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The Expanse novellas aren’t just a money grab.

December 13, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

The Churn “To go from an unregistered birth such as his to having any power and status at all was an achievement as profound as it was invisible.” Before he was the engineer on the Rocinante, Amos Burton lived in Baltimore. A product of prostitution himself, he spent his childhood in sexual slavery, before being rescued by the woman who would essentially become his step-mother. This novella takes place about twenty years before the main events of the series, during a time when the organized […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Science Fiction Tagged With: gods of risk, james s.a. corey, jefferson mays, narfna, novellas, science fiction, space opera, the butcher of anderson station, the churn, the expanse, the vital abyss

narfna's CBR7 Review No:197 · Genres: Audiobooks, Science Fiction · Tags: gods of risk, james s.a. corey, jefferson mays, narfna, novellas, science fiction, space opera, the butcher of anderson station, the churn, the expanse, the vital abyss ·
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It was good! (mostly) Yay!

December 13, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

I was nervous about reading this book for a couple of reasons: Firstly, because there was a whole hullabaloo around it involving bigots upset at the reasonable portrayal of a diverse galaxy, and five year olds in the bodies of grown men (mostly) crying about the old Extended Universe being axed, and so they must automatically shun the new canon, as if the people writing those new books didn’t love the old books as much as they did and wouldn’t do their best to preserve as […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: aftermath, chuck wendig, journey to the force awakens, narfna, sci-fi, science fiction, space opera, star wars

narfna's CBR7 Review No:193 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: aftermath, chuck wendig, journey to the force awakens, narfna, sci-fi, science fiction, space opera, star wars ·
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Not a creature was stirring, not event a fruit bat.

December 7, 2015 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

Wow, five years in a row and my Christmas tradition (rereading this little tome) is going strong! Love this little book and its irreverent look at the holidays. This year I had my book club read it, as they really enjoyed “The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove” and it is a quick read, which is perfect for the busy holiday season. Reviews from my club were mostly favorable, though one person who was listening on audio wasn’t a big fan, though her criticism was that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: christmas, Christopher Moore, humor, science fiction

cheerbrarian's CBR7 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: christmas, Christopher Moore, humor, science fiction ·
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Who knew intergalactic peace summits could be so entertaining?

December 2, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is the second book in the Innkeeper Chronicles. It can be read as a stand-alone, but to really get the most enjoyment out of this book, and to get a proper feel and understanding for some of the characters, you may want to read the first one, Clean Sweep and also two of the Andrews’ Edge books, Fate’s Edge and Steel’s Edge. As I did last time, I’m going to let the authors sum up the book themselves: Dina DeMille doesn’t run your typical […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: adventure, Aliens, CBR7, ilona andrews, Malin, mystery, science fiction, Sweep in Peace, the Innkeeper Chronicles, vampires, werewolves

Malin's CBR7 Review No:130 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: adventure, Aliens, CBR7, ilona andrews, Malin, mystery, science fiction, Sweep in Peace, the Innkeeper Chronicles, vampires, werewolves ·
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You stumbled on the finish line there, Marissa

December 2, 2015 by Malin 3 Comments

3.5 stars WARNING! This review WILL contain spoilers for earlier books in the series. Do NOT keep reading this review if you’re not caught up, having read all three previous books! There are also some minor spoilers for this book, but if you skip my list of dislikes, you’ll avoid them. Winter was one of the books I was most anticipating in the second half of 2015. Marissa Meyer’s retellings of Grimm fairy tales with a clever YA sci-fi dystopian twist just kept getting better […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, CBR7, Dystopian, Malin, Marissa Meyer, romantic, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, winter, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:129 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, CBR7, Dystopian, Malin, Marissa Meyer, romantic, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, winter, Young Adult ·
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An Austen retelling that’s actually good

November 23, 2015 by yesknopemaybe 4 Comments

Scootsa1000 put this book in the same category as Clueless and Bridget Jones in her recent review of Jane (a retelling of Jane Eyre) and I immediately checked to see if my library had it. Because a good dystopian retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion? So here for that. Luckily my library had it in stock and I was able to immediately dive right in. The world Elliot North and Malakai Wentforth live in is recovering from something they call the reduction. Basically genetic engineering and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: diana peterfreund, Fiction, For Darkness Shows the Stars, science fiction, Young Adult

yesknopemaybe's CBR7 Review No:75 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: diana peterfreund, Fiction, For Darkness Shows the Stars, science fiction, Young Adult ·
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