Voracious reader of all genres of fiction, leaning towards sci-fi, crime, mystery, thriller, and comedy.
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Brings all the various threads to a conclusion with some seriously prescient social commentary. Wish some of the tech wasn’t 20 years ahead of its time, but the ideas in this book (on the hero side) and practical and attainable now with enough motivation.
Lots of action, great characters, good plot twists, lots of high tech shenanigans, and just when you think you know what is going on, a healthy slab of social commentary. Still holds up really well.
Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. Considered one of …
No idea how its taken me so long to read this book. So far ahead of its time, so prescient in its future world building. Twisty plot with good characters and a must read just for its cultural influence alone.
History didn’t just change. It exploded.The war that erupted with a Soviet orbital strike on …
Don't start with this one, start with World War 2.1 and work your way through. Excellent series building from a very interestin alternate history premise. Characters are well built and there is lots of snark and 'splosions.
Don't start with this one, start with World War 2.1 and work your way through. Excellent series building from a very interestin alternate history premise. Characters are well built and there is lots of snark and 'splosions.
Jump in, hold tight, and don't look back.
Welcome to a world where every …
Lots of hits and a few misses. Good interesting tales just long enough to get a taste.
It's a whole new moooooon.
One day soon, suddenly and without explanation, the moon …
Lovely multiple viewpoints of a completely absurd premise.
Devoted to the Bishopry Militant and to his crew, ship captain Ean Tephe is given …
Not my kind of thing. Missing any trace of humour or snark. Getting lost in the weeds of Gods vs Gods action. Wouldn't have believed it was Scalzi if his name wasn't on the cover.
Not my kind of thing. Missing any trace of humour or snark. Getting lost in the weeds of Gods vs Gods action. Wouldn't have believed it was Scalzi if his name wasn't on the cover.
The Android's Dream is a 2006 science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi. The …
This book doesn't even have a single android in it that I remember. Doesn't matter, it's a rollicking action filled romp of a story with some great characters and the Scalzi level of snark that we all look for.
This book doesn't even have a single android in it that I remember. Doesn't matter, it's a rollicking action filled romp of a story with some great characters and the Scalzi level of snark that we all look for.
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship …
Love how this turns the star trek trope on its head and focuses on the minor characters that get killed off with disturbing regularity. Great inception like descent into further levels to resolve the key plot points. Good characters and good development.
Jack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. Hundreds of miles …
Who doesn't like courtroom dramas featuring cute and fuzzy aliens? Great characters and some good plot twists to wrap everything up.
Who doesn't like courtroom dramas featuring cute and fuzzy aliens? Great characters and some good plot twists to wrap everything up.
Welcome to the new world, in which murder is all but a thing of the …
The premise of this whole world is a very interesting one that has been explored pretty well in these three books. I'd like a bit more humour but I guess the style of hard boiled detective fiction doesn't lend itself quite so well to sharp one liners.
The premise of this whole world is a very interesting one that has been explored pretty well in these three books. I'd like a bit more humour but I guess the style of hard boiled detective fiction doesn't lend itself quite so well to sharp one liners.
The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to …
Not as funny as Scalzi normally is, but still a good read with some good characters and a twisty plot.
The Dispatcher is a 2016 science fiction novella by John Scalzi. It was originally published …
Nice quick read of an interesting premise. Not as much comedy as you usually get from Scalzi, but the characters are nicely wrought and the plot is very interesting in how everything wraps up.
The premise is such an interesting subject to explore. The characters and well thought out and fleshed out. There are some great comedic scenes and the plot wraps things up nicely in the end.
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, …
Such a fun book with great characters and some good action scenes. Good finish in the end also.