DUST (the 9th book in the Wool/Silo series) by Hugh Howey releases tommorow, August 17. Wool is a dystopia about a group of survivors of an apocalyptic event who live in an underground silo. The Shift series followed up by showing how it came to be. And now both series… Read more »
Urgus the Scribe is a book about its namesake that describes his adventures as the scribe for the Gatherers, a group of tax collectors/warriors who collect taxes for and defend a decaying Romanesque city. The world building in this novel is superb and you often times feel like you are… Read more »
With Dragon, I was hooked from the beginning. The story covers two distinct societies: a technologically advanced one, and one with advanced natural powers. The two main characters (Rone and Keiara) were very likable and well developed. The action was well-paced and the world was very well detailed. I could… Read more »
The Moon Dwellers is an interesting read about a society living underground after an apocalypse. The main heroine Adele is falsely imprisoned by the corrupt government because of her parents. She escapes and goes on a quest to rescue her father from a different prison, and figure out why she… Read more »
This tells the story of a young girl who ventures into a hostile country to fetch a herb to heal her grandfather. While there, she is captured by an enemy soldier and the story deals with their relationship and journey. I really enjoyed the story and the world building is… Read more »
Annalisia is a princess with a special gift for seeing events. Someone tries to kidnap her but ends up getting her servant instead. Annalisia sets out with a few companions to find her servant. and along the way finds some romance. I really enjoyed this novel and I could really… Read more »
Clean Slate Complex is a short story set after the events in Daynight. Here we follow Alexa, a homeless girl who is “saved” by the Second Chance Institute. While they have provided for her basic needs, she learns that the cost to her and everyone else is extremely great. She… Read more »
Fifteen-year old Aiden is transported from Earth to another world where he must help the ruling king fight off a challenge to his throne. I’ve read quite a few novels like this (boy gets taken to another world to be their savior) and I felt this one really did it… Read more »
Welcome to my new blog… here I plan to cover all kinds of sci-fi and fantasy novels and authors. I usually write reviews on Good Reads and Amazon, but this will allow me to consolidate a lot of that here in hopes that it will help others who have similar… Read more »
