by N. A. Walters | Jun 3, 2024 | Book Reviews
by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone This science fiction time-travel novel is set in deep-future, so much so that it feels like a fantasy novel to me.The story begins one day when Red is basking in her victory, only to find an unexpected correspondence from an enemy...
by N. A. Walters | Jun 3, 2024 | Book Reviews
This science fiction novella is a fun space adventure that you can knock out in an hour or two. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves space opera or is looking to dip their toes into the sci-fi genre! Murderbot is a lovable construct (half-bot, half-human)...
by N. A. Walters | Jun 3, 2024 | Book Reviews
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator) In Tokyo, there is a very special cafe. There is one seat you can sit in to go back in time—but with magic, there come a whole lot of rules. This novel is in some ways a series of vignettes, following four...
by N. A. Walters | May 13, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Tainted Cup has everything. It’s a murder mystery in a rich second-world fantasy setting. It’s a Sherlock Holmes / Watson duo—where Sherlock is an eccentric woman and Watson is her wash-out apprentice with a photographic memory. And the murder weapon is…a tree. (I...
by N. A. Walters | Mar 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” Thus begins perhaps my favorite adventure novel of all time. We meet Bilbo, a hobbit who likes things just the way they are, who sets out on an adventure that shapes not only the trajectory of several natures and...
by N. A. Walters | Mar 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
Let’s talk about expectations. If you are expecting a fast paced action-adventure novel with modern ideals of characterization, description, and POV, you will be disappointed. It’s an old book, and the writing back then was different than most modern novels. That...
