Tag Archives: reviews

It, Stephen King (Signet, 1987)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Happy Halloween! To commemorate one of my favorite holidays, I decided to review It by Stephen King! For the review go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com. Continue reading →

Posted in Coming of Age tale, Horror, Identity, paranormal or otherwise unexplained (possibly alien or magic) object, Ripping Yarn, Saga, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Series, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Supernatural, Thoughtful, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Wool Omnibus, Hugh Howey (Broad Reach Publishing, 2012)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Thomas Evans

The Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey is one of the great examples of self-publishing done right. Starting with single short story (Wool) that was complete in itself, Howey built a dark and gripping series of stand alone short stories that meld beautifully into a great novel. Buy it now, or go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com for a full review! Continue reading →

Posted in Chronicle, Conspiracy Novel, Cycle, Dystopian, Hard SciFi, Identity, Near Future fic, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Post-Apocolyptic, Ripping Yarn, Saga, Science Fiction, Serial, Series, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Thriller, Trilogy, Uncategorized, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card (TOR, 1986 {Macmillan Audio, Narrators: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki, and Cast})

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Thomas Evans

With the impending release of Ender’s Game, I decided to review Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card’s sequel-of-sorts to his most famous tale… for a full review go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

Posted in audio book, Chronicle, Cultural Contact, Far Future, First Contact, Identity, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Planetary Romance, Post Colonial, Saga, Science Fiction, Series, Space Exploration, Space Opera, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Fire with Fire, Charles E. Gannon (Baen, 2013)

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Fire with Fire is the first in what promises to be an exciting new series by Charles E. Gannon. A cross genre book that combines elements of Spy Thriller and Space Opera, the book comes down more on the Sci-Fi side of things, but makes for a good adventure story. Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy Novel, Espionage, First Contact, Military Science Fiction, Near Future fic, Political Drama, Ripping Yarn, Science Fiction, Serial, Series, Space Exploration, Space Opera, Spy Thriller, Thriller, Uncategorized, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment