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Divided We Triumph -- Dave Reviews NEMESIS GAMES

Posted on 2015-09-15 at 12:30 by Dave

Nemesis Games (The Expanse, Book 5) by James S.A. Corey, Read by Jefferson Mays Length: 16 hours, 44 minutes

If you're like me, all you need to know about Nemesis Games is that Chrisjen Avasarala and Bobbi Draper are back in a big way. Oh, also Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante.

But it gets better. I've talked before how I pretty much just want to stowaway with the crew of the Rocinante and drink coffee with them. Well, with this book, I got about as close to that opportunity as I could. In Nemes

Posted in reviews | Tagged james sa corey, jefferson mays, nemesis games

Once Upon a Time There Was a Girl -- Review: The Darkest Part of the Forest

Posted on 2015-07-20 at 13:19 by Dave

The Darkest Part of the Forest By Holly Black, Narrated by Lauren Fortgang Length: 8 hours, 39 minutes

Welcome to Fairfold. Here, in the forest beside this quiet little town sleeps a horned boy in a glass casket. Deeper still you may glimpse dangerous faeries, or even monsters. The locals of Fairfold have become accustomed to the oddness that blossoms around them -- teenagers drink and party around the horned boy while he sleeps, making shrines of empty bottles and cans and secrets. The tourists love to

Posted in reviews | Tagged holly black, lauren fortgang

With a Little Help From My Fae Friends - REVIEW: Silverblind

Posted on 2015-02-27 at 6:52 by Dave

Silverblind by Tina Connolly, read by Rosalyn Landor for Audible Length: 10 hours, 3 minutes

It’s still very much a man’s world, but the times are slowly a changing. Women are allowed to pursue academic profession, but are still prejudiced against when applying for field jobs. So Dorie Rochart does what anyone who is half-fey would – she makes herself look like a man (Dorian – a nice touch!), and gets the gig. From there on, she reunites with her childhood friend and adopted cousin Tam (who doesn’t

Posted in reviews | Tagged adventure, ironskin, reviews, romance, rosalyn landor, silverblind, tina connolly

Pretty Fucking Badass: Dave Reviews Ancillary Sword

Posted on 2015-02-09 at 15:46 by Dave

Ancillary Sword By Ann Leckie, performed by Adjoh Andoh Length: 11 hours, 44 minutes

There's a scene somewhere toward the middle of Ancillary Sword that I can't get out of my head, despite having listened to the audiobook a couple months ago. Visiting a space station, newly appointed fleet commander Breq comes across a station guard with a civilian in an illegal choke hold, rebukes the guard, and orders him to stand down or face immediate consequences. It turns out that this is standard procedure for the

Posted in reviews | Tagged Adjoh Andoh, ann leckie, hachette audio, Imperial Radch, reviews

Review: Copperhead

Posted on 2014-12-02 at 5:55 by Dave

Copperhead (Ironskin, Book 2) By Tina Connolly, read by Rosalyn Landor Length: 9 hours, 43 minutes

Appearances can be deceptive.

There are two sisters. Jane was wounded in an invasion by the fae, and now suffers from a disability in which she is cursed by a supernatural anger, and is a constant outsider, and goes to work as a governess in what appears to be a haunted house in the countryside. Helen is beautiful, married a wealthy aristocrat, and is obsessed with society and its balls and fashions.

If

Posted in reviews | Tagged fantasy, romance, rosalyn landor, tina connolly

Review: Cibola Burn

Posted on 2014-08-12 at 12:51 by Dave

Some problems require diplomacy. Others require Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante.

Two years after the ring has opened up Earth, Mars, and the Belt to a whole new universe of planets, a dispute arises on a newly discovered habitable planet between illegal settlers and the corporation claiming to rightfully own it. The diplomatic powers that be claim that there’s

Posted in reviews | Tagged cibola burn, erik davies, james sa corey, the expanse

Review: Blood Song

Posted on 2014-07-14 at 6:29 by Dave

Blood Song (Raven’s Shadow: Book 1) [Downpour | Audible] By Anthony Ryan, Narrated by Steven Brand for Penguin Audio Length: 23 hours, 8 minutes

In a time where people are chomping at the bit for George R.R. Martin’s next installment in A Song of Ice and Fire, there’s no shortage of epic fantasy novels to choose from. Anthony Ryan’s debut novel Blood Song has seemingly come out of nowhere, and it’s easy to see why so many of Martin’s readers are devouring it: Blood Song feels a lot like the continuing

Posted in reviews | Tagged anthony ryan, blood song, penguin audio, raven's shadow, steven brand

Review: The Shining Girls

Posted on 2014-07-07 at 4:36 by Dave

The Shining Girls By Lauren Beukes, read by Khristine Hvam, Peter Ganim, Jay Snyder, Joshua Boone, Dani Cervone, and Jenna Hellmuth Length 10 hours, 36 minutes

The Shining Girls is like the Magic Tree House from hell, where we trade a magical portal of benevolent discovery for the sinister house Harper Curtis discovers - house that feeds him with the names of victims he's destined to brutally murder. A Prohibition-era drifter all too ready to except his fate, Harper skips  through 20^th century Chicago

Posted in reviews | Tagged hachette audio, Lauren Beuekes, the shining girls

Review: Rags and Bones

Posted on 2014-07-01 at 5:36 by Dave

Rags & Bones Edited by Melissa Marr and Tim Pratt, Read by Mark Cabus, Bernard Setaro Clark, and Reay Kaplan Length: 10 hours, 58 minutes

Reboots and remakes get a bad rap. I know - that’s a controversial stance to take. For instance, let's look at Star Wars, which has Death Star levels of angst aimed at it as if it were Alderaan, because Disney and Lucasfilm are wiping out the expanded universe. But here’s the thing – those beloved stories don’t cease to exist. A lot of those old stories and characters

Posted in reviews | Tagged melissa marr, neil gaiman, rags and bones, saladin-ahmed, tim pratt

Review: Afterparty

Posted on 2014-05-22 at 5:56 by Dave

Afterparty by Daryl Gregory, performed by Tavia Gilbert Length: 10 hours, 52 minutes

Imagine going to church, taking communion, and as soon as you swallowed the wafer and wine, seeing God right beside you. Or, if not God, an aspect of God – one that you could converse with, argue with, beg, weep with, and scream at. Now, imagine all that if you were an atheist.

Regardless of what you believe or do not believe, as a science fiction fan you have to wonder: short of this miraculous wafer falling from the

Posted in reviews | Tagged daryl gregory, religion and addiction, tavia gilbert