Stark’s Command, by Jack Campbell writing as John G. Hemry, is the second book is his series following the military adventures of the titular protagonist. Consequently this is my obligatory[i] SPOILER WARNING that this review references events that occurred in the first book. If you have yet to read Stark’s War (i.e. the first book) […]
Review of Quarry’s Ex
With the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise under way there’s a good chance you might be looking for some similar cloak-and-daggers fiction. If that is the case you could consider picking up for yourself a copy of Quarry’s Ex. The protagonist of Quarry’s Ex, however, is not a government secret agent but rather […]
Review of Undead: Night of the Living Dead & Return of the Living Dead
Zombies! This book has ‘em. Chances are this is all the information you need to determine whether or not you should give Undead a read. If not, perhaps because you are connoisseur of only the best zombie tales, please do read on. You will be interested to know, my dear zombie connoisseur, that Undead has […]
Review of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Peerless Peer
It is a good sign when a science fiction writer can be described as being ahead of his or her time, and this is certainly the case regarding Philip José Farmer (January 26th, 1918 – February 25th, 2009). Farmer is perhaps best known for his Riverworld books, a series whose plot has everyone who has […]
Stark’s War Review
Science fiction and cyberpunk novelist William Gibson once said that science fiction is best used to explore contemporary reality rather than attempt to predict the future. Whether you agree with that opinion or not, you can certainly see where it was coming from if you read Stark’s War, which is the first in a three […]
