Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

I expect another Hugo coming N.K. Jemisin’s way

The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

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The Stone Sky is N.K. Jemisin’s stunning conclusion to “The Broken Earth” trilogy.  Books one: The Fifth Season and two: The Obelisk Gate both were awarded the Hugo Award and I expect that The Stone Sky will complete a hat trick for Jemisin by earning her a third Hugo. “The Broken Earth” trilogy examines familial bonds, both created by birth and those we choose to create.  They are a cautionary tale about what can happen when a society chooses to treat people as lesser and then takes away the humanity of the “lesser”.  Jemisin also gives warning of the potential catastrophe of exploiting the […]

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10/6/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:22 |

Deserving of Its Newberry Honor

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

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Last year my daughter read and did an oral presentation on The Book of Three, first volume of The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander.  To help her with the project I re-read it and reviewed it for Cannonball 8.  I read aloud to her at bedtime and her most recent choice was book two of The Prydain Chronicles, The Black Cauldron.  Re-reading these books as an adult has been an eye opener to the craft of Alexander’s writing.  Previously unnoticed seeds are planted in this book that don’t come to fruition until the fourth book.  The story itself is simple enough but now […]

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9/4/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:21 |

Punny Titles are the Best

Lumberjanes Vol. 5: Band Together by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, and Kat Leyh

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I love a good pun and Lumberjanes continually delivers.  The title of the fifth volume plays on band in the literal and “come together” uses.  Because this is the Lumberjanes, the literal band is made of mer-people, and coming together is one of the best traits of these hard core lady types. This collection of comics opens with a flash back to the first day of summer camp as we see each girl being dropped off.  These scenes give us a brief peak into their lives away from camp and the influences that shape their characters.  Unsurprisingly they come from […]

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8/27/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:20 |

Friendship to the Max?

Lumberjanes Vol. 4: Out of Time by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters

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In volume four, Out of Time, the Lumberjanes once again are faced with supernatural forces but the real challenge comes from within.  Jealousy and refusal to stand up for a friend can be devastating to friendships.  In this collection of comics, Lumberjanes young and old grapple with the motto “Friendship to the Max”. What starts as an innocent camping trip with their long suffering councilor Jen, turns into a rescue mission when a blizzard mysteriously blankets the area.  Separated from her girls, Jen is injured and knocked unconscious, waking she finds herself in the home of Abigail, former Lumberjane and obsessed […]

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8/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:19 |

The first one’s always free

The Way of Shadows: The Night Angel Trilogy - Vol. 1 by Brent Weeks

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A few years ago I challenged my husband to find me a new author.  He came back with Brent Weeks’s The Black Prism, volume one of the “Lightbringer” series.  I loved it and instantly became a fan.  Looking into him I discovered that he had previously written “The Night Angel Trilogy”.  While curious to read more outside of the Lightbringer books by this newly discovered author, my TBR is deep, so I passed on seeking it out and instead focused on the books physically in front of me.  During San Diego Comic Con this year Brent Weeks posted on Facebook that if […]

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8/18/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:18 |

Less Plot Recycling but Characters are Still Reused

A Night Without Stars by Peter F. Hamilton

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Even though I was underwhelmed by the first book,  The Abyss Beyond Dreams, I decided to persevere and conclude “The Chronicle of the Fallers”.  In the year 2384 a group of humans leave Commonwealth space to found their own society.  They find themselves sucked into the Void, where time moves differently and technology is dampened to nearly primitive levels, and dumped on a planet they name Bienvenido.  Not only does the Void warp space time, it also gives sentient creatures the ability to perform telekinesis and telepathy.  Stripped of their technology the humans devolve into a near feudal society, with power […]

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7/28/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:17 |

According to Amazon reviews, I’m in the minority regarding this book

The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton

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I took advantage of my kids being in summer camp this past week to tackle a door stop sized sci-fi novel, The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton.  Who seems to be only able to write giant books.  Once there was a time that I sought out books of significant width, as they would last longer.  And by last longer, I mean take me almost a week to finish.  Ah the halcyon days before having children.  Now I look through my TBR and calculate which book I can get through in about two weeks (at my current reduced rate […]

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7/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:16 |

Father Earth is Angry

The Obelisk Gate: The Broken Earth trilogy vol. 2 by N.K. Jemisin

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The Obelisk Gate picks up where  The Fifth Season left off and continues the harrowing tale of survival in The Stillness when a fifth season (the season of death) is upon the land.  Now we learn the stakes are higher than just survival.  An ancient war has been brewing in the background for so long that not all the players are even aware one is occurring.  The fifth season has fully gripped the land.  Comms band together for mutual support and weaker comms fall, to the commless or a stronger comm.  New horrors are discovered as animals and insects adapt […]

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7/7/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:15 |


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