“All You Need Is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Translated by Alexander O. Smith. Reviewing a book written initially in another language may make me sound like some kind of intellectual, even though the title isn’t intellectual at all. But to tell the truth, I picked this book up because I recently saw the Tom Cruise … More Review: “All You Need Is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
“To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918” by Adam Hochschild. Mariner Books. 496 pages. I have long had a curiosity about World War I, the “war to end all wars,” that very seldom is mentioned in literature or movies any more. It is grossly overshadowed by the Second World War, which, … More Review: “To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918” by Adam Hochschild
To Honor You Call Us: Man of War Series by H. Paul Honsinger, 454 pages. It’s always a delight to find a new author that you really like. For me, it’s even a greater delight when I discover that the author is not only an indie author, but that this is his very first book. … More Review: “To Honor You Call Us” by H. Paul Honsinger
The Atlantis Plague: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 2) by A. G. Riddle. 442 pages. This is the second book in a series entitled The Origin Mystery, and you can see my review of the first one here. I have broken my recent habit of reading the first book of many series, most of … More Review: “The Atlantis Plague” by A. G. Riddle
“Influx” by Daniel Suarez (Dutton Adult Books: 416 pages). It’s hard to tell you how much I like this book, simply because it is one of those books that will have to include some spoilers if I describe it too much. But wow, it has become one of my favorites and Daniel Suarez is definitely … More Review: “Influx” by Daniel Suarez
I’m a sucker for a good military science fiction story. The best that I have ever read–classics–are Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (the book, not the movie!) and The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. Well, there’s a new storyteller in town. I first came across Terms of Enlistment, the first book in Marko Kloos’ Frontlines … More Review: “Lines of Departure” by Marko Kloos
Hex by Allen Steele. Berkeley Publishing 331 pages. I picked this book up while on our Communication Field Trip last week. I mainly bought it because I am a great fan of Allen Steele’s Coyote series. This book is an extension of that universe, based on the premise that in 2070, a group of political … More Review: “Hex” by Allen Steele
Cain at Gettysburg by Ralph Peters. Forge Books. 549 pages. I’ll have to give Ralph Peters credit for writing a book on a subject that has been thoroughly explored, as well as flying in the face of one of the best written books having to do with the Civil War. In the author’s notes at … More Review: “Cain at Gettysburg” by Ralph Peters
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story by Donald Miller. Thomas Nelson, 2009. 257 pages. A couple of weeks ago, the University library asked me to put together a list of five books that I would recommend to students. One of those books was Blue Like Jazz … More Review: “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller
The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 1) by A. G. Riddle. 452 pages. What drew to me this book was the premise. What kept me going in the book was the action, complete with multiple twists and turns. The Atlantis Gene is a first novel for A. G. Riddle, but it is … More Review: “The Atlantis Gene” by A.G. Riddle
The Great Adventure 