by Adam Birchall | Mar 29, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Sponsored
Clevon Demarco has not lived a life of privilege in any way except his genetics. Being modified to be stronger, faster, and smarter than the average person has only helped keep him alive longer than the rest of the regular and subhuman scum that live on Capital...
by L Ruby Hannigan | Feb 14, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Science Fiction
In a small town named Sycamore, a woman goes to her ATM, and her bank card disappears into the machine and out comes as a mess of goo! And so it begins, with pens and phones and tires and computer parts melting into a substance smelling of crude oil. Each day...
by Katie Richards | Dec 6, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Short Stories
The Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 stands out from the many other science fiction and fantasy short story anthologies, not just because the Nebula Awards are the best of the best in genre fiction, but because each anthology is slightly different. Where many anthologies...
by Whitney Smyth | Sep 6, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Science Fiction, Sponsored
Akio Tsukino just wanted a chance to be the lead photographer on a front-page article, or really, the excuse to spend some time with the cool and aloof Masami Sato. The two of them head off to Kofu, one hundred and twenty miles west of Tokyo, to investigate a string...
by Megan Stevens | Sep 4, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Paige McKenzie’s third installment, The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl, is just as riveting and satisfying as its predecessors, with a unique and quirky main character, great character development, as well as an expansion on the history and powers of the supernatural. The...
by Whitney Smyth | Aug 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sponsored
Mavin Cedarstom heads in to work one morning at the Svalbard Seed Vault. He’s early and is the first one there. After checking his mail, Kep, the AI that runs the facility, initiates an emergency lockdown that traps Mavin inside. Time passes, and eventually a group of...
