Mistaken assumptions – Victorian literature – house party mysteries – fictional detectives – the timelessness of history – the unreliability of perception – love at first sight – the nature of cats – this conversation has happened before – this conversation will certainly happen again – the indomitable will of a woman on a mission – Ned really needs a vacation. First and foremost, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is a fun read. It is a smart, comedic, time-traveling Sci-fi novel […]
Jizz rags in the Jazz Age, whaat?
You’ll have to click through to see what I’m talking about with that title.
“Luck—that was what a man needed to thrive in this universe. It changed the scale. A star couldn’t have good luck—a planet couldn’t. That took something alive and conscious, something like a man.” While exploring the galactic core, the Enterprise finds a lost Federation shuttle with a crazy person inside. He seems to be a major plot point, but we will soon forget about him completely. The Enterprise is then steered by an unknown force to a Dyson sphere and taken inside it. There are […]
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Defy – New YA Fantasy with a Twist
Sara B. Larson’s Defy tells the story of Alex Hollon, the best fighter on the prince’s royal guard. There’s just one catch, however — Alex is actually Alexa; she and her twin brother Marcel lied about her identity so she could join the army after their parents’ death at the hands of an enemy sorcerer. But Alexa’s true identity may not be as well-concealed as she thinks, and she’s not the only one with secrets.