I finished Something Wicked This Way Comes several days ago, but have been putting off writing about it. Usually I put my thoughts down as soon as I can after finishing a book – I’m notoriously forgetful and if I wait too long I lose a lot of most books. …
Head On could work as a stand alone, but I think it’s best to read Lock In first, to get a full feeling for the world and the main characters Chris and Vann. In the near future, a portion of the population has been affected by Haden’s syndrome, leaving some …
Mystery and science fiction make a great pairing and Lock In by John Scalzi does it well. It’s a police procedural set in a future where a portion of the population has been affected by Haden’s syndrome, leaving some “locked in, ” awake and aware, but unable to move or …
Artemis is at heart a caper story with a sci-fi backdrop. Jazz is a small time criminal who is offered the chance to make big money doing a job she is capable of, because she’s brilliant, but is outside of her usual parameters. The job of course goes awry – …
“I don’t like time travel and I don’t read much science fiction.” Apparently I’m a liar. Just One Damned Thing After Another is my third science fiction-ish book of the year and deals pretty much solely with time travel and I though it was a blast. Our historian is Madeleine Maxwell (Max) …
A Christmas Carol tends to be one of my selections every year, whether it be in print, on audio, or watching a movie adaptation. It’s just a good story. Ebenezer starts off as an arrogant, obstinate, miserly man, but by the end, he’s generous and warm-hearted, a changed man. I listened …
