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Kate says... In the far-future, Earth has colonized many worlds and encountered one alien race: war followed. Space pilot Zane has never given up on the chance his father might still be alive long after the war ended in a miserable compromise. Did his father discover the secret to a legendary world that could save …
Kate says... I don't usually start with other reviews, but these drew me to Cixin Liu's book: Soon to be a Netflix Original Series!“War of the Worlds for the 21st century.” – Wall Street Journal Winner of the Hugo Award for Best NovelAn NPR Best Book of the Decade. Best book of the decade! That's …
Kate says... This story has lots of aliens, plus a centuries-old mystery that sends the characters on a deadly scavenger hunt across the world. Regrets over unresolved family issues tug at the main characters, but they have humanity to save. There's weird alien technology at the heart of the story, scientists struggling to understand, and …
E J says... Well-written clean romance in a science fantasy story. The author has a nice narrative style that sweeps you up emotionally. Lovely Talia Zaryn has a gift. She can absorb energy from her planet's two suns, and she dreams prophetic dreams. But she keeps these secret and focuses on her scientific work. Her …
Continue reading "Clean Science Fantasy -The Magic Wakes by Charity Bradford"
Kate says... A sad, lonely old codger gets another chance at life and love, thanks to an alien invasion. This is a fun-filled story. Who knew a space parasite would try to save humanity by bonding with the old coot, or that she'd project herself into his mind in various cutie costumes. But humanity's future …
Continue reading "Weirdest Alien Invasion Ever – Junkyard Pirate by Jamie McFarlane"
Kate says... Everything a military scifi fan could want: Navy discipline, space technology, battles, and this universe's physics. Would your priority for First Contact be politics and career advancement? Well, we're only human. Naval Officer Jack Samson is sent in disgrace to a remote patrol ship on the frontier of known space. When a routine …
Continue reading "Space Navy and the Ultimate Challenge – The Alpha Protocol by Duncan M. Hamilton"
E J says… Earthlings have a base on Mars, have developed space travel, and appear ready to use weapons of mass destruction in space. The Council of Seven Worlds meets to determine their fate. The Nord have a special fondness for Earth. They initiated Earth’s preserve status, but now they are also favoring the Krieg …
Continue reading "Should humanity by annihilated? -Witches Gambit by Charles Freedom Long"
Kate says... This story started yesterday! Americans steeped in bigotry, chaos, and modern tribal hatred are hit, not with a pandemic, but an alien invasion. Rumors and incompetence lead to the worst possible response. But it's post-apocalypse now with a most unlikely pair as humanity's last hope. The Ilori are an interesting alien race. The …
Kate says... Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear... oops, wrong classic, but right idea. Space hero Blaine reminds me of Flash Gordon, except he falls in love faster than Captain Kirk, and battles aliens planning to conquer Earth. All with a touch of melodrama. Harl Vincent was a prolific scifi writer …
Kate says... Will humans travel to strange, yet habitable planets? Will aliens they encounter fit the mold of humans with funny-looking foreheads that's popular in so much scifi? Yes! to the first question. No! to the second. Here's a story to prove it, a long novella. Four astronauts scouting a planet for possible colonization encounter …
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