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The Rift by Nina Allan

The Rift by Nina Allan

by Addison Fleming | Jan 19, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction

When Selena is fourteen, her older sister Julie goes missing. Despite the lack of clues surrounding her disappearance, Selena achieves some degree of closure, that is until she receives a mysterious call from a woman claiming to be her sister. Now in their twenties,...
Arabella and the Battle of Venus (The Adventures of Arabella Ashby) by David D. Levine

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (The Adventures of Arabella Ashby) by David D. Levine

by Addison Fleming | Nov 21, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction

Levine’s sequel to Arabella of Mars resumes several months later, with Arabella separated from her fiancé, Captain Singh. Singh and the crew of his ship, Diana, have been captured by the French and sent to work at one of Napoleon’s war camps on Venus. Upon learning...
The Wolves Within Our Walls by L.E. Flinders

The Wolves Within Our Walls by L.E. Flinders

by Stephen Febick | Sep 19, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Science Fiction, Sponsored

Set in 2021, The Wolves Within Our Walls is a realistic look at a future where the height of technology crumbles and those who survive the attack on the nation are left to wander and survive the best they can. It is a standard dystopian novel in most aspects, but it...
Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 Edited by Julie E. Czerneda

Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 Edited by Julie E. Czerneda

by Brandon Sanford | Jul 10, 2017 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction

“What you have in your hands is precious, not because the works here are being honored, but because they exist. Stories matter. Stories linger in the mind and change us. We want more. We need more – yes, from our beloved favorite authors, but also, and...
American War by Omar El Akkad

American War by Omar El Akkad

by Norman West | Jun 28, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, War & Military

The South does rise again. With pretty much the same result, but the author has imagined a world quite different from the one we know, as a backdrop for this tale of desperate circumstance and savage people. The war is precipitated by the Sustainable Future Act that...
Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures edited by Elly Blue

Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures edited by Elly Blue

by Julia Gaskill | Jun 23, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Portland Publishers, Science Fiction, Short Stories

There’s no question as to what the book Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories In Extreme Futures is about. It serves as a collection of short stories, focused around the concept of a tumultuous future with, as one might glean from the title, feminist...
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