Category Archives: Science Fiction

THE HUMAN DIVISION (OLD MAN’S WAR #5) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. I read The Human Division a few months ago. Since I thoroughly hated it, I tried to return it to the library where I got it from, put it out of my … Continue reading →

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TARKIN (STAR WARS) by JAMES LUCENO

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Bookwraiths

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . . EPISODE III (and then some) It is a dark time for the Empire. Although the Clone Wars have ended, most of the vile Jedi been destroyed, … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE by ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was all about Star Wars all the time, which is why I immediately picked this book up when I saw that Darth Vader cover. And while Splinter of the Mind’s Eye … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: THE IVANHOE GAMBIT (TIME WARS #1) by SIMON HAWKE

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Bookwraiths

During my teen years back in the early 1980s, my reading consisted of D&D modules/rule books, comics (mainly Marvel), “Choose Your Own Adventure” books, and Star Wars novels. Everything else I sort of stayed away from. But then one day … Continue reading →

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THE LAST COLONY (OLD MAN’S WAR #3) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. I have to admit I was a bit excited to finally get to read The Last Colony. Old Man’s War was a great scifi novel and The Ghost Brigades was only a … Continue reading →

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THE UNWEAVING (SHADER #3) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The epic conclusion of the Shader series! So many questions still demanding answers. Can anyone forgive Deacon Shader for failing to stop Sektis Gandaw when he had the chance? Is there a … Continue reading →

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ZOE’S TALE (OLD MAN’S WAR #4) by JOHN SCALZI

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 2 out of 5 stars. After enjoying the first three books of Old Man’s War, I decided to read Zoe’s Tale even though I was familiar with a common complaint of its detractors– specifically that it tells … Continue reading →

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WOOL (WOOL #1) by HUGH HOWEY

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. This is the first “story” in the Wool Omnibus series that took the world by storm in 2011. At 49 pages long, the tale can be read in a single sitting, and … Continue reading →

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THE FOREVER WAR by JOE HALDEMAN

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Forever War is touted as one of the best science fiction military novels ever written. At least, that is how I’ve always heard it described, and so going into this one, … Continue reading →

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BEST LAID PLANS (SHADER #2) by D.P. PRIOR

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Best Laid Plans picks up right where the first book in the Shader series ended: everyone is scrambling to retrieve the five pieces of the statue of Eingana, winged snake goddess of … Continue reading →

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