Tag Archives: Book Reviews

Comic Book Reviews (March)

I’m currently following three comics. Seeing as they land the same week, I’ve decided to cross post all three reviews at once. I could devote a whole week to comics every month, but I’m always reading other stuff I want to talk about and I’ve been writing a lot as well, which limits posting time.ContinueContinue reading “Comic Book Reviews (March)”

Review: Lockstep

The lockstep is the weirdest concept I have ever come across. By hibernating, the population of a far flung colony can exist on almost nothing but the power required for the deep sleep modules. While they slumber, bots tend the day to day activities, harvesting and harbouring resources to sustain the colony when it wakes,ContinueContinue reading “Review: Lockstep”

Review: Grand Central Arena

‘Grand Central Arena‘ by Ryk E. Spoor is exactly the sort of book I expect from Baen. Substantial, sweeping, sprawling, however you want to describe it. BIG! Big ideas, bold characters, mind-bending science and really cool aliens all packed inside a bright and colourful cover. Set in a future on the cusp of FTL travel, thisContinueContinue reading “Review: Grand Central Arena”

Review: DemonWars: First Heroes (Saga of the First King)

I never doubted R.A. Salvatore talent; despite my love of Drizzt, I’d not have made it through twenty-four books (so far!) chronicling his legend if Salvatore had no skill with words. If he could not tell a story, the story, in the way it needed to be told, deftly and surely, his words always underlying andContinueContinue reading “Review: DemonWars: First Heroes (Saga of the First King)”

Review: Mass Effect Foundation (#8)

The beginning of the eighth issue of Mass Effect: Foundation deals with the aftermath of Kai Leng and Agent Rasa’s failure to capture Jack in the previous issue. The tension between them seems worse than the repercussions of their failure. Kai Leng’s facial expressions here are so well drawn! Between that and his posture, his furyContinueContinue reading “Review: Mass Effect Foundation (#8)”