Speculative Fiction Reviews

“Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings – a St Mary’s Seasonal Short Story” by Jodi Taylor – this made me grin and it’s an excellent “sampler” of the St. Mary’s Chronicles

“Kris Longknife Mutineer – Kris Longknife #1” by Mike Shepherd – military space adventure

“Speak” by Louisa Hall – exciting, original, haunting book about AI and sentience.

“No Time Like The Past – The Chronicles of St Mary’s, Book 5” by Jodi Taylor

“Ancillary Justice – Imperial Radch #1” by Ann Leckie – outstanding science fiction

“The Single Undead Moms Club” by Molly Harper – another fun trip to The Hollow

“Second Star – Star Svendotter #1” by Dana Stabenow – space adventure with Frontier spirit

“The Aeronaut’s Windlass – The Cinder Spires #1” by Jim Butcher – a wonderful, page-turning, imagination-expanding adventure

“The Harvesting” by Melanie Karsak – good ideas marred by shallow characters and romance clichés