Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Join the CBR18 Book Bingo Reading Challenge—Now Underway!   

Let’s go caving with a-holes.

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

February 14, 2022 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

On the mining colony world Cassandra V, 22-year-old Gyre Price lies on her qualifications in order to take a dangerous, high-paying job to explore a cave. She is desperate for the money so she can buy her way off-world to locate the mother who abandoned her years before. Her only companion is a voice in her head from her top-side handler, Em. Gyre is fitted into a high-tech suit and has surgery to re-route her bodily functions so that she never needs to remove her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: caitlin starling, cave exploring, Mental Health, the luminous dead

TylerDFC's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: caitlin starling, cave exploring, Mental Health, the luminous dead ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

A bunch of gay as hell space books

The Disasters by M.K. England

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear

The Sol Majestic by Ferrett Steinmetz

Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

December 31, 2019 by Amanda 1 Comment

These are some of the sci-fi books I read in 2019. I’m not going to specify how for each one but they are all gay as hell in various ways, which is honestly just how I think space is going to be for us when we finally get there. Or at least, I sure hope. The Disasters by M.K. England takes one of my favorite tropes, a ragtag bunch of outcasts who circumstances force together must fight for their survival and learn to trust and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, a big ship at the edge of the universe, a memory called empire, alex white, ancestral night, arkady martine, Becky Chambers, caitlin starling, elizabeth bear, empress of forever, ferett steinmetz, gideon the ninth, Max Gladstone, mk england, sci-fi, space feels, tamsyn muir, the be taught if fortunate, the disasters, the luminous dead, the sol majestic

Amanda's CBR11 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, a big ship at the edge of the universe, a memory called empire, alex white, ancestral night, arkady martine, Becky Chambers, caitlin starling, elizabeth bear, empress of forever, ferett steinmetz, gideon the ninth, Max Gladstone, mk england, sci-fi, space feels, tamsyn muir, the be taught if fortunate, the disasters, the luminous dead, the sol majestic ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment


Recent Comments

  • Margaret
    on Bruh.
    How is it possible that jude only met sexual predictors in his childhood? Like we know those people exist but...
  • Halbs
    on Nerds vs Nazis
    Do you happen to remember where the interview came from? I'd like to check it out. If you can believe...
  • ElCicco
    on Is it a “hilarious satire” OR is it a middling white guy’s rant against contemporary social norms
    Just like those comedians who punch down and when there’s pushback, they whine that they’re being canceled and we have...
  • esmemoria
    on Is it a “hilarious satire” OR is it a middling white guy’s rant against contemporary social norms
     My Inner Child Wants to Kill is supposed to be humorous, and maybe that is supposed to cover up the anger...
  • narfna
    on “You can be the most virtuous woman in the world and you’ll still carry the blame, not just for your desire but for everyone’s desire.”
    I still can't get over the way she described lasagna. I'm so glad you loved this!!
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in