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, lies and murder. She has other news for Cha and Dancer as well, and she’s not really certain how well they’ll like her new plans….
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 published by small presses? So here is my list, of authors that should be among the up and coming authors. And if you have read…
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, it is best to read book 1 Obsidian first. And Obsidian happens to be only 2.99 right noq. Endurance by Ann Aguirre is 0.99 right…
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 away from commissioning, and she’ll be damned if Luddite terrorists, squabbling bureaucrats, military takeovers or rogue AIs will stand in the way. Frontier justice on…
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 fanatics, the government has restricted not only the use of tech equipment but also regulate nearly every aspect of life for the small population. The…
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 her a highly prized navigator for the Corp. But then the ship she’s navigating crash-lands, and she’s accused of killing everyone on board. It’s hard…
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 a large portion of the population is genetically adapted to living in the sea.With the enemy taking over this mineral rich world, Marcus must workwith…
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 daily basis. He should never be called on to do anything remotely heroic. But for some reason, he is. My impressions: I rarely read Science…