Review: The Best of Connie Willis

The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories by Connie Willis ‘The Best Of Connie Willis’ is a collection of award-winning short stories by Connie Willis. The hefty volume also includes an introduction by the author and three of her speeches. Both the introduction and the speeches are as entertaining as the stories. In the introduction,Continue reading “Review: The Best of Connie Willis”

Review: Universes

Universes by Stephen Baxter Stephen Baxter has been on the periphery of my awareness for years. I have read one of his stories, only one, a novella called Starfall. I enjoyed it and meant to read more. When he published Flood and Ark, I added them to my wish list. Both were exactly the sortContinue reading “Review: Universes”

Review: Conservation of Shadows

Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee Conservation of Shadows is a collection of short stories by Yoon Ha Lee. Like shadows, many of the stories are furtive in nature, requiring the reader to chase them from page to page. No two stories are alike. The point of view and tense often change, but thereContinue reading “Review: Conservation of Shadows”

Review: The Human Division

The Human Division by John Scalzi Humanity is divided. Until recently, the Colonial Union and Earth had a codependent, if not mutually beneficial, relationship. In the highly anticipated follow up to The Last Colony, The Human Division checks the pulse of the galaxy after John Perry exposed the fact the Colonial Union sequestered planet EarthContinue reading “Review: The Human Division”

Review: The Last Wish

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski Geralt of Rivia is a witcher—acquired (stolen?) as a child and subjected to a form of mutation. Witchers are fed toxins and undergo rituals. The survivors develop immunity to the toxins and gain certain abilities as a result. They are designed for a single purpose—the hunt and slaughter ofContinue reading “Review: The Last Wish”