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Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made …
James rated A Memory Called Empire: 3 stars
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire is a 2019 science fiction novel, the debut novel by Arkady Martine. It follows Mahit Dzmare, …
James rated Gideon the Ninth: 4 stars
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off …
Treason by Timothy Zahn (Star Wars: Thrawn #3)
Grand Admiral Thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the Empire in this epic Star Wars novel from …
James reviewed Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among …
Review of 'Stranger in a Strange Land' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
James rated The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: 4 stars
Philip Dick: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip Dick
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was …
James rated Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: 5 stars
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip Dick
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, …
James rated The Stars My Destination: 3 stars
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
A science fiction retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo.
James rated Rendezvous with Rama: 4 stars
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Rama, #1)
Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried …
James reviewed Breakfast of champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast Of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, …
Review of 'Breakfast of champions' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Parts of it I enjoyed, parts of it which were a bit hard to gel with. Like usual I think you really need to be in the right mood to read some Vonnegut books.
James rated Slaughterhouse-Five: 3 stars
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time, Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is …
James rated Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke Collection): 4 stars
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke Collection) by Arthur C. Clarke
Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien …
