The Hugo Awards shortlist were recently announced so I thought I’d go back and read a previous winner. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge was the co-winner in 1993.The Galaxy is inhabited with thousands of civilizations. The farther from the core, the more advanced the technology and the intelligence of each species. This isn’t […]
H is for Hawkby Helen MacdonaldI don’t read a lot of non-fiction, but when I read a review about how fantastic this book was I decided to give it a try – and I’m so glad I did! First of all, the writing is phenomenal. The author Helen Macdonald definitely has a way with words […]
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By Leigh Bardugo Shadow and Bone readers are taken into a whole new world, surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. […]
by Ed WillesI’ll start off by mentioning the fact that I’m not a big football fan. At all. That said, I am interested in Canadian culture and things that are meaningful to us as a nation. After all, the Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League’s bug prize) is, along with the Stanley Cup, featured in the […]
By Scott Westerfeld This book takes place in parallel universes. Our main character Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to publish her novel, Afterworlds. Darcy drops everything she knows and heads to New York. Once she gets to New York she has no apartment or friends and she wonders whether she’s […]
By Neil GaimanHere is a collection of short stories and poems by award winning author, Neil Gaiman. This book is filled with some fun and quick reads. I found this book after Neil Gaiman showed up on my YouTube feed reading one of his stories. I was drawn in by the fact that the author […]
By Alexandra DuncanSeventeen year old Ava was born and raised in deep space, on a merchant ship called the Parastrata. The culture of her ship is conservative and patriarchal. Women have babies, cook, clean, and work with textiles and animals. Men are leaders who take multiple wives, act as guards, fixers and flyers and are […]
By Holly TuckerHere is a dark little bit of human history. In Blood Work the facts about bloodletting and vivisection are brought to life. Holly Tucker brings the world of medicine practices in the 1600’s to light. You might be asking yourself why did I pick up this book to begin with? Well I had […]
by Joe AbercrombieThere are plenty of epic fantasy series out there, but this is one of the best I’ve ever read. Set in a world with magic, magic is nevertheless set aside for handy swords and shields and pure brute strength. As is often the case, there are no real “good guys”. There are people […]