A Review of Robot City: Odyssey

Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an interesting beginning to a series commissioned by Asimov's publisher and with his permission. Indeed, he writes the forward. Of course, the Three Laws of Robotics are in full force here. A man, who goes by the name of Derec, which is …

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A Review of Honor Among Enemies

Honor Among Enemies by David Weber My rating: 5 of 5 stars While this isn't my favorite Honor Harrington book, I really can't think of any reason not to give it five stars, so that's what I'm doing. In this book, Honor is still an admiral in the Grayson Navy, but Manticore comes crawling back …

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A Review of Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom by Simon Morden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Degrees of Freedom is the winner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick award and it's very well deserved, I think. It's the third and final book in the Samuil Petrovitch trilogy. I loved it and I hated to see it end. Samuil Petrovitch …

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A Review of The Devil’s Eye

The Devil's Eye by Jack McDevitt My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book turned out to be a real disappointment and I think the author did a pretty poor job on it, which is very unlike him. I normally love Jack McDevitt books and I love the Alex Benedict series, starring Alex and his …

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A Review of By Heresies Distressed

By Heresies Distressed by David Weber My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third book in the epic Safehold saga series and like its predecessor, it has a 4.07 out of 5 rating on Goodreads, which is pretty good. However, you'll find, as was the case with the previous book, that a lot …

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