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Half-Cannonball with Murderbot (and FRIENDS!)

Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells

February 17, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 3 Comments

Forgive the late Valentine, but Tor posted this last week and I forgot about it until RIGHT NOW. Oops! The best thing about finishing this book (of course I did not want it to end!) is that now I can read all of the CBR reviews. Hooray! I had to stop myself from peeking at your reviews before I even started listening to Network Effect– the temptation was strong! Now I can continue to bask in the Murderbot blow despite having no new adventures to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: A.R.T., adventure, AI, audio, audiobook, Feelings, friendship, Kevin R. Free, martha wells, murderbot, Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot Diaries #5, Series, space, space opera

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: A.R.T., adventure, AI, audio, audiobook, Feelings, friendship, Kevin R. Free, martha wells, murderbot, Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot Diaries #5, Series, space, space opera ·
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The End (for now).

The End of All Things (Old Man's War #6) by John Scalzi

February 5, 2021 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

The End of All Things by John Scalzi wraps up several threads from the later books, while still leaving plenty of room for more entries in the series. This series tells one long story and should not be read out of order as there is no way to discuss the plot without getting into spoilers. If you have not read this series, starting with Old Man’s War, I highly recommend it. The first three books especially are outstanding. The most recent entry in the Old […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: john scalzi, Old Man's War series, space opera, the end of all things, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: john scalzi, Old Man's War series, space opera, the end of all things, TylerDFC ·
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The cover of Polaris Rising.

Classic space opera with sexy times

Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

January 13, 2021 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

Polaris Rising came on my radar thanks to Instagram Cannonballer Lanezabel recommending it.  I put it on my suggestion list for the Cannonball book exchange and special thank you to Bothari43 for gifting it! Polaris Rising has a classic space opera set up, three powerful ruling houses over see the Royal Consortium.  Each house is always on the hunt for ways to exploit the others and gain greater control of the galaxy.  House members are used as political pieces and accorded extraordinary protections due to the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Jessie Mihalik, Romance, sci-fi, space opera

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Jessie Mihalik, Romance, sci-fi, space opera ·
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Vital piece of an important literary legacy

Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks

December 29, 2020 by Merryn Leave a Comment

Iain (M) Banks is one, or should I say two, of my favourite authors.  It’s been a while since I read any of his Culture novels, so I went back to the beginning with Consider Phlebas, the first in a series of standalone novels in this shared setting.  If you are not familiar with Banks, this is a great place to start. The Culture is a galaxy spanning symbiotic civilisation of humans and sentient machines, living decadent post-scarcity lives.  Consider Phlebas is set during their war […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, Iain M. Banks, sci-fi, space opera

Merryn's CBR12 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12, Iain M. Banks, sci-fi, space opera ·
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Varied Love in Space

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

July 17, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo Review 5: Cannonballer Says Still going totally out of order from the plan, and there is/was a written out plan, but this time it’s because of the timing of something coming into my local library. Anyways, I decided to request The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet because it had been an option for the June 2020 bookclub (also apparently in 2018) and some of the discussion comments made it sound interesting. It’s gotten somewhat mixed reviews by Cannonballers, but at least one […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Becky Chambers, cbr12bingo, gender, LGBTQ, Race relations, Romance, space opera, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:62 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Becky Chambers, cbr12bingo, gender, LGBTQ, Race relations, Romance, space opera, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet ·
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