While fantasy isn’t my jam these days, this was a fun cozy read. Highly recommend.
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Writer of science fiction and action/adventure thrillers. A voracious reader of mostly Sci-fi but occasionally Fantasy and non-fiction. Live in Denver with my wife and adventure buddy, Paco.
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John Wilker rated Orders of Battle: 3 stars
Orders of Battle by Marko Kloos (Frontlines, #7)
John Wilker finished reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes, #1)
Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes …
John Wilker finished reading Starship Repo by Patrick S. Tomlinson
Really fun read. Wouldn’t object to more adventures for this crew
John Wilker finished reading The Last Watch by J. S. Dewes
The Divide.
It’s the edge of the universe.
Now it’s collapsing—and taking everyone and everything …
If you're a fan of space romans, this is definitely for you. I didn't love it. There was SO MUCH exposition and thinking that it slowed down what little action there was to a crawl.
John Wilker finished reading We Have Been Harmonized by Kai Strittmatter
China’s new drive for repression is being underpinned by unprecedented advances in technology: facial and …
Truly terrifying. We are not paying anywhere near enough attention to the Chinese
John Wilker finished reading Convergence by Zoraida Córdova (Star Wars: The High Republic)
The next adventure in the High Republic begins expanding the new era of Star Wars, …
I think the latest crop of SW books just aren't for me. They're not bad or badly written, they're just... un-engaging. I finished and felt nothing for any of the characters.
John Wilker commented on We Have Been Harmonized by Kai Strittmatter
China’s new drive for repression is being underpinned by unprecedented advances in technology: facial and …
interesting and terrifying
John Wilker commented on Containment by Nick Thacker
Bit more slow going than I expected.
John Wilker rated Firefly - Life Signs: 3 stars
Firefly - Life Signs by James Lovegrove (The Firefly Series, #5 of 8)
Serenity races against time to save Inara's life in an original Firefly tie-in novel that reads like a lost episode …
John Wilker finished reading Firefly - Life Signs by James Lovegrove (The Firefly Series, #5 of 8)
Serenity races against time to save Inara's life in an original Firefly tie-in novel that …
I think I'm done with Firefly novels. This was the third I've tried and they're all the same. Slow, no real stakes. The writing is solid, this isn't a knock on that. It's a knock on whoever decided to keep these novels set between TV show and movie. Give us post movie adventures.
John Wilker finished reading Firefly - The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove (The Firefly Series, #3 of 8)
Winner of the 2020 Dragon Award for Best Media Tie-in Novel
The third original novel …
Technically didn't finish. Everything in this coulda been made parts of another book, giving us views into the crew's lives and such. As a book, it was ... not engagine.
John Wilker commented on We Have Been Harmonized by Kai Strittmatter
China’s new drive for repression is being underpinned by unprecedented advances in technology: facial and …
Not getting less chilling, but a great look at what China is doing and how.
John Wilker reviewed Handbook for New Stoics by Massimo Pigliucci
A great place to start
5 stars
I wanted to learn more of the core principles and this was a great way to wade in without getting bogged down.
John Wilker rated The End of absence: 4 stars
The End of absence by Michael Harris
"Only one generation in history (ours) will experience life both with and without the Internet. For everyone who follows us, …