Tag: Sci-Fi Book Reviews

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The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold

(moderate spoilers, major spoilers for prior books in series) I had intended to read the Vorkosigan Saga in publication order for the experience of seeing Lois McMaster Bujold grow. That lasted as long as it took to discover Miles Vorkosigan, then discover my planned route would not give me more Miles immediately. Once I understood […]

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Mini-Reviews: Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather, Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente, The Labyrinth’s Archivist by Day Al-Mohamed

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather – This novella is a treat. The prose sits in my sweet spot – elegant, clear as a summer sky, subtly poetic, mindful of its characters’ thoughts. The characterisation is very smart and well done for the length. The underlying idea of an organic spaceship is executed […]