SF Reviews, Views and General Musings
-Major spoilers for Embers of War below- Publisher: Titan Series: Embers of War (#2) Genre: Space Opera Pages: 401 Publication Date: 19/02/2019 Verdict: 5/5 Trouble Dog and her crew are back. But while they just want to get back to work, others have very different ideas of how to help the Galaxy. Ideas that … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Fleet of Knives, by Gareth L. Powell
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: Hodder Genre: Dystopian Pages: 408 Publication Date: 1966 Verdict: 3/5 The Moon works hard, and Earth takes the fruit of that labour. Not all are happy with this arrangement, and some even seek to change it ... This is a multi-award winning book. That, however, doesn't mean I'm going to enjoy it. What earns … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein
