Posts labeled Science Fiction
Review - Dorian's Worlds
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In a dystopian future, medical science has extended the human life span, and age has become the all-important measure of status. The young only exist to serve their elders, whether it’s to hand them food just beyond their reach or to provide sexual gratification. Dorian is a young man in his late teens, a service worker at the beck and call of two elderly ‘patrons’ who use him however they wish.
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Review - Trenekis of Hiera
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Trenekis faces his impending coming-of-age in the small village of Hiera with a lot of trepidation. Survival of the isolated village on the semi-arid planet requires that each young man take a wife and begin procreating within a year of turning twenty, but Trenekis can’t imagine doing that. His best friend and former lover Keenam came of age the year before and seems to have adapted to married life, but Trenekis doesn’t want to live that lie, even though declaring his true nature means banishment.
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Review - Starfall
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Ash is an alien from another world, but he manages to pass as a rather quirky yet handsome human. He has come to a rural area of Vermont in search of his sister, who crash-landed there with valuable information that can help his planet achieve justice. Ash isn’t the only one with his quirks in town. There’s also Angi, a run-away rich girl who escaped her stifling home in Florida only to fall in with the leader of a gang.
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Review - Chasing Cold
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Hundreds of years in the future, humanity has grown beyond the confines of earth to occupy many worlds in their part of the galaxy. But then an alien species, the Flense, show up and decide they want the same worlds for themselves. It isn’t really a war. With vastly superior technology, the Flense can simply take what they want. They’re not really interested in wiping out humanity, but those who can’t or won’t leave the worlds the Flense want are killed without mercy.
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Review - Wishes
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Auri is a young man determined to go places. He has risen through the ranks in the service of the Empire without the aid of any family connections, and now he is a first lieutenant on a diplomatic starship. Auri has gotten where he is by being stern and demanding. He gets things done. But there’s nobody on his current assignment that he can call a friend. Even his own captain thinks he is a little too uptight.
Tags: Fantasy Science Fiction
Review - Aliens, Smith and Jones
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Connor Smith works for Primrose, a super-secret organization tasked with controlling the alien presence and their artifacts in the UK. As the personal assistant to one of the team leaders, he’s right in the thick of things, from hunting down six-armed monkeys run amok to cataloging artifacts for the archives. It’s a job that can sometimes be 24/7, which doesn’t leave much time for a private life. So, when Connor’s best friend and coworker Isa introduces him to Jason, a man who doesn’t give up easily, it seems like a match made in heaven.
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Review - Incursion
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Kyle is an ex-soldier of the future, when humanity has spread to many different worlds and developed into many distinct cultures, not to mention a few genetic variations based on environmental necessity or economics. He’s an ’ex’ soldier because he’s been wounded by a weapon based on the technology of an alien species which has become a threat to humanity. Kyle no longer has the use of his legs, and must get around with the help of a prosthetic exoskeleton.
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Review - The Rabelais Alliance
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Curtis Marin is a hit man, although he would object strongly to that term. He would probably prefer something more along the lines of ‘avenging angel’. In the almost lawless fringes of the human colonies among the stars, where money and power lets you get away with murder (in other words, not much changes in 700 years), Marin works for a secret organization that, for a price, allows bereaved families to get justice.
Tags: novel Space Science Fiction
Review - Stealing Some Time, Volume 2
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I read the first volume of Stealing Some Time in print several years ago, well before the ebook era. I liked it enough to want the read the second volume, but by the time I got around to wanting to order it, the book had gone out of print. Fortunately, the book was re-issued in both print and ebook, so I’ve now finally be able to download Volume 2 for a read.
Tags: Time Travel Science Fiction
Review - The Finder
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It’s been a while since I read any science fiction. There doesn’t seem to be much out there that really appeals to me. It’s also been a long time since I read anything by Brandon Fox, but I have fond memories of his old sex and magic trilogy, which were fun reads in many respects. The Finder marks Fox’s return to the publishing world, and it’s quite a return, with all the elements you expect from this author.
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