Tag Archives: sci-fi

There’s no theme with these!

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Amanda

The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown I don’t know how much the rest of America/the world learns about the Donner Party in school but for me, growing up in Northern California, it was local history and something that … Continue reading →

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A bunch of gay as hell space books

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Amanda

These are some of the sci-fi books I read in 2019. I’m not going to specify how for each one but they are all gay as hell in various ways, which is honestly just how I think space is going … Continue reading →

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The Gate to Women’s Country by Sheri S. Tepper

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Amanda

Set post a nuclear war that wiped out most of the population. Most of the action takes place in Marthasville, a town that is divided into two parts: a garrison of men and Women’s Country. Life in the garrison consists … Continue reading →

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Vessel by Lisa A. Nichols

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Amanda

Spoilers for this book, because I’m NOT recommending it and I very much would like y’all to know why. The blurb from Amazon is: An astronaut returns to Earth after losing her entire crew to an inexplicable disaster, but is … Continue reading →

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The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, trans. by Joel Martinsen

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Amanda

UUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHH is my main reaction to this book. My feelings can also be summed up like so: The whole thing was just so very, very frustrating mostly because there was some legitimately brilliant writing but the sexism was almost overwhelming. … Continue reading →

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Book review: B is for Birthday* #atozchallenge

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Amanda

Today’s book! The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin. The reason this post is a day late is that when I glanced at the book to remind myself of details of the stories, I … Continue reading →

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Reboot by Amy Tintera

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Amanda

Some time in the not too distant future, a virus sweeps across America. It can be deadly but isn’t always. Those who die sometimes come back as “Reboots,” especially the young. Broken bones now heal in minutes, senses are faster, … Continue reading →

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Valor’s Choice by Tanya Huff

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Amanda

Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr is the baddest of bad asses. She strictly follows military protocol but can make a general feel like an idiot and a new second lieutenant toe her line while doing so. She is competent and smart … Continue reading →

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