Okay, this was interesting. It’s the far-future, the galaxy is well-settled, though there’s no sign of aliens. But there’s not just humans. There are genetically-modified animals, given human thought, near-human shapes, and powers beyond normal humans. The Bestiae are rare,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The real problem with any truly special story is that doing it again is difficult. Especially if you take the same characters and find a new story for them to fit into as well as they did the first. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The second book about the notorious Dr. Fid picks up a little while after the first. Fid has had a good thing going: Super-smart, extremely genre-savvy, he has a host of technological toys that have made him one of, if[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many Star Trek novels are basically ‘just another episode’. An adventure happening alongside all the normal ones of the TV series. Some of them go after bigger subjects, like this one which presents Kirk’s evolution as a command officer into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really have to wonder at the level of obsession that makes someone write so many words on one campaign, and so few on anything else. But, Gill’s obsession is our gain, as his books are worthwhile additions to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The third “Quarters” novel is a direct sequel to Fifth Quarter, picking up all the unfinished business left behind last time. I certainly wouldn’t recommending starting here as we’re in the middle of a mess of unlikely proportions. The good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a good idea for the subject of an Osprey book. While he’s remembered today for costly defeats thanks to the phrase ‘Pyrrhic victory’, in his time he was considered one of the best generals there was. And it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a relatively early Star Trek novel and it shows. Vulcans were one of the obsessions of the early fandom (…with good reason), and this novel obviously flows out of that. The bulk of the novel happens on Vulcan,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I happened upon a positive friend’s review at the same time this went on sale, and picked it up. I’m glad I did, it is a good book. The name “Galatians” doesn’t mean much to anyone who has not spent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first Temeraire book had one big question that was never answered. China had sent a dragon egg to Napoleon. The reason why highly isolationist China should do this was wondered at a couple times in the first novel, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…