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Title: 1Q84 (Books 1, 2, and 3)Author: Haruki MurakamiGenre: DystopianBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: October 25, 2011 Date Started: February 11, 2024Date finished: February24, 2024 I did’t realize it but I had read the trilogy in one book. This review will encompass all three books. In book one, we are introduced to the two... Continue Reading →
Title: The Martian ChroniclesAuthor: Ray BradburyGenre: Sci-fiBook Length: NovelBook Type: Physical Book; PaperbackYear Published: March 2012; First published: 1945 Date Started: October 9, 2023Date finished: October 27, 2023 I’d been wanting to read this book for a while. I’m glad I finally got to it. The book is written about life on Mars and about... Continue Reading →
Title: Clearance Level ThetaAuthor: David K. WalkerGenre: Sci-fi; Adventure; Space OperaYear Published: September 25, 2023 Date Started: September 25, 2023Date finished: September 26, 2023 This is a story about an ex-military named Colette Demeter who wants more than just a desk job. She’s found a job off-world and thinks it’s going to be easy getting... Continue Reading →
Title: AndroneAuthor: Dwain WorrellGenre: Sci-fi; MilitaryYear Published: September 1, 2023 Date Started: August 8, 2023Date finished: October 10, 2023 This book follows Sargeant Paxton Ares on his deployment to take down an enemy. His mind is often preoccupied with his pregnant girlfriend and him becoming a father. It’s something he’s nervous about but excited about... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranger in a Strange LandAuthor: Robert A. HeinleinGenre: Sci-fi; ClassicYear Published: June 1, 1961 Date Started: June 7, 2023Date finished: July 24, 2023 What I like about classic sci-fi is that you not only get the voice/style of the author, but you also get the ethical and moral storytelling of that period. These classics... Continue Reading →
Title: The Time Patriot: Episode One – Hail Mary PassAuthor: Kim MegaheeGenre: Alternate Historical Fiction, Sci-fiYear Published: October 11, 2022 Date Started: September 27, 2023Date finished: October 7, 2023 The story takes place in 2037 where corruption has ruined the United States. A man named Marc McKnight was tasked with traveling through time to bring... Continue Reading →
Title: The Amaranth ChroniclesAuthor: Alexander Barnes and Christopher PreimanGenre: Sci-fi; Space Opera Year Published: November 14, 2017Date Started: July 25, 2023 Date finished: August 1, 2023 I’m a huge fan of space opera and this one was well done. The main character, Lithia, finds herself helping a cyborg named, Cade. They didn’t know each other,... Continue Reading →
Title: Mother of Machines: Carbon Sunset Author: Tishaun Dawson Genre: Sci-fi Year Published: November 7, 2021 Date Started: December 21, 2021Date finished: December 23, 2021 I’ve been wanting to read a sci-fi story with a female lead and this one came through. I didn’t read the first book, but based on some of the reviews... Continue Reading →
Title: Frankenstein 2035Author: Kev FreemanGenre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, HorrorYear Published: July 25, 2022 Date Started: July 29, 2022Date finished: July 30, 2022 This is a story about a scientist named Beta who is on a mission to help cure her brother. She joins a group of other scientists with different specialties to locate a man who... Continue Reading →
Title: Far Beyond DestinyAuthor: Stephen C. PerkinsGenre: Sci-fi, paranormalYear Published: November 1, 2021 Date Started: October 19, 2022Date finished: October 21, 2022 This book is about an antagonist whose goal is to take over the world by destroying people in power using ordinary people. Sam Yalta Booth is not your ordinary man. In fact, he’s... Continue Reading →
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