Devlin has arrived on Summer where she expects to do nothing more than keep watch over Cha and Dancer. However, even before the two arrive, she’s found trouble of a different kind. Even though the people of Summer are leaving as the world begins a long, inhospitable descent into winter, there’s still time for deceit, […]
The theme for the latest Mind Meld is Up and coming authors in the last 5 years, which is a great topic, and I plan to read some of the authors on it. Except when I read it, I thought: What about the midlisters, or the new authors that are writing good books but are […]
Note: This time all the links go to Kobo, but I am sure that they are available at Kindle and BN as well. Except for With a bang, which is Kobo exclusive at moment. Shadows by Jennifer Armentrout is free right now. This is a prequel novella, but I have heard that to avoid confusion, […]
The Particulars: Science Fiction, Gere Donovan Press, available as e-book and in print The Source: Free read from the author’s webpage The Grade: C+ The Blurb: Esther “Star” Svensdotter’s job is overseeing the completion of the American Alliance’s first O’Neill cylinder — a massive space hab capable of supporting thousands of colonists. It’s just weeks […]
The Particulars: Science Fiction, ACOA, available as e-book. The Source: Smashwords The Grade: C+ The Blurb: Devlin is a top agent for the Inner Worlds Council Security force — a spy in common terms — and she’s not very happy with an assignment to the backwater world of Forest. Settled by the Work for Man […]
The Particulars: Science Fiction, Ace, available in print and as e-book. Source: Library book The Grade: C+ The Blurb: By all accounts, Sirantha Jax should have burned out years ago… As the carrier of a rare gene, Jax has the ability to jump ships through grimspace—a talent which cuts into her life expectancy, but makes […]
The Particulars: Science Fiction, Smashwords, e-bookMy rating: 4 of 5 starsBuy at: SmashwordsThe Blurb: Fighter Pilot Marcus Trevor is the only survivor of a treacherous attack against the star ship on which he served. Injured and alone, he must take refuge on the world of Kailani, a place of vast stretches of water and where […]
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross My rating: 3 of 5 starsThe Particulars: The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross, Ace, Available as e-book and in Print. The Review: Blurb: Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he has to do on a […]