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Only one Bad Wolf mention?

December 16, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

It’s really cute how these Doctor Who books do a pre-credits scene before the first chapter.  You can practically hear the theme song in your head.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Winner Takes All, fantasy, Fiction, Jacqueline Rayner, Robyn Robotron, sci-fi, science fiction

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Winner Takes All, fantasy, Fiction, Jacqueline Rayner, Robyn Robotron, sci-fi, science fiction ·
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Don’t Blink in Wink…New Mexico.

December 12, 2014 by anevilweasel 1 Comment

This is a little bit like “Pleasantville” (or the Stepford Wives) meets “The XFiles”  plus a police procedural with a touch of Horror.  Hard to classify. Mona Bright is a troubled ex-cop who inherits her long dead mother’s home in Wink, New Mexico.  She doesn’t know much about her mom – mental illness, suicide, not much more. Mom died a long time ago and the house only reverted to Mona after her fathers death.  Turns out, that her mom used to work at the quantum research […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense

anevilweasel's CBR6 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: ·
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Sudden Death Is a Normal Way of Life on Spatterjay…

December 12, 2014 by anevilweasel 1 Comment

Neal Asher is truly one of the greats when it comes to unique Science Fiction and “The Skinner” is at the top of that list. The story takes place on the planet of Spatterjay, a watery  world that hosts extremely weird and vicious native fauna, all of which is infected with a virus that makes them virtually invulnerable to harm. Most of the few human inhabitants on the planet live in a protected “Dome” and avoid contact with the wildlife. If the wildlife doesn’t kill you, it will infect you with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: neal asher

anevilweasel's CBR6 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: neal asher ·
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“Go write me a thriller based on dark matter that doesn’t insult my intelligence”

December 9, 2014 by anevilweasel Leave a Comment

 “Go write me a thriller based on dark matter that doesn’t insult my intelligence” This is that book  – definitely out of the ordinary and hard to put down.    Our hero Robert is a physicist who, working on series of dark matter experiments, has come very close to a breakthrough.  Suddenly his company’s funding is cut and he and his teammates finds themselves unemployed. Add to this his girlfriend  Cora is going through her own trauma after recently losing her sister.  She deals with this loss and Robert’s trauma […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: the eidolon

anevilweasel's CBR6 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: the eidolon ·
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She’s a brick house. She’s mighty mighty and letting it all hang out to frighten you.

December 8, 2014 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

Oh. My. Gosh. This novel has been my albatross. I came across this book many years ago, borrowed from a friend. I tried to read it, but stalled out. I had my mother buy it for me for Christmas a few years ago and still was never able to conquer it. Yesterday, I was victorious. This is the most mesmerizing, confusing, terrifying, frustrating, wonderful novel that I have ever read. It is a literal and figurative labyrinth and the fact that a human brain could […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: creative, footnotes, horror, layout

cheerbrarian's CBR6 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: creative, footnotes, horror, layout ·
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not actually the best

Not the best of all possible books.

December 8, 2014 by Fiat.Luxury 2 Comments

After thoroughly enjoying Redemption in Indigo, I picked up Karen Lord’s The Best of All Possible Worlds with high hopes. Unfortunately, my hopes were not met. The Sadiri are a proud, reserved race — positively Vulcan. Their home planet is destroyed suddenly and thoroughly. The survivors reach out to the indigenous humanoids of Cygnus Beta, many of whom have Sadiri ancestry and therefore would make suitable mates. Our heroine, biotechnician Grace Delarua, is assigned to work with Dllenahkh, a Sadiri councilor, on a mission to find […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: karen lord, Sci Fi Rom Com, The Best of All Possible Worlds

Fiat.Luxury's CBR6 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: karen lord, Sci Fi Rom Com, The Best of All Possible Worlds ·
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