Angles of Attack (Frontlines Book 3) by Marko Kloos. 350 pages. 47North Books. Buying books in the same series is always a gamble. I have had some series that have started off promising and just petered out after a book or two (see any of my reviews on books by David Weber), and occasionally find … More Review: “Angles of Attack” by Marko Kloos
Defenders by Will McIntosh. 512 pages. Orbit Books. It’s hard to write an alien invasion story that hasn’t been already written. They’re like westerns. It would seem that so many variations have already been tried that there’s nothing new under the sun. That’s why it’s always good when you can find one that is fresh, … More Review: “Defenders” by Will McIntosh
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S. C. Gwynne. 672 pages. Simon and Schuster. If you were to take a look at my yearly goal of 30 books that I posted on Goodreads, you’d see that the vast majority of books I’ve read so far this year (and I am … More Review: “Rebel Yell” by S. C. Gwynne
The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku. Doubleday Books. 377 pages. If I were to rename this book, I would name it Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About the Brain. I have had a fascination with the brain for quite a while, both because of my superior intellect (don’t laugh) and because the … More Review: “The Future of the Mind” by Michio Kaku
Barbarians at the Gates by Christopher G. Nuttall. Paladin Timeless Books. 330 pages. Note: some slight spoilers here. I like military science fiction, and as far as that goes, this is not a bad book. I’ve read some of Christopher Nuttall’s other books, and you can find my review of them here. Mostly (if … More Review: “Barbarians at the Gates” by Christopher G. Nuttall
Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez. Signet Books. 512 pages. Those of you who have been hanging in there and reading my stuff for a while know that I have a bromance going on with Daniel Suarez. He’s been called the Second Coming of Michael Crichton in the sub-genre of the techno-thriller, but as I have … More Review: “Kill Decision” by Daniel Suarez
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Knopf Books. 352 pages. Ah yes. Another dystopian book. Another flu pandemic that kills 99 percent of the world’s population. Another book where people strive to survive, killing each other in the process. But wait, this book isn’t like the others. It sees the post-dystopian world as poetic, … More Review: “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
Summer of the Apocalypse by James Van Pelt. 255 pages. Fairwood Press. I have said for a long time that vampire stories aren’t about vampires, that zombie stories aren’t really about zombies. The same goes for stories about the end of the world. Call them apocalyptic tales, dystopia or whatever, they aren’t about disease, nuclear … More Review: “Summer of the Apocalypse” by James Van Pelt
The Disciples (Strait Truth Series, Book 2) by Celeste Perrino-Walker, 226 pages. As I have commented in one of my reviews before, the two criteria I use to determine if a book is great and not just good are (1) did it surprise me? and (2) did it stick in my mind long after I … More Review: “The Disciples” by Celeste Perrino-Walker
Attack Planet by Mars Dorian. 352 pages. Indie publishing is all about networking, or so I am told. I am active here, on Twitter and on Goodreads. And as I mentioned in an earlier blog, it doesn’t hurt to be nice to a fellow indie author once in a while. So when Mars Dorian contacted … More Review: “Attack Planet” by Mars Dorian
The Great Adventure 