Ron Andrea's Blog, page 55
September 1, 2023
Book Review: Standing in the Light by Mary Pope Osbourne (five stars)
Book Review: Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763. by Mary Pope Osbourne (five stars) “Like all Christians, you lie. You preach loved while all the time you think you are better … Continue reading →
August 30, 2023
Book Review: The Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson (four stars)
Book Review: The Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson (four stars) “Every man is a hero, every woman a leader. It just . . .” “Feels washed out? Like we’ve been living in a movie?” 2015 novella mashing science fiction and fantasy with a … Continue reading →
August 28, 2023
Book Review: The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clark (four stars)
Book Review: The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clark (four stars) “When that time comes, the treatment man receives from his superiors may well depend upon the way he has behaved toward the other creatures of his own world.” First … Continue reading →
August 25, 2023
Book Review: Maxine Justice: Galactic Attorney by Daniel Schwabauer (four stars)
Book Review: Maxine Justice: Galactic Attorney by Daniel Schwabauer (four stars) “If I weren’t a lawyer and a skeptic, I’d be tempted to call it miraculous.” Excellent extended lawyer/scientist/politician joke. Using the maybe- benevolent alien invader model, Justice sends up … Continue reading →
August 23, 2023
Book Review: “Defending Elysium” by Barndon Sanderson (four stars)
Book Review: “Defending Elysiumhttp://brandonsanderson.com” by Barndon Sanderson (four stars) “I might have been wrong … about everything.” This 2009 science fiction novelette was Brandon Sanderson’s first published work. It opens like many SF stories, with the protagonist arriving at a … Continue reading →
August 21, 2023
Book Review: Black Wolves by Kate Elliott (four stars)
Book Review: Black Wolves (Black Wolves #1) by Kate Elliott (four stars) Every story begins this way: at the instant when lives touch. Epic fantasy set in an Asian analog universe. Slow start as Elliott weaves her web. Excellent world … Continue reading →
August 17, 2023
Book Review: Translation State by Ann Leckie (almost four stars)
Book Review: Translation State (Imperial Radch) by Ann Leckie (almost four stars) “You don’t dispose of children you have no use for, or threaten them with it if they don’t do what you want.” Excellent storytelling expected of Leckie, but … Continue reading →
August 14, 2023
Book Review: Mythology 101 by Jody Lynn Nye (three stars)
Book Review: Mythology 101 (Mythology #1) by Jody Lynn Nye (three stars) “Of all the library stacks, in all the universities, she walks into mine. Oh, what am I doing on the floor? I dropped my next line.” Popcorn for … Continue reading →
August 11, 2023
Book Review: The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe (almost four stars)
Book Review: The Blighted Stars (the Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E. O’Keefe (almost four stars) Survival depends on not destroying your world. Full Metal Jacket meets The Andromeda Strain. Chaos and conflict grow as new revelations pile on existing … Continue reading →
August 7, 2023
Book Review: The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin (four stars)
Book Review: The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin (four stars) “If anyone asks, you are simply an American librarian.” “But I am an American librarian.” “Exactly.” Excellent historical fiction of the connection between French … Continue reading →
