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I did not know this was about space viruses when I started it

Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress

April 3, 2020 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

I had never heard of Nancy Kress, but she showed up as one of the few female names on this list of 25 best hard science fiction novels my dad sent me. My library (which I miss so much!) didn’t have the specific one on the list, but had this one available. It’s fine, and weirdly about an impending global pandemic, but nothing super special. Marianne is a scientist, studying genetics and DNA and something called haplogroups. She discovers a new haplogroup, and all of […]

Welcome to the Treaty Stay at Gertrude Hunt

Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

February 23, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the fifth story in the Innkeeper Chronicles series, and this review may contain spoilers for previous installments. If you want to start at the beginning, Clean Sweep is the first book. For Innkeepers, the biggest and most sacred holiday of the year is the Treaty Stay, which commemorates the ancient treaty between the first Inns, their intergalactic guests, and the agreement to keep humans safe and completely unaware of the presence of alien visits to Earth. During a Treaty Stay, Inns have to open the doors […]

Great introduction to author Brandon Sanderson

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

February 21, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Two years ago when I set out to attempt my first full cannonball, I asked friends and family on Facebook what their book suggestions were, Skyward was one of them. Later someone recommended it to me as a good introduction to author Brandon Sanderson, as I hadn’t read anything by him. Despite fantasy being my jam, he’s written so much of it that previously I’ve been flummoxed as to where to start. Ironically, I’m not starting with one of his fantasy novels. Skyward is science fiction, […]

Hunky blue aliens to the rescue

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

December 31, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Ice Planet Barbarians came highly recommended by The Ripped Bodice bookstore. The blue-skinned alien on the cover had me intrigued! This is the first book of SEVENTEEN about a group of young women stranded on the said ice planet. Each introduces us to a different woman and a potential barbarian suitor. In this one, we meet Georgie on Earth where she is kidnapped in her sleep by some slave trading bobblehead aliens. Half the women are crowded in a cage while the other half sleep […]

An Alien Murder Mystery Set in Chicago

Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter

December 14, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I hadn’t read anything from Gena Showalter and decided to take on Awaken Me Darkly. The salacious cover reminded me of the Silk Stalkings series on USA Network, which I adore and own several seasons on DVD. I didn’t know anything about the Alien Huntress series but I was game to dive into the audiobook. In this first book of the series, we meet Mia Snow, a rising star in the Chicago PD. She runs the Alien Investigation and Removal team of agents. They hunt alien […]

Slow at first, but absolutely worth it in the end

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

October 4, 2019 by Malin 2 Comments

From Goodreads: From the ground, we stand. From our ship, we live. By the stars, we hope Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat. Tessa chose to stay home when her […]

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