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Ancillary Space Opera

Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

March 30, 2015 by Fofo 4 Comments

Target: Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) and Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) Profile: Science Fiction, Space Opera The Imperial Radch series is a relatively simple little space opera, in the classic sense of the term.  Spanning hundreds, if not thousands of years, multiple star systems and a variety of cultural influences, it’s a series firmly rooted in the tropes of its genre.  While Ancillary Justice does wonderful things with those ideas and concepts, building a surprisingly compelling setting and cast, the series as […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: ancillary justice, ancillary sword, ann leckie, CBR7, Fofo, science fiction, space opera

Fofo's CBR7 Review No:4 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: ancillary justice, ancillary sword, ann leckie, CBR7, Fofo, science fiction, space opera ·
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Egyptian Nights

Cairo by G. Willow Wilson

February 24, 2015 by Fofo Leave a Comment

Target: G. Willow Wilson’s Cairo.  Art by M.K. Perker Profile: Modern Fantasy, Urban, Middle Eastern, Graphic Novel Cairo is, in many ways, a prototype for G. Willow Wilson’s later novel, Alif the Unseen.  They are stories of clashing cultures. Both the complex internal clash between Islamic hardliners and the culturally diverse youth of the Middle East, and the more external, if no less complex conflict between encroaching western culture and the entrenched lifestyles of Muslims.  By necessity, Cairo is more spare, crashing through a much […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Cairo, CBR7, Fofo, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, M.K. Perker, Middle Eastern, Modern Fantasy, Urban

Fofo's CBR7 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Cairo, CBR7, Fofo, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, M.K. Perker, Middle Eastern, Modern Fantasy, Urban ·
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The future is ADVENTURE! Ready, Steady, GO!

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

February 4, 2015 by Fofo 9 Comments

Target: Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One Profile: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Pop Culture, Adventure! Ready Player One is one of those books that’s been sitting on the shelves at Barnes and Nobel taunting me with nearly universal acclaim for longer than I care to think about.  Not only that, but it falls clearly into my ‘near future, speculative fiction’ bailiwick and even focuses on video game culture, so I really have no excuse as to why I’m only just now adding it to my library.  […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: adventure, CBR7, Ernest Cline, Fofo, Pop Culture, Ready Player One, science fiction, Speculative Fiction

Fofo's CBR7 Review No:1 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: adventure, CBR7, Ernest Cline, Fofo, Pop Culture, Ready Player One, science fiction, Speculative Fiction ·
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Sticks and stones may brake your bones, but words will turn you into my meat puppet.

Lexicon by Max Barry

September 13, 2014 by Fofo Leave a Comment

Target: Max Barry’s Lexicon Profile: Speculative Fiction, Thriller As I have written before, I find book recommendations to be more annoying than useful (which raises some interesting questions about why I write book reviews).  There are so many variables involved in what makes any given book appealing to a given person that, without a history of literary compatibility, it is almost impossible guarantee that any two people will like the same book.  Still, every so often I’ll follow up on a recommendation or a particularly good […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Fofo, Lexicon, Max Barry, Speculative Fiction, thriller

Fofo's CBR6 Review No:25 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Fofo, Lexicon, Max Barry, Speculative Fiction, thriller ·
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This review is of dubious value to the forces of Light

New Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

September 12, 2014 by Fofo Leave a Comment

Target: Sergei Lukyanenko’s New Watch.  Translated by Andrew Bromfield (The Watches pentalogy #5) Profile: Modern Fantasy, Suspense, Horror Sergei Lukyanenko ostensibly drew his Watches series to a conclusion with Last Watch, but almost six years later he released a fifth book.  New Watch is a very different kind of novel than its predecessors.  It draws inspiration from other contemporary and urban fantasies, most notably the Harry Potter series.  There is a greater emphasis on the mechanics of the world’s magic system, answering some questions from previous novels, but shifting […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #CBR6, Fofo, horror, Last Watch, Modern Fantasy, Sergei Lukyanenko, Suspense, The Watches Pentalogy, Urban Fantasy

Fofo's CBR6 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #CBR6, Fofo, horror, Last Watch, Modern Fantasy, Sergei Lukyanenko, Suspense, The Watches Pentalogy, Urban Fantasy ·
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Eat, Sleep, Game, Repeat…?

A.D.D. Adolescent Demo Division by Douglas Rushkoff

July 17, 2014 by Fofo Leave a Comment

Target: Douglas Rushkoff’s A.D.D. Adolescent Demo Division. Art by Goran Sudžuka and José Marzán Jr. Profile: Comics, Media Criticism, Science Fiction For those of you who don’t know, Denver is home to the largest single comic book store in the world.  I didn’t know this either until a few months ago when a friend of mine blew into town from Boston and we went.  The warehouse used to be a clearing house for cross-country comic shipping and at some point Mile High Comics claimed it, along […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, A.D.D., Adolescent Demo Division, Comics, Douglas Rushkoff, Fofo, Goran Sudžuka, José Marzán Jr., Media Criticism, science fiction

Fofo's CBR6 Review No:23 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, A.D.D., Adolescent Demo Division, Comics, Douglas Rushkoff, Fofo, Goran Sudžuka, José Marzán Jr., Media Criticism, science fiction ·
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