Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Philip Yancey (2021)
I don’t mean it lightly when I say that if it weren’t for Philip Yancey, I might have abandoned Chr…
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Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, Book Two) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2022)
I didn’t enjoy this as much as the trilogy’s first book — 2021’s Shards of Earth — mainly because i…
Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, Book One) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2021)
Ever since finishing the Expanse series last year, I’ve been looking for something to fill up that …
Flux by Jinwoo Chong (2023)
When is a time travel novel not a time travel novel? (Not in the usual sci-fi sense, anyway.) When …
Wild Massive by Scotto Moore (2023)
Scotto Moore’s Wild Massive was on my list of the most anticipated books of 2023 due in large part …
Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond by Kathryn Harkup (2022)
All Hollywood blockbusters require the suspension of disbelief, but with their death-defying stunts…
Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies by Dave Addey (2018)
To call Typeset in the Future “in-depth” is a gross understatement. Dave Addey’s book dives headfir…
A Lonely Resurrection by Barry Eisler (2014)
Novels like this contain a definite “male wish fulfillment” factor. Eisler’s main character isn’t j…
A Clean Kill in Tokyo by Barry Eisler (2002)
I read this back in the early ’00s when it was called Rain Fall, my curiosity piqued because I’d re…
The Last Orphan (Orphan X, Book Eight) by Gregg Hurwitz (2023)
The title suggests that this is the final Orphan X novel, and if that’s the case, then the series e…
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler (1943)
My wife and I have both been on a bit of noir kick lately, and I picked this up after reading her r…
Into the Manifold: Exploring the Philosophical Sci-Fi of David Zindell’s Neverness Novels
With striking imagery, heady metaphysics, and meandering plots, David Zindell presented a fascinating (and frustrating) vision of the distant future.
War in Heaven (A Requiem for Homo Sapiens, Book Three) by David Zindell (1998)
The final book in David Zindell’s trilogy is supremely underwhelming. His striking prose is unable …
My 2023 Books Outlook: Gregg Hurwitz, S. A. Chakraborty, John Scalzi & More
Just a few of the books that I’m looking forward to in 2023.
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (2022)
The sequel to 2021’s A Psalm for the Wild-Built chronicles the ongoing travels of Sibling Dex and t…
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (2022)
I had mixed reactions to the drama in this novel about a pair of lifelong friends and video game de…
The Wild (A Requiem for Homo Sapiens, Book Two) by David Zindell (1995)
Zindell continues to fascinate and frustrate. His prose can be compelling and even strikingly beaut…
Have the Literary Arts Become Too Secularized?
Wolfe claims that spiritual and religious themes have taken a subtler, less pronounced position in modern literature, but they are no less present.
Does the Church Have Room for Science Fiction?
Author Sandra Miesel notes the numerous Catholic authors that have made contributions to the “speculative fiction” genre.
Upgrade by Blake Crouch (2022)
Like Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary, The Martian), Blake Crouch writes sci-fi that’s intellectually s…