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It is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it.

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

March 11, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

I had heard so many good things about this book that I decided to put a hold on it at my library back at the beginning of Bingo 2022. Like the characters in the novel, this book must have been on a journey, because I never heard from my library, and after Bingo, I forgot about it. In February 2023, a voice mail saying my hold book was ready for pick up left me slightly perplexed. Upon retrieving it, I found A Psalm for the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Becky Chambers, CBR15, fable, speculative ficiton

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Becky Chambers, CBR15, fable, speculative ficiton ·
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We stan a vintage janky paperback in this house.

Special Deliverance by Clifford D. Simak

February 2, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This wasn’t nearly as good as Way Station, which I read back in 2020 and gave five stars, but I still had a good time with it and will continue my project of collecting all of Simak’s books in their vintage janky paperback editions. Special Deliverance was once of the last books Simak published before his death, and it does bear the hallmarks of a later work in his career, with a revisiting of themes, and a bit of tiredness in sections of the plot (something […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, 1980s sci-fi, classic sf, Clifford D. Simak, half stars, narfna, sci-fi, Special Deliverance

narfna's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, 1980s sci-fi, classic sf, Clifford D. Simak, half stars, narfna, sci-fi, Special Deliverance ·
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Not As Many People Die as You Would Expect

The Twelve by Justin Cronin

January 25, 2023 by Tracy Leave a Comment

“Present day” in The Twelve is set about 5 years after events in The Passage. Some of the former cast of characters are tracking down virals, or trying to, at any rate. Others are slaves in Iowa in a settlement of sorts run by “redeyes” – people who are essentially “familiars” to the virals. Their nefarious plan is to have the 11 remaining virals move into something like a bunker in the town so they have a steady supply of food (i.e., people and livestock) […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Justin Cronin, the passage, vampires

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Justin Cronin, the passage, vampires ·
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Do you remember the 21st night of September?

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

January 20, 2023 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

“See You Yesterday” by Rachel Lynn Solomon is a fun, original take on the classic “Groundhog Day” narrative. The story follows Barrett Bloom, a college freshman who’s looking for a fresh start after an intense high school experience. However, things take a wild turn when she finds herself trapped in a time loop on the first day of school. Together with Miles, a fellow time-loop victim, she sets out to find a way out of the loop while navigating the ups and downs of their […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, contemporary, Rachel Lynn Solomon, Romance, see you yesterday, Young Adult

yesknopemaybe's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, contemporary, Rachel Lynn Solomon, Romance, see you yesterday, Young Adult ·
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Quite an Epic

The Passage by Justin Cronin

January 12, 2023 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Where to start? There so much that happens in this 800-page novel, which almost defies genre. Is it science fiction? Dystopian? Horror? Probably all of those, and more. The novel starts in the near future, or what was probably the near future at the time it was written over a decade ago. Humans have discovered a naturally-existing virus that, when it doesn’t kill them, essentially turns people into vampires: long-lived, strong, easily heal, don’t do well in sunlight, etc. As mankind is wont to do, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Justin Cronin, vampires

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Justin Cronin, vampires ·
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“I have been activated, therefore I have a purpose, the bot thought. I have a purpose, therefore I serve.”

The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer

Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer

January 2, 2023 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

In catching up on reading end of CBR14 reviews I clocked narfna’s review of Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 132 since she titled it “Attention: Murderbot stans: I have a short story for you.” Consider my attention grabbed. I love Murderbot very much and anything that gives similar feels is something I want to at least peruse, and narfna so helpfully provided links to both The Secret Lives of Bots and Bots of the Lost Ark (and if you click those titles – so have I!). Suzanne […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, bots on adventures, hugo winner, novelette, short stories, Suzanne Palmer

faintingviolet's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, bots on adventures, hugo winner, novelette, short stories, Suzanne Palmer ·
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  • Carriejay on A great time was had.Agree, a movie would be great. Who are we casting? :)
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