December - a month of holidays. Snow blankets the ground, and - writing on Christmas Eve - my mind goes back to how difficult this year was. It's been a year of change. I left a doctoral program (and a huge grant). Faced with my sanity or my ego, I let the ego take the... Continue Reading →
Review: Six Pack: Emergence
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: Six Pack: Emergence Author: B.W. Morris Stars: ★★★★ If you liked Runaways (comic or show), Six Pack: Emergence gives a grittier science fiction edge where it's not just their parents involved but the government too. Dystopian to the nth, this novel draws a group of friends... Continue Reading →
Review: Here Be Dragons
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: Here Be Dragon Author: Kadee Carder Stars: ★★★★ If you're looking for a sci-fi military fiction with an edge of dystopia and a whirlwind of rapid quip volleying, this is the book for you! I haven't seen quick, realistic dialogue like this... Continue Reading →
Review: Pinnacle
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: Pinnacle Author: Lynn Veevers Stars: ★★★ Like I said on Monday, authors tend to prefer a particular letter. For Lynn, that seems to be K names. I enjoyed the prologue, but beware - the tone changes dramatically. While this is completely understandable... Continue Reading →
Guest Blog: Steven R. Brandt
Enjoy this guest post from THE TURQUOISE BONES author, Steven R. Brandt. I was asked why the most fearsome monsters in my story, "The Turquoise Bones," are named quasars. While it is part of a general pattern that the book follows, of naming everything after stars or things astronomical, there is a specific reason why... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 