A Brilliant 10 for “Linesman” – Revisiting Ean Lambert’s Singing in the Novel by S.K. Dunstall
LinesmanS. K. Dunstall*Ace BooksRelease Date: June 30, 2015ISBN 978-0-425-27952-6 The Best Books are Timeless. Is Linesman?You Need to Get One...
Science Fiction
LitStack Review: Edges by Linda Nagata
Edges Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press LLC Release Date: April 2, 2019 Space is unimaginably vast, with time and distance...
LitStack Review: Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
Raven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire, Book 2) Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 13, 2017 ISBN 978-1-78108-537-0 In 2016,...
LitStack Review: The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata
The Last Good Man Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date: June 20, 2017 Oh my, does Linda Nagata know...
LitStack Review: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
The WanderersMeg HowreyG. P. Putnam's SonsRelease Date: March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-3995-7473-4 This book...wow. I read a lot of books; a...
LitStack Review: The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
The Stars Are Legion Kameron Hurley Saga Press Release Date: February 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4814-4793-5 Kameron Hurley does not write...
LitStack Review: Avengers of the Moon by Allen Steele
Avengers of the MoonA Captain Future NovelAllen SteeleTor BooksRelease Date: April 11, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-8218-4 In 1940, a new pulp science-fiction...
LitStack Review: Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Six WakesMur LaffertyOrbit BooksRelease Date: January 31, 2017ISBN 978-0-316-38968-6 Mur Lafferty's Six Wakes is a science fiction novel about clones...
LitStack Review – Shadow Run by Adrianne Strickland and Michael Miller
Shadow RunAdrianne Strickland and Michael MillerDelacorte PressRelease Date: March 21, 2017ISBN 978-0-399-55253-3 "Firefly meets Dune in this action-packed sci-fi adventure...
LitStack Review – All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
All Our Wrong TodaysElan MastaiPenguin Random House LLCRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-1-1019-8513-7 Most of us have read stories about...
LitStack Review – The End of All Things by John Scalzi
The End of All ThingsJohn ScalziTor BooksRelease Date: May 31, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-7607-7 Full disclosure: I adore John Scalzi. I enjoy...
LitStack Review: High Stakes – A Wild Cards Novel edited by George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass
High Stakes: A Wild Cards NovelGeorge R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, editorsTor BooksRelease Date: August 30, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-3562-3...
LitStack Review: Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black
Ninth City Burning J. Patrick Black Ace Release Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN 978-1-1019-9144-2 This is our future - one...
LitStack Review: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
Ninefox Gambit Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-1-78108-449-6 This is what you get when you...
LitStack Review: Bloodline by Claudia Gray
Bloodline Claudia Gray Release Date: May 3, 2016 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345511360 Claudia Gray can tell a Star Wars story....
LitStack Review: The Burning Light by Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler
The Burning Light Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler Tor.com Release Date: November 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-9086-8 New York City....
LitStack Review: Babylon’s Ashes by James S. A. Corey
Babylon's Ashes James S. A. Corey Orbit Books Release Date: December 6, 2016 ISBN 978-0-3163-3474-7 NOTE: Babylon's Ashes is the...
LitStack Review: After Atlas by Emma Newman
After Atlas Emma Newman Roc Release Date: November 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-425282-40-3 Last year, Emma Newman's novel, Planetfall, chronicled the...
LitStack Review: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Kij Johnson Tor.com Release Date: August 16, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-9141-4 It's not often that you...
LitStack Review: The Rise of Io by Wesley Chu
The Rise of Io Wesley Chu Angry Robot Release Date: October 4, 2016 ISBN 978-0-85766-525-6 Have you ever been away...
LitStack Review – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers Harper Voyager Release Date: July 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-244413-4 We've...
LitStack Review: Admiral by Sean Danker
Admiral Sean Danker Roc Books Release Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN 978-0-451-47579-4 You've probably heard it/seen it/read it before, especially...
LitStack Review: Company Town by Madeline Ashby
Company Town Madeline Ashby Tor Books Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8290-0 Go Jung-hwa is my new favorite hero....
LitStack Review: The God Wave by Patrick Hemstreet
The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet Harper Voyager Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-241950-7 The tale starts simply: neuroscientist Chuck...
LitStack Review: Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
Time Salvager Wesley Chu Tor Book Release Date: July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7718-0 (NOTE: Why I didn't post this review...
LitStack Review: The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Long Cosmos Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter HarperCollins Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-229737-2 I will admit a...
LitStack Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Morning Star Pierce Brown Del Rey Release Date: February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-0-345-53984-7 If there really is a "livin' the...
LitStack Review: Arkwright by Allen Steele
Arkwright Allen Steele Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8215-3 Allen Steele is a prolific science fiction author...
LitStack Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Slow River Nicola Griffith Ballantine Books Reissue date: July 29, 2003 (released 1995) ISBN 978-0-345-39537-5 In 2014, I read a...
LitStack Review: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Blades Book Two of The Divine Cities Series Robert Jackson Bennett Broadway Books Release Date: January 26, 2016...
LitStack Review: Arcadia by Iain Pears
Arcadia Iain Pears Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-1-101-94682-4 Recently, I attempted to explain the plot...
Flash Review: Weighing Shadows by Lisa Goldstein
Weighing Shadows Lisa Goldstein Night Shade Books Release Date: November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59780-840-8 In Weighing Shadows, we meet Ann...
LitStack Review: Planetfall by Emma Newman
Planetfall Emma Newman Roc Books Release Date: November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-28239-7 Planetfall is one of those wonderful science fiction...
LitStack Review: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season The Broken Earth: Book One N. K. Jemisin Orbit Books Release Date: August 4, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-22929-6...
LitStack Review – Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
Luna: New Moon Ian McDonald Tor Books Release Date: September 22, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7551-3 More than a month before Ian...
LitStack Review: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie Orbit Release Date: October 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-24668-2 For those who may not know, Ancillary Mercy...
LitStack Review: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson Orbit Release Date: July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-09810-6 It’s hard to know how to review Kim...
LitStack Review – The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán
The Dinosaur Lords Victor Milán Tor Release Date: July 28, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3296-7 In the Author’s Note that begins The...
LitStack Review – Zer0es by Chuck Wendig
Zer0es Chuck Wendig HARPER Voyager Release Date: August 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-235155-5 Having heard of author Chuck Wendig for quite...
LitStack Review: The Trials by Linda Nagata
The Trials Linda Nagata Saga Press Release Date: August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-4095-0 NOTE: This review, by necessity, contains spoilers...
LitStack Review: Stone in the Sky by Cecil Castellucci
Stone in the Sky Cecil Castellucci Roaring Brook Press Release Date: February 24, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59643-776-0 Stone in the Sky...
LitStack Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
The Martian Andy Weir Crown Publishers Release Date: February 11, 2014 (self published in 2011) ISBN 978-0-8041-3902-1 Now, wait just...
LitStack Review – The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson
The Affinities Robert Charles Wilson Tor Books Release Date: April 21, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3262-2 Facebook. Twitter. Tumblr. Instagram. Snapchat. LinkedIn. ...
LitStack Review – The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
The Red: First Light Linda Nagata Saga Press Release Date: June 30, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-4657-0 I keep saying that military...
LitStack Review: Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Dark Orbit Carolyn Ives Gilman Tor Release Date: July 14, 2015 ISBN 978 0-7653-3629-3 So much of the science fiction...
LitStack Review: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Water KnifePaolo BacigalupiAlfred A. KnopfRelease Date: May 26, 2015ISBN 978-0-385-35287-1 We read the news; we hear of the drought...
LitStack Review: Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey
Nemesis Games James S. A. Corey Orbit Books Release Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-21758-3 Warning: This review contains spoilers...
LitStack Review: Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Europe in Autumn Dave Hutchinson Solaris Release Date: January 28, 2014 ISBN 978-1-78108-194-5 Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award...
LitStack Review: The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy
The Dead Lands Benjamin Percy Grand Central Publishing Release Date: April 14, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4555-2824-0 When author Stephen King endorses...
LitStack Review: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
The Galaxy Game Karen Lord Del Rey Release Date: January 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-345-53407-1 Have you ever read a book...
