While waiting for the release of the final entry in Megan E. O’Keefe’s other science fiction trilogy, The Devoured Worlds, I decided it was time to check out some of her works. Velocity Weapon, with its badass female protagonist, galactic empire, political intrigue, plot twists, and moral dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence did not disappoint. However, it did take me quite a while to actually finish the book. I was […]
Ever since I read The Blighted Stars—one of, if not my favorite science fiction novel ever—its sequel has been on my “to read as soon as humanly possible” list. So as you probably guessed, I was incredibly hyped to read The Fractured Dark. Though I didn’t like the follow-up quite as much as its predecessor, it was still an incredibly fun and suspenseful read. The novel picks up […]
Since I really enjoyed Kate Elliot’s last novella, Servant Mage, I was pretty excited to read The Keeper’s Six. The entire premise of an older female protagonist off to save her kidnapped son had me interested already, but throw in the fact that this story somehow involved dragons, and I was outright excited. Unfortunately, The Keeper’s Six was just not for me. This novella was really bogged down by the […]
Elder Race is the first work of author Adrian Tchaikovsky I’ve ever read. Judging from the blurb of the novella, I was expecting more of a fantasy story, with a twist. However, I quickly found that there was much more to this classic tale of the princess asking the hermit wizard to save the day, and that the story was definitely more of a take on a science fiction. […]
The Rebels of Gold, the final installment of the Loom Saga and follow up to The Dragons of Nova and The Alchemists of Loom, was my least favorite of the trilogy. I did really enjoy seeing how the series came to an end, but I found it largely unsatisfying due to counterproductive character development, disappointing “boss” fights, and loose ends. My favorite parts of Rebels of Gold involved the perfect […]