Issue 16
June 2011
June 2011
Book Reviews
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ON SHELVES
HOUNDS OF HEAVEN by Cole Drewes
"Buried within this book, I feel, is a good story trying to get out." -- K. Burtt
LEVIATHAN WAKES
by
James S. A. Corey
"You don’t find many sci-fi books that deal with space travel only within the solar system. Usually if spaceships are involved, so is travel between the stars. This book is rather interesting just from that perspective alone." -- K. Burtt
SPELLBOUND by Cara Lynn Shultz
"The litany of characters reads like an order placed through a catalogue of tropes: the token bad boy, the token mean girl, the token bully, the token nice boy, the token Latino (who also doubles as the token homosexual), the token witch." -- Katie Hager
THE GIRL IN THE STEEL CORSET by
Kady Cross
"The characters are very individual and unique; they have some real depth to them; and they’re generally pretty smart." -- Gabrielle Lissauer
THE PARADISE PROPHECY by Robert
Browne
"This was a fun read. The pacing and action were all written quite well, it was easy to get swept up into the story -- there were times I didn’t want to put it down." -- K. Burtt
THE THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES edited by
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"Basically a festschrift in honor of a man who never existed, this book contains stories, essays, correspondence, museum catalog copy, and loads of wildly imaginative art." -- Kate Nagy
| ALL BOOK REVIEWS |
ON SHELVES
HOUNDS OF HEAVEN by Cole Drewes"Buried within this book, I feel, is a good story trying to get out." -- K. Burtt
LEVIATHAN WAKES
by
James S. A. Corey"You don’t find many sci-fi books that deal with space travel only within the solar system. Usually if spaceships are involved, so is travel between the stars. This book is rather interesting just from that perspective alone." -- K. Burtt
SPELLBOUND by Cara Lynn Shultz"The litany of characters reads like an order placed through a catalogue of tropes: the token bad boy, the token mean girl, the token bully, the token nice boy, the token Latino (who also doubles as the token homosexual), the token witch." -- Katie Hager
THE GIRL IN THE STEEL CORSET by
Kady Cross"The characters are very individual and unique; they have some real depth to them; and they’re generally pretty smart." -- Gabrielle Lissauer
THE PARADISE PROPHECY by Robert
Browne"This was a fun read. The pacing and action were all written quite well, it was easy to get swept up into the story -- there were times I didn’t want to put it down." -- K. Burtt
THE THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES edited by
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer"Basically a festschrift in honor of a man who never existed, this book contains stories, essays, correspondence, museum catalog copy, and loads of wildly imaginative art." -- Kate Nagy
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
DOORWAYS
by George R. R.
Martin
"Bottom line, the premise is great, the art is fantastic, the writing is solid if somewhat simplistic... but Doorways just doesn't quite stand on its own." -- K. Burtt
FEED by Mira Grant
"This is one of those rare books you start to read and then just cannot stop, no matter what else is happening in your life that demands your immediate attention. You. Cannot. Stop." -- Rachel Hyland
THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyndham
"A book like this is the reason I love science fiction. It is pure, unadulterated genius." -- Rachel Hyland
THE PENULTIMATE TRUTH by Phillip K. Dick
"Written in the 60's (you can tell because World War III apparently happened already), it feels as fresh and insightful as any book of today." -- Rachel Hyland
THE WHITE PLAGUE by Frank Herbert
"The scientists start out talking about recombinant DNA and then all of a sudden they’re talking about the Literature of Despair, which was invented in Ireland... WHAT ABOUT THE PLAGUE, DUMBASSES?" -- Kate Nagy
DOORWAYS
by George R. R.
Martin "Bottom line, the premise is great, the art is fantastic, the writing is solid if somewhat simplistic... but Doorways just doesn't quite stand on its own." -- K. Burtt
IN THE STACKS
Our topic this month:
The Apocalypse!
Our topic this month:
The Apocalypse!
FEED by Mira Grant "This is one of those rare books you start to read and then just cannot stop, no matter what else is happening in your life that demands your immediate attention. You. Cannot. Stop." -- Rachel Hyland
THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyndham"A book like this is the reason I love science fiction. It is pure, unadulterated genius." -- Rachel Hyland
THE PENULTIMATE TRUTH by Phillip K. Dick"Written in the 60's (you can tell because World War III apparently happened already), it feels as fresh and insightful as any book of today." -- Rachel Hyland
THE WHITE PLAGUE by Frank Herbert"The scientists start out talking about recombinant DNA and then all of a sudden they’re talking about the Literature of Despair, which was invented in Ireland... WHAT ABOUT THE PLAGUE, DUMBASSES?" -- Kate Nagy
Our topic next month:
Secret
Organizations