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Dune

Posted: March 23, 2018 by Allan Bishop in Elitist Classics Meta: Frank Herbert, Space Opera
Dune

…Idaho is tested for loyalty and love time and again, Leto faces the consequences of his good intentions, Shaddam must examine his own entrapment as the most powerful figure in…

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Destiny Blues

Destiny Blues

…easy to identify and remember without adding more than needed to tell the story (a common pitfall in this kind of story). There’s a too-short scene with the Hand of…

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Permafrost

Permafrost

…some scientists find a way to travel through time in a quasi-complete sort of way and attempt to save humanity from starving to death. “Fix the past. Save the present….

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The Empty Grave

Posted: November 22, 2018 by Vanessa in Books We Love Meta: Johnathan Stroud, Horror, Middle Grade
The Empty Grave

…silly bureaucracies can’t stop Lockwood and Company from doing what they do best: find the secrets everyone is hiding. All the things that made the first four books great also…

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Avengers of the Moon

Posted: January 24, 2019 by Jane Funk in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Allen Steele, Science Fiction
Avengers of the Moon

…Grag (you guessed it, the robot) have cultivated Curt’s intellectual and physical skills to the best of their abilities while living in a secret base under the Tycho Crater. It’s…

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Zero G

Posted: January 31, 2019 by Writer Dan in Books We Like Meta: Dan Wells, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Audible
Zero G

…Home Alone in space, and you’ll be pretty close. But instead of Marv and Harry, it’s the Fratellis from The Goonies that come to wreak havoc with the best-laid plans…

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Blood of Ten Kings

Posted: February 21, 2019 by Writer Dan in Books We Don't Like Meta: Edward Lazellari, Fantasy
Blood of Ten Kings

completely fallen off my radar. Still, I was really excited to finally see it. THE LOST PRINCE was an absolutely brilliant book, and I was so looking forward to seeing…

Interview with S.K. Dunstall

Posted: January 29, 2019 in Interview
Interview with S.K. Dunstall

…separately. Sherylyn was my sounding board, and my first reader, and vice-versa. We critiqued each other heavily. S: So much so that one day another of our sisters (we come…

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The Fever King

Posted: February 5, 2019 by Jane Funk in Books We Like Meta: Victoria Lee, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult
The Fever King

…are groomed and sexually abused, and within that context these moments matter. However, the cumulative effect can feel tiring. Perhaps Lee’s greatest strength is her complex characterizations. There is no…

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Dead Moon

Dead Moon

…audiobook schedule. DEAD MOON is a new science fiction — eh, more science fantasy — story from author Peter Clines. I’d come across Peter’s Ex- novels before but had…