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“Compared to geology, we barely exist.”

April 8, 2014 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed this novel, a character-driven SciFi story about Earth in the aftermath of its sudden enclosure within what became known as the Spin membrane. Inside the membrane, on Earth, time progresses as normal, while outside the membrane time advances as relativistic speeds — billions of years pass by in space over the span of a couple of decades on earth. Our protagonist is Tyler Dupree, close childhood friend to siblings Jason and Diane Lawton. One night, the three are outside stargazing, when the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: alwaysanswerb, contemporary, robert charles wilson

alwaysanswerb's CBR6 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: alwaysanswerb, contemporary, robert charles wilson ·
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Is it wrong to dream for a dystopia?

April 7, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

I just found out that Wil Wheaton did the audio version of this book (which I will be getting shortly).  That in itself should tell you how awesome it is, but you could still read my review if you want.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 80's pop culture, Dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, Fiction, Ready Player One, Robyn Robotron, rpgs, sci-fi, video games

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 80's pop culture, Dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, Fiction, Ready Player One, Robyn Robotron, rpgs, sci-fi, video games ·
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Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov – Review #14 for AamilTheCamel

April 2, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Top notch Science Fiction!

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, asimov, foundation, foundation and empire, isaac asimov, science fiction

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, asimov, foundation, foundation and empire, isaac asimov, science fiction ·
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Pure Heroines, Struggling Heroes

April 1, 2014 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

I reviewed each of these books independently on my blog. The sequel reviews will contain spoilers for the priors. Overall, I give the series three stars. The world-building had great detail, but the plot and characterizations were too dense, convoluted, and inconsistent to really grip me. Pure (#1) Fuse (#2) Burn (#3)  

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: alwaysanswerb, Dystopian, julianna baggott, Post Apocalyptic, YA fiction, Young Adult

alwaysanswerb's CBR6 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: alwaysanswerb, Dystopian, julianna baggott, Post Apocalyptic, YA fiction, Young Adult ·
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Our Gifts for Our Nation

March 31, 2014 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

Breach Zone is the conclusion of Myke Cole’s Special Ops trilogy and it is fantastic.  I enjoyed the first book, Control Point, and really liked the second, Fortress Frontier. Each book in the series marked a dramatic improvement in character development, plot progression, and overall narrative. All in all, they got better, much better, and Breach Zone shines as the pinnacle of the series. Breach Zone begins a few months after the conclusion of Fortress Frontier. There is a great deal of civil and political […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: magic, military

thewheelbarrow's CBR6 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: magic, military ·
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MelBivDevoe’s CBR Review #8: So, That Happened.

March 30, 2014 by MelBivDevoe 1 Comment

Well, that was certainly… something. I finished this novel over 24 hours ago and I’m still trying to collect my thoughts on it.  Might as well start at the beginning.  Be forewarned, there will be SPOILERS all over the place. The story picks up right where “The Year of the Flood” left off.  As Ren, Amanda, Toby, and Jimmy attempt to deal with the murderous Painballers, the Crakers approach and, due to their lack of knowledge and fear, help the Painballers slip their bonds and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Dystopian, Fiction, MaddAddam, MaddAddam trilogy, Margaret Atwood, MelBivDevoe, science fiction

MelBivDevoe's CBR6 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Dystopian, Fiction, MaddAddam, MaddAddam trilogy, Margaret Atwood, MelBivDevoe, science fiction ·
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