Speculative Fiction Reviews

“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

“Relic” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child – 1990’s horror/thriller about a beast in the Museum basement

“Dancing On The Head Of A Pin – Remy Chandler #2” by Thomas E Sniegowski

“A Trail Through Time – The Chronicles of St Mary’s #4” by Jodi Taylor – Max grows up in her new world

“Raising Steam – Discworld #40” by Terry Pratchett – good but…

“Soulless – The Parasol Protectorate #1” – A truly splendid entertainment for those with a taste for steampunk, urban fantasy, witty writing and a redoubtable, parasol wielding heroine.

“Killswitch” Cassandra Kresnov #3″ by Joel Shepherd – Cassandra takes on a rogue GI and the Earth Fleet and still finds time for reflection and surfing