Category: Books
Star Wars Rebel Starfighters Owners’ Workshop Manual by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas (book review)
Writer Ryder Windham and artists Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas have been in a galaxy far, far away again and have had access to the Rebel Alliance to produce this book, ‘Star Wars Rebel Starfighters Owners’ Workshop Manual’, mostly from the original trilogy. In the introduction, Princess Leia Organa points out that although it would […]
Nuking The Moon by Vince Houghton (book review)
The sub-title of Vince Houghton’s book, ‘Nuking The Moon’ is ‘And Other Intelligence Schemes And Military Plots Best Left On The Drawing Board’. That should point out that this isn’t some mad inventors dreaming up ideas, well, not all the time, but seeking a solution for a war-time problem, often with proper tests before some […]
Yearbook Of Astronomy: 2020 edited by Brian Jones (book review)
As a little background information, ‘Yearbook Of Astronomy’ was edited by Patrick Moore for 52 consecutive years, until he died in 2012 in fact, by which time he was Sir Patrick and, for a while, it was called ‘Patrick Moore’s Yearbook Of Astronomy’. It was then edited by Dr. John Mason. As far as I […]
The Human DNA Manual: Understanding Your Genetic Code by Dr. Melita Irving (book review).
Back when I was really young, one of my career options because I was very good at biology at school was genetics. Reading Dr. Melita Irving’s book, ‘The Human DNA Manual: Understanding Your Genetic Code’ brought back a lot of my old knowledge and updating it to the current science that I already had some […]
Million Eyes: Extra Time by C.R. Berry (book review).
‘Million Eyes: Extra Time’ is a sort of prequel to the upcoming ‘Million Eyes’ trilogy by C.R. Berry, the first of which will be released early in 2020. This book, now available as a free download from publisher Elsewhen Press, features a dozen short stories set in the ‘Million Eyes’ universe, which is very like […]
Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald (book review).
The second volume of Ian McDonald’s ‘Luna’ trilogy follows on directly from the events of ‘New Moon’, chronicling the fallout from the tumultuous events of its conclusion and following the various family members from the Moon’s five major families. It seems to be a more thoughtful and considered book, less hectic than the first volume […]
The Andromeda Evolution by Michael Crichton and Daniel H. Wilson (book review).
Considering I reviewed ‘The Andromeda Strain’ film a couple months ago, I’ll assume you’ve watched it or acquired and read Michael Crichton’s book or both since then. ‘The Andromeda Evolution’ takes place 50 years later and the two alien variants, for want of a better name, AS-1 and the non-fatal AS-2 are still monitored for […]
Angel Mage by Garth Nix (book review).
Imagine a world where if you are blessed with the gift and have a great need you can call on actual angels to help you. This is just such a world where angels are called on to protect people from infection, help with tasks and even protect cities from attack. The down side to this […]
Polaris Rising (The Consortium Rebellion Book 1) by Jessie Mihalik (book review).
Blending sexually charged romance with action, space travel, fashion and politics, ‘Polaris Rising’ is focused on the audience at the centre of a very specific Venn-diagram. While one of the interesting things about writing reviews for this site is being exposed to books that I wouldn’t normally read, I’m pretty certain that I’m not the […]
Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner (book review)
Once upon a time, trolls ruled over the land, their large, blue-skinned figures the ultimate in culture and civilisation for the smaller humans. These now rule over themselves but still place those with troll heritage in the prominent families in society. But tensions are rising. A divide is growing and whoever is murdering trolls and […]
