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Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media. In organizational or marketing contexts, science fiction can be synonymous with the broader definition of speculative fiction, encompassing creative works incorporating imaginative elements not found in contemporary reality; this includes fantasy, horror, and related genres.

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Lunara: Seth and Chloe
by Wyatt Davenport (Goodreads Author)
I will be releasing the third book in the Lunara series in February of 2012. To promote it, I will give away the first book in the Lunara series, SETH…more view details »

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Giveaway dates: Jan 17-Feb 24, 2012

2 copies available, 412 people requesting

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Bone Machine
by C.N. James (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Jan 01, 2012

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The Libra Robotics and Cybernetics Corporation robots have done the impossible. War, poverty…more view details »

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The Deacon's Tale: A Sword of the Stars Novel
by Arinn Dembo (Goodreads Author)
"The Deacon’s Tale" is the story of Cai Rui, Task Force Commander of the infamous “Black Section” of the Sol Force Intelligence Corps and a …more view details »

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Recent Reviews

02/22

Martin McClellan gave

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The Mirage

by Matt Ruff (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Martin McClellan said: "A sly detective story, in a grand framing mechanism that works seamlessly well. If you are insulted by Islam, then you might find this a radical work, but I doubt most people would. The more you know about the wars the US fought in the middle east, t...more"

6 hours, 35 min ago · see review

02/22

Clementine gave

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The Way We Fall (Fallen World, #1)

by Megan Crewe (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2012

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Clementine said: "This book just seemed like wasted potential to me. The premise is awesome: a virus that ravages an isolated island community. There's so much room for dark, twisted apocalyptic plot! It could even be a thriller!

As soon as I started reading ...moreThis book just seemed like wasted potential to me. The premise is awesome: a virus that ravages an isolated island community. There's so much room for dark, twisted apocalyptic plot! It could even be a thriller!

As soon as I started reading it, I was disappointed. The beginning sets Kaelyn up as a shallow character who cares only about the most inconsequential teenage issues. It does improve from there, although the conversational tone bugged me a little. I do think that sort of tone is appropriate for Kaelyn as a narrator, but the exact style it was written seemed a little like the author was talking down to readers. I believe that as an intelligent sixteen-year-old, Kaelyn can write in a more sophisticated manner.

The book itself was pretty interesting. It wasn't as exciting as I was hoping for, but the plot was decent. I wouldn't say it was anything special, but it never got dull, and it seemed pretty realistic. I still think there was room to make it truly thrilling - and more fast-paced - but it was fine.

One thing that bugged me with this book - and the vast majority of YA in general - is that the romance seemed so forced. You do NOT have to have a love interest in every book! I didn't feel that that subplot added anything to the book; I didn't really care about it at all, and I could have easily gone without it.

Another one of my big issues was that Kaelyn's reactions to some events seemed so inappropriate. For example, I didn't even realize (view spoiler) for the longest time because she barely reacted to it!

This is the first in a series, and I think it has great potential. In the next book, I'd love to see more character development (which I thought was handled decently - but not brilliantly - in The Way We Fall), more of an explanation for the virus, less of the romance, and more about Leo's significance. I also look forward to finding out the fates of Meredith, Drew, and Aunt Lillian (because I have a feeling she's going to make an appearance).(less)"

13 hours, 12 min ago · see review

02/22

wordsonthepage gave

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Article 5 (Article 5, #1)

by Kristen Simmons (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

wordsonthepage said: "I'm going to keep this short. I really wanted to not just like but love this book. It had all the earmarks of a great story and the beginning of a promising trilogy. However, it never delivered. It relied on clumsy logic and somewhat cliche plot devi...more"

13 hours, 51 min ago · see review

02/22

Shannon gave

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Article 5 (Article 5, #1)

by Kristen Simmons (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Shannon said: "This is the first review I've written on here. What made me do it? Two things: 1) I'm at work, and I'm bored and 2) I just can't keep quiet about this book. Why does everyone love it other than a handful of people? If you read the one and two st...moreThis is the first review I've written on here. What made me do it? Two things: 1) I'm at work, and I'm bored and 2) I just can't keep quiet about this book. Why does everyone love it other than a handful of people? If you read the one and two star reviews, you'll see that their gripes match my own. Someone (who loved this book) in another review said that there is non-stop action. Really? I could barely find it. I listened to this book and it took me almost two weeks to finish it, when I'm normally listening at night because I can't stand not knowing what will happen in a story. Not this time.

Ember is so damn irritating. She has zero logic. It's not until the last 90% of the book that she starts to become even semi-interesting. She gets a pile of people in trouble in this book, including herself, because she's just so damn stupid. Also, I'm sorry, but if someone is trying to kill my rescuer so he can rape me, I might just let the would-be murderer/rapist be killed by said rescuer. Even if I stopped said rescuer from killing said would-be murderer/rapist, I wouldn't then BERATE my rescuer for his actions. Things are bad for Ember in this book and her morality just doesn't make sense in certain situations.

Also, I got REALLY tired of her "OMG, Chase is EVIL! I can't believe he arrested my mother, even though he has tried to explain his actions to me... I JUST CAN'T LISTEN TO HIM! I think I'll run away without thinking things through and get myself into a bad situation. Oh... crap... someone is going to kill/hurt me... what do I do? Oh, thank God Chase came to find me. I think I'll stick around with him for a bit longer and do my very best to hurt him in any way I can, because I just can't listen to whatever crap he wants to spew at me, despite the fact that he was PROBABLY COERCED into doing whatever it was (I don't know what it was, because I won't let him tell me) that he did."
She was just irritating. Chase should have left her on the side of the road and not looked back.

Oh yeah, and did I mention that most of the middle of this book was BORING?

Further, some reviewers have mentioned that characters will randomly appear out of nowhere. This is true. I had to rewind my Audible book several times to figure out who was in what place at what time. Additionally, what is up with Ember "slamming on the brakes"? She does this at least TWICE. Makes you think they are driving, right? Nope. They're walking. I can't handle that kind of writing. It just doesn't work in an audio book. Someone else mentioned this as well, and I think she read it, so maybe it doesn't work in any format. Just... weird writing.(less)"

17 hours, 1 min ago · see review

02/22

Drottni gave

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Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)

My rating:

Drottni said: "-great concept that could have been fleshed out a lot more
-felt as though something was missing, keeping the book from reaching its full potential
-the twists weren't all that surprising (except for one)
-really liked Cinder as a charact...more"

17 hours, 16 min ago · see review

02/22

Jessica(Spinecracker) gave

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Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Jessica(Spinecracker) said: "Was distracted in the beginning because I kept thinking "i know whats going to happen"... but that quickly changed into "whoa I didn't see that coming! or What is she going to do about that?" The story became original and a total...more"

17 hours, 35 min ago · see review

02/22

Beth gave

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A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)

by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2012, ya-fiction

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Beth said: "If space science fiction is the new dystopia fiction, I predict this series will blaze the trail! This sci-fi mystery-thriller has excellent pacing and world-building as it weaves in a sweet strand of romance.

I actually like this better ...more"

22 hours, 2 min ago · see review

02/21

Lisa added:

A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)

by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: arc, fiction

My rating:

Lisa said: "A Million Suns begins three months after the end of Across the Universe, and life aboard the spaceship Godspeed is full of tension. The ship’s inhabitants, no longer drugged into submission, have begun to question Elder’s role as leader. As Elder dea...more"

Feb 21, 2012 10:17pm · see review

02/21

Melissa Posten gave

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Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2012-books-read

My rating:

Melissa Posten said: "Awesome premise. Good writing; author shows a lot of promise--I bet subsequent books will improve on the first, and that doesn't always happen. But she loses at least half a star for having one character ask another "You want to come with?"...more"

Feb 21, 2012 07:55pm · see review

02/21

Carri gave

to:

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: read-2012

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Carri said: "If Amazon hadn't had the option to download the first 5 chapters of this book to my Kindle for free, I probably would never have read it. And I would have missed a great story. I couldn't put it down!"

Feb 21, 2012 06:03pm · see review

02/22

Isabel Rushton is currently reading:

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

Isabel Rushton said: "If you're a crazy fan of Vocaloids like me... oh wow. This book relates so much to the song Cendrillon (without the whole stabbing aspect) it's scary.

1st, Cendrillon is basically the violent non-Disney Cinderella... The whole theme of thi...more"

11 hours, 15 min ago · see review

02/21

Kylie gave

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A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)

by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author)

My rating:

Kylie said: "holy shite Frex shite!!! never have I ever been so drawn into a book before! this was the absolute BEST second book in a series ever. I can say, without a shadow of a doubt this was the best. every great aspect of Across The Universe was magnified by...more"

Feb 21, 2012 04:52pm · see review

02/21

caitlin gave

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A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)

by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

caitlin said: "I'm really into this series. It's no "Chaos Walking" and not as enjoyable as the "Hunger Games" but it's compulsively readable and has a really well-drawn universe and mythology, and I understand the female protagonist completely....more"

Feb 21, 2012 03:26pm · see review

02/22

Karina gave

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Shadows in Flight (Shadow, #5)

by Orson Scott Card

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Karina said: "I read this about a week ago, and it's not particularly memorable. It's short. Entertaining, but I rather wish Card would write the sequels to his more recent series that I'm more excited about right now."

17 hours, 41 min ago · see review

02/21

Allison Eikenberry gave

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Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Allison Eikenberry said: "I liked it and want to know what happens after this, but it had some flaws. It made a few leaps that seem absurd and it left other completely obvious plots twists just hanging there forever. I liked Cinder as a character and her stepmother is appropr...more"

Feb 21, 2012 03:26pm · see review

02/21

Steve Horowitt gave

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The Flame Alphabet

by Ben Marcus (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Steve Horowitt said: "Beautiful prose....well written. However, this book goes nowhere in the end. To benefit fully, I should probably re-read this to obtain the hidden meanings, but it would just be too painful and I think my eyes would start bleeding."

Feb 21, 2012 09:36am · see review

02/21

Gem gave

to:

Tempest (Tempest, #1)

by Julie Cross (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: read2012, yabooks

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Gem said: "It took me awhile to get into Jackson's character and his relationship with Holly. While the character building was not a strong point of the book for me, I did enjoy the time travel aspect. I liked the idea of having a "home base" type of ...more"

Feb 21, 2012 09:12am · see review

02/21

Nobonita gave

to:

Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)

by Jodi Meadows (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Nobonita said: "The only reason why I didn't give the book a five stars is because of the abrupt ending.When I finished reading Incarnate,my thoughts were:'Hey,this book is really good!'not...'OMG I love this book I want more of this!' The writer had a really good p...more"

Feb 21, 2012 06:38am · see review

02/20

Amanda gave

to:

Article 5 (Article 5, #1)

by Kristen Simmons (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: indie-challenge-2012

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Amanda said: "**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!**

Three years ago the war in the United States ended. In the shadow of fallen cities a new civilization is brought to order.
The Bill of Rights is a thing of the past. In it's place sits The Moral Statutes. ...more**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!**

Three years ago the war in the United States ended. In the shadow of fallen cities a new civilization is brought to order.
The Bill of Rights is a thing of the past. In it's place sits The Moral Statutes. If you fail to comply with any of the Articles... punishment awaits.
Ember Miller is a 17 year old high school student that remembers what it was like before the war. With only her mother at her side they have managed to survive this new world and still enjoy little luxuries like pre-war magazines, manicure kits, and books. All of which are now considered contraband .
Ember is introduced to the harsh reality of what the world has become when she is forced out of her house and away from her mother. Ember's mother is in violation of Article 5 - Children are considered valid citizens only when conceived by a married man and wife. Now the soldiers are taking them to trial.
Ember's hate of the soldiers is renewed when she notices the one taking charge of the arrest is also the only boy she has ever loved.
Now facing her new life in a Girls Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center, Ember plans an escape and a mission to find her mom.
When her plans fail and things are starting to look very grim, the soldier she blames for her arrest and once love, Chase, shows up unexpectedly to rescue her.
Together, a runaway and AWOL soldier, need to fight for what is right and for each other. The odds are also stacked against them.
This book scared me more than any other story about monsters, vampires, or zombies ever could. Kristen Simmons digs into what it is to be a human and turns that into a weapon.
Article 5 was everything I love in a thriller as well as an adventure. There was plenty of heart-stopping scenes without any hardcore violence, swearing, and smut. The villains in this story are all too real and very believable.
I would give this book to any 15-90 year old and not feel weird about doing so. With that, I did have a couple of minor issues with the story. First of all, Ember drives me a little bit nuts. I realize that this is a teen novel and should be read as such, but her character was really lacking in the maturity department. Again I have to keep in mind that this is supposed to be a normal 17 year old girl...so... yeah.
Another issue I had while reading it was never knowing what really happened to start the war, who the war was with, what the time frame was... There is a big void. My final complaint is that the book just ended. It felt that there was part of her mission that was left undone. Nothing was really resolved by the final page, it was just over. All of that aside it was still one of those books that is opened and read in one sitting. I can look over these things for a couple of hours of pure entertainment.
All in all it was a creepy, brilliant, and terrifying look into what could be (and hope never is).(less)"

Feb 20, 2012 10:49pm · see review

02/20

Peter gave

to:

The Mirage

by Matt Ruff (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Peter said:

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

Feb 20, 2012 06:39pm · see review

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Mercurial gods are trapped on Earth in The Lost Gate, a new fantasy from a science fiction master.

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“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people from point B are so keen to get there, and what's so great about point B that so many people from point A are so keen to get there. They often wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell they w...more”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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