SF Reviews, Views and General Musings
-Major spoilers abound for previous books in the Honorverse. Click here for a full index of reviews- Publisher: Baen Series: Honor Harrington (#6) Genre: Space Opera/Military SF Pages: 538 Publication Date: 1996 Verdict: 5/5 Given one last shot at redemption, Honor Harrington accepts a mission that will take her beyond Manticore's borders. Pirates, rebels, … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Honor Among Enemies, by David Weber
Publisher: Head of Zeus Translator: Ken Liu Genre: Tomorrow Fiction Pages: 347 Publication Date: 30/04/2019 Verdict: 4/5 In the mid twenty-first century, Silicon Isle is China's polluted shame - where half the world comes to dump their refuse. But there is more than just waste here. There are people, and there is hope . . … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Waste Tide, by Chen Qiufan
-Major spoilers abound for previous books in the Honorverse. Click here for a full index of reviews- Publisher: Baen Series: Honor Harrington (#5) Genre: Space Opera/Military SF Pages: 442 Publication Date: 1995 Verdict: 4/5 Disgraced and in mourning, Honor Harrington has retreated to her estate on Grayson, where she is content to manage more civilian … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Flag In Exile, by David Weber
-Spoilers abound for previous books in the Honorverse. Click here for a full index of reviews- Publisher: Baen Series: Honor Harrington (#4) Genre: Space Opera/Military SF Pages: 373 Publication Date: 1994 Verdict: 5/5 War is coming to Manticore, but that is no reason for the politicians to set aside their own squabbles. Not for the … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Field of Dishonor, by David Weber
Publisher: Hodder Genre: Tomorrow Fiction/Apocalyptic Pages: 292 Publication Date: 24/04/2019 Verdict: 4/5 The world is going to end. And while Emily can't stop the sun killing us all, she can make these last few years a little more comfortable. I'm generally a bit wary of books claiming to investigate what it means to be human. … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Emily Eternal, by M.G. Wheaton
Publisher: Titan Series: Embers of War (#1) Genre: Space Opera Pages: 408 Publication Date: 2018 Verdict: 4/5 The war is over, but for the crew of Trouble Dog, and the ship herself, the struggle continues. Because without war, what good is a soldier? Iain M. Banks is a towering figure in SF, respected, praised and … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Embers of War, by Gareth L. Powell
Publisher: Black Library Genre: Space Opera/Grimdark Pages: 266 Publication Date: 07/09/2019 Verdict: 5/5 Her husband dead (by her own command) Chettamandey Brobantis faces an uphill battle to emerge as the new leader of her Navigator House. And when planets start disappearing, things only get more complicated . . . Mike Brooks' debut Warhammer 40,000 novel … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Rites of Passage, by Mike Brooks
