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  • 4 stars out of 5

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Breq is the only surviving part of Justice of Toren, the sentient AI within a ship of the Radchaai empire. As an ancillary—a human body remodeled, reprogrammed, and then connected...

Posted by on March 14, 2019

  • 3 stars out of 5

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton

“Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful” examines the definition of ‘human’ and how technological advancements in our world can change it.

Posted by on March 11, 2019

  • 4 stars out of 5

Last Pick by Jason Walz

In the not so distant past (3 years ago), aliens invaded Earth and took as many 16 to 65-year-olds as they could collect, so long as they seemed useful. The...

Posted by on February 27, 2019

  • 2 stars out of 5

1984 by George Orwell

Winston Smith abides in Oceania, where war is never ending and Big Brother watches over all. Telescreens observe your every move; microphones are planted everywhere. Despite the party’s claims of...

Posted by on December 6, 2018

  • 5 stars out of 5

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Neuromancer is the cyberpunk novel.  Published in 1984, it both popularized the genre and is the genre’s most essential work.  It tells the story of a cyberspace cowboy named Case,...

Posted by on August 21, 2018

  • 4 stars out of 5

Beep and Bob: Too Much Space by Jonathan Roth

After failing to fail his entrance exam, Bob has started school at Astro Elementary, the only school located in the orbit of an outer planet, but there’s just one problem:...

  • 4 stars out of 5

The Postmortal by Drew Magary

The Postmortal is set in an America not too far in the future,where a man has discovered the cure for aging. While at first this is outlawed, and is only...

Posted by on July 21, 2018

  • 5 stars out of 5

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

The year is 2301.  Telepaths are common, including within the police department.  Consequently, there hasn’t been a murder perpetrated in over 70 years. Ben Reich aims to change that fact....

Posted by on July 13, 2018

  • 5 stars out of 5

A Quiet Place

The concept of an angry invading alien force has always been a terrifying concept, I mean hello, War of the Worlds? But an angry invading alien force that kills everything...

Posted by on July 12, 2018

  • 4 stars out of 5

Jessica Jones Season 1 by Melissa Rosenberg

Jessica Jones sometimes recalls the gritty glamour of film noir from the ‘40s and ‘50s, but with less glamour and more grit. Lots more grit.

Posted by on June 27, 2018

  • 4 stars out of 5

Echo (Vol. 1): Moon Lake by Terry Moore

An explosion over Moon Lake catches photographer Julie Martin by surprise. Liquid metal rains from the sky, sticking to her skin and her truck. The metal seems… alive. The pellets...

Posted by on April 13, 2018

  • 2 stars out of 5

Insurgent by Robert Schwentke

The “simulations” that were so important to the first movie retain their relevance here, offering opportunities for approximately three additional and extra-trippy action scenes.  If action is what you want,...

Posted by on March 2, 2018

  • 4 stars out of 5

One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale

It’s Earth, and it’s the future: aliens are hunting humans to harvest electricity, and destroying civilization in the process. At the accidental center of the conflict is Strata, a girl...

  • 3 stars out of 5

Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield by Ann Hood

When their parents go through a divorce, 12 year old twins Maisie and Felix Robbins are forced to move from NYC to Rhode Island, and their lives feel bleak. To...

  • 3 stars out of 5

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Jason is a college physics professor with a wife, and a 15 year old son. "Are you happy with your life" are the last words he hears before he wakes up...

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