Category Archives: Science Fiction

ROMULUS BUCKLE & THE ENGINES OF WAR

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Romulus Buckle & the Engines of War                       by Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. Genre: Steampunk Series: Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin #2 Publisher: 47North (November 19, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 476 pages My Rating: 4 out of 5 … Continue reading →

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DEJAH THORIS and THE GREEN MEN OF MARS VOLUME 1

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars is a thrilling return to the old school, sword and sci-fi era personified in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars books, and it is without a … Continue reading →

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GIDEON SMITH AND THE MECHANICAL GIRL

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett Genre: Fantasy — Steampunk Series: Gideon Smith #1 Publisher: Tor (September 10, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. This steampunk book … Continue reading →

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50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Bookwraiths
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Book Review – Speaker for the Dead

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Originally posted on I Read Encyclopedias for Fun:
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card is the second book in Ender’s Saga. What we have here is the sequel to the popular Ender’s Game, where Ender Wiggins has defeated…

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ROMULUS BUCKLE & THE CITY OF THE FOUNDERS

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders         by Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. Genre: Steampunk Series: Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin #1 Publisher: 47North (July 2, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 446 pages My Rating: 4 out of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Darkover Landfall, Marion Zimmer Bradley (1972)

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Originally posted on Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations:
(Jack Gaughan’s cover for the 1972 edition) 3/5 (Average) Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999), most famous for her Arthurian fantasy novel Mists of Avalon (1983) from late in her career, published countless…

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RAZOR’S EDGE by MARTHA WELLS

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Razor’s Edge by Martha Wells Genre: Sci-Fi, Star Wars Series: Empire and Rebellion #1 Publisher: Lucas Books (September 24, 2013) My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . … Continue reading →

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Top 100 Fantasy & Scifi Books

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Bookwraiths

The top list as voted on by readers back in August 2011. I agree with many of the books, do not with some, and have not read most. Take a look and see what you think. http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books

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The Expanse series, by James S. A. Corey

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Originally posted on Blogging for a Good Book:
When I started this science fiction series two years ago, I had only one complaint. In the opening scenes of Leviathan Wakes, I was introduced to Juliette Mao, a jiu jitsu-trained racing…

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