“Literature” Archives

This 1983 Star Trek novel contains a threat to two universes, bizarre alien technology, and a deeply emotional view of the Enterprise crew.

I love this utterly bizarre and super-metaphysical Star Trek novel in which the Enterprise uses an …

This collection of short stories and novellas isn’t necessary reading if you enjoyed the Expanse no…

I’ve been slowly making my way through Alexander’s Prydain series over the last year or so. I never…

Well, Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck pulled it off. After nine books, they wrapped up The Expanse in …

These books just keep getting better and better. The invasion of Laconia was thrilling, there were …

Set in the distant future à la Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun, The Pastel City jumps back and for…

The thirty-year time jump took a little getting used to, but the updated character relationships an…

Always interesting to compare these books to the TV series, especially re. character changes. Perha…

This Expanse novel takes a break from the vast space opera/alien stuff to focus on individual stori…

Pretty much what I’ve come to expect from Scalzi: nothing earth-shattering, but light, clever, and …

I liked this better than Black Helicopters, but I still think Agents of Dreamland is the best of th…

I didn’t enjoy this nearly as much as Agents of Dreamland. Lots of interesting ideas and striking p…

An excellent Lovecraft-inspired novella. Reads like the trippiest X-Files episode never made.

Packard has more fun toying with the “Choose Your Own Adventure” format, though Inside UFO 54 – 40 …

My least favorite Expanse novel to date. But even a “bad” Expanse novel is still pretty good.

Read this in under 24 hours. Hurwitz knows how to write a pageturner, but it’s 100% style over subs…

I recently bought some of my favorite childhood books. Were they worth the money, or just a nostalgia trap?