Book reviews
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The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin
The Lotus Palace is set in a historical China, which is unusual for historical romance. When you read as much historical romance as I do, you often end up reading things mostly set in Victorian or regency England. I asked around for recommendations set from other settings and Jeannie Lin’s work came up. Historical China…
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Murderbot has become one of my all time favourite characters and by far my favorite artificial intelligence. When I first read All Systems Red by Martha Wells I didn’t read many novellas, yet. But this book kicked up a whole novella reading spree for me. Today it is one of my favourite format of books,…
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A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright
When you don’t often read older science fiction, it is wonderful to get a pleasant surprise, such as with A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright.
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Blood of the Earth by Faith Hunter
Review of Blood of the Earth by Faith Hunter, the first book in the Soulwood series. A dark urban fantasy series centered around a christian cult, dryads and vampires. Nell is trying to escape her life in the christian cult when a group of Homeland Security shifters turn up on her doorstep investigating a local…
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
When I read The Fifth Season it became really clear why this book is part of a very small club of books, where where every single book in the series has been not only nominated, but also won the Hugo award. The Broken Earth trilogy is one of those few. That is not strange at…
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Valor’s Choice & the Confederation series
Review of Valor’s Choice by Tanya Huff and the rest of the Confederation series. Military science fiction with strong space opera vibes and wonderful alien cultures. The Confederation series works because of the wonderful characters and interesting plots.
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Nexus by Ramez Naam
My review of Nexus by Ramez Naam, a near future cyberpunk novel with strong thriller elements and themes that explores augmentation and transhumanism. If you like science fiction that takes the implications of the technology it introduces seriously and want to spend more time in a non-western setting, then Nexus is really a great choice.…
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Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. Rivers of London is about the police constable Peter Grant in London, that discovers that magic is real and is roped into the supernatural branch of the British police… It’s Peter and an elderly wizard called Nightingale.
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October Daye by Seanan McGuire
Review of the urban fantasy series October Daye by Seanan McGuire. If you are interested in the idea of the fay hiding in our world, then you should check out the October Daye books.
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Ancillary Justice & Ancillary Sword
Review of the Imperial Radch series: Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy. One of the best space operas of the 21nd century.