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Happy 3rd Birthday to the Archaeologist’s Guide to the Galaxy!

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Today I celebrate the third Anniversary of this blog![1]  This year saw a continued increase in readership, and as with last year, I thought I’d do a quick breakdown of the most popular posts. First, however, I thought it only … Continue reading →

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Old Man’s War, John Scalzi (TOR, 2005)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Thomas Evans

Old Man’s War is John Scalzi’s fun, compelling far future war novel that pits an army of seventy-five year old men and women against the deadly threats from the rest of the galaxy. It is exciting war story that, despite frequently being predictable, is likely to appeal even to those who don’t generally like Military Science Fiction (my wife liked it). For a more in depth review go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

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School of Fire: StarFist Book II, David Sherman and Daniel Cragg (Del Rey, 1998)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Thomas Evans

School of Fire: StarFist Book II is Sherman and Cragg’s second StarFist book, in which, the best and bravest are sent on a Cadre mission to train the police force of a member world. It’s perfectly fine mind candy for MilFic fans, but for others it may not appeal. For more details go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

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Communion of Dreams, James T. Downey (Artifact Imprints, 2012)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Thomas Evans

Communion of Dreams is the debut novel by James T. Downey. It is a First Contact/Alien Artifact story with a solid plot, and some good character arcs. While the pace is a bit slow, it has one of the very few endings in a book of this nature that I actually enjoyed! For more information see: http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

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