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Title: The Unity GameAuthor: Leonora MerielGenre: Sci-fi, Spiritual, MetaphysicalYear Published: 2017 Date finished: May 7, 2021 The Unity Game by Leonora Meriel is a story about three main characters whose lives somehow intertwine. The first character lives in the modern world and struggles with drug abuse and sex addiction; the second character is an alien... Continue Reading →
Title: Newdawn RoamersAuthor: Dominique LuchartGenre: Sci-fi, YAYear Published: 2020 Date finished: May 3, 2021 Newdawn Roamers by Dominique Luchart is a young adult science fiction novel about an advanced future earth with artificial intelligence. An intelligent entity was located making its way toward earth and scientists think it could be an invasion. They created a... Continue Reading →
Title: Gideon the NinthAuthor: Tamsyn MuirGenre: Fantasy, Dystopian, GrimdarkYear Published: 2019 Date finished: March 25, 2021 Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is a dark fantasy about a sort of princess, known as the Reverend Daughter, and her guard/soldier/protector. They were invited to an event where the game was about who wins and who dies.... Continue Reading →
Title: I, RobotAuthor: Isaac AsimovGenre: Sci-fiYear Published: 1950 (first published) Date finished: March 17, 2021 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov is a science fiction story about a reporter who interviews a robopsychologist named Susan Calvin. Dr. Calvin’s main role was to study interactions between robots and humans. The book contains nine different stories that are... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mask Falling (Book 4 of The Bone Season Series)Author: Samantha ShannonGenre: Paranormal Sci-fiYear Published: 2021 Date finished: February 7, 2021 The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon is the fourth book in the paranormal sci-fi, The Bone Season Series. After her recovery, Paige Mahoney finds herself working for a new group of people in... Continue Reading →
Title: Star Trek Voyager: Full CircleAuthor: Kirsten BeyerGenre: Science Fiction, Space OperaYear Published: March 31, 2009 Star Trek Voyager: Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer is a science fiction novel based on the television show Star Trek: Voyager. It continues the story after the last episode of the show. In this book, the main plot surrounds... Continue Reading →
Title: Selected Stories of Philip K. DickAuthor: Philip K. DickGenre: Fiction, Sci-fi, FantasyYear Published: 2013 Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a collection of short stories in sci-fi and fantasy by Philip K. Dick. I would say it’s some of his best works. There are 21 stories and they were all enjoyable, but my... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dawn ChorusAuthor: Samantha ShannonGenre: Sci-fi, Paranormal, New AdultYear Published: 2020 The Dawn Chorus is a novella between The Song Rising (the 3rd book in the Bone Season series), and the upcoming 4th book, The Mask Falling. The novella doesn’t give anything away from the main story. It basically delves into Paige’s pain and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesAuthor: Suzanne CollinsGenre: Sci-fi, YA, DystopianYear Published: 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian sci-fi about a young Coriolanus Snow before he became President Snow. The story takes place many years earlier, before The Hunger Games trilogy, when Coriolanus was seventeen and climbing... Continue Reading →
Title: AftershocksAuthor: Marko KloosGenre: Sci-fi, Military Sci-fi, Space OperaYear Published: 2019 Aftershocks by Marko Kloos is a military sci-fi novel following four characters. The main character, Aden, a POW on a foreign planet, is freed and makes his trek to a new home. Things don’t go as planned and he ends up working for another... Continue Reading →
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