Audio (September 16, 2014) Source: Library Detroit Detective Gabriella Versado is used to unusual cases. Her latest, however, goes beyond anything she’s ever seen. The body of a teen … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Crime Fiction, Hachette Audio, Horror, Review, Science Fiction
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Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Hardcover: 608 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse (September 23, 2014) ISBN: 9781481422345 Source: Publisher Darcy Patel is a teenage girl won’t be heading off to college like most of her peers. Instead, thanks to the success of a book she … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Science Fiction, Simon Pulse, Supernatural, Thriller
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Review: A Better World by Marcus Sakey
Series: The Brilliance Saga, Book Two (Book 2) Paperback: 390 pages Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (June 17, 2014) ISBN: 9781477823941 Source: Publisher The world first became aware of the brilliants in 1980. Approximately 1% of the world’s population were born with gifts that set them … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian fiction, Review, Science Fiction, Thomas & Mercer
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Review: The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon (Audiobook)
Listening Length: 16 hours and 23 minutes Version: Unabridged Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. (April 8, 2014) Source: Publisher (via Audiobook Jukebox) The death of print is eminent. Books, magazines and newspapers have been replaced by Memes, handheld devices that are not only … Continue reading
Posted in Blackstone Audio, Doubleday, Dystopian fiction, Review, Science Fiction
Tagged techno-thriller
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Review: Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson
Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Doubleday (June 10, 2014) ISBN-10: 0385537093 Source: Publisher In Robopocalypse, humankind was at war with robots. The world as we know it is destroyed, a pathetic wreckage of what once existed. Once Archos, a “super” robot is destroyed, … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: Runner by Patrick Lee
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is the audiobook production of Runner by Patrick Lee: Listening Length: 8 hours and 39 minutes Program … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Macmillan Audio, Review, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Crown (February 11, 2014) ISBN-10: 0804139024 Source: Publisher Mark Watney is one of several astronauts making up the crew of the Ares 3 mission to Mars. Just days into their mission, the Acidalia region is hit … Continue reading
Posted in Crown Publishers, Literary Fiction, Review, Science Fiction, Thriller
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