Earth Alone by Daniel Arenson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Earth Alone had its moments, mostly toward the end, but it seems that many of the recent, new military sci fi novels I’ve been reading lately all seem to be written by authors who feel compelled to prove their military authenticity by being able …
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The Sentinel by Michael Wallace My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Sentinel is the first in a trilogy set in a future where humanity has splintered into largely ethnic factions, so that the English have settled several planets, centuries ago, and the Chinese, and so on. Most have lost touch with their roots. There …
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Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s by Tom Doyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Man on the Run is an interesting biography of Paul McCartney and his family during the 1970s, as well as his band, Wings (one of my favorite bands of that decade). It is a long, thorough look …
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Starship Eternal by M.R. Forbes My rating: 4 of 5 stars I had never heard of the author of this series until Amazon recommended him to me. I’m really glad it did. I enjoyed the hell out of this first of a five book series. I thought it was well-told, engrossing, action packed, well plotted, …
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Doomsday Book by Connie Willis My rating: 1 of 5 stars I’ve never heard of Connie Willis, the author the Doomsday Book, which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best science fiction book of the year in 1992. Apparently, she’s quite successful, having won six Nebula awards (more than any other science fiction …
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