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Space Rapunzel is a socially mal-adjusted hacker and I love her.

April 9, 2014 by narfna 4 Comments

“When she was just a child, the witch locked her away in a tower that had neither doors nor stairs.” Guys, I can’t give out another five star rating this year. I just can’t. But I almost did with this anyway. It was THISCLOSE. I’m going with 4.5 stars for now, but I reserve the right to change my mind upon re-read. I just really really enjoyed myself while reading this, probably more than I should have. Cress, the third volume of The Lunar Chronicles, is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Cress, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, narfna, sci-fi, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

narfna's CBR6 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Cress, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, narfna, sci-fi, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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“Compared to geology, we barely exist.”

April 8, 2014 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed this novel, a character-driven SciFi story about Earth in the aftermath of its sudden enclosure within what became known as the Spin membrane. Inside the membrane, on Earth, time progresses as normal, while outside the membrane time advances as relativistic speeds — billions of years pass by in space over the span of a couple of decades on earth. Our protagonist is Tyler Dupree, close childhood friend to siblings Jason and Diane Lawton. One night, the three are outside stargazing, when the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: alwaysanswerb, contemporary, robert charles wilson

alwaysanswerb's CBR6 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: alwaysanswerb, contemporary, robert charles wilson ·
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Is it wrong to dream for a dystopia?

April 7, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

I just found out that Wil Wheaton did the audio version of this book (which I will be getting shortly).  That in itself should tell you how awesome it is, but you could still read my review if you want.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 80's pop culture, Dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, Fiction, Ready Player One, Robyn Robotron, rpgs, sci-fi, video games

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 80's pop culture, Dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, Fiction, Ready Player One, Robyn Robotron, rpgs, sci-fi, video games ·
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Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov – Review #14 for AamilTheCamel

April 2, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Top notch Science Fiction!

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, asimov, foundation, foundation and empire, isaac asimov, science fiction

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, asimov, foundation, foundation and empire, isaac asimov, science fiction ·
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Pure Heroines, Struggling Heroes

April 1, 2014 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

I reviewed each of these books independently on my blog. The sequel reviews will contain spoilers for the priors. Overall, I give the series three stars. The world-building had great detail, but the plot and characterizations were too dense, convoluted, and inconsistent to really grip me. Pure (#1) Fuse (#2) Burn (#3)  

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: alwaysanswerb, Dystopian, julianna baggott, Post Apocalyptic, YA fiction, Young Adult

alwaysanswerb's CBR6 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: alwaysanswerb, Dystopian, julianna baggott, Post Apocalyptic, YA fiction, Young Adult ·
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Our Gifts for Our Nation

March 31, 2014 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

Breach Zone is the conclusion of Myke Cole’s Special Ops trilogy and it is fantastic.  I enjoyed the first book, Control Point, and really liked the second, Fortress Frontier. Each book in the series marked a dramatic improvement in character development, plot progression, and overall narrative. All in all, they got better, much better, and Breach Zone shines as the pinnacle of the series. Breach Zone begins a few months after the conclusion of Fortress Frontier. There is a great deal of civil and political […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: magic, military

thewheelbarrow's CBR6 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: magic, military ·
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