Jade City 1-8: Bero Haters Unite
We're back from hiatus with a new season and new series, the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee, starting with Jade City. We discuss the world-building of Kekon, the power of Jade, and the…
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Tag: Orbit Books
The Last Contract of Isako Review – Useful or Dead
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee is the tale of a corporate samurai on a space colony fulfilling their last mission before they retire, which on this colony means walking to their…
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Our Best Books of 2025
We're back from the Holidays. Happy New Year. We list what we think are the best books we read in 2025, which are not limited to but do include a lot published in 2025.…
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A Tide of Black Steel Review – A Vanguard for Violence
When an Anthony Ryan book comes out, I read it. So imagine my excitement when a sequel to The Covenant of Steel series, a trilogy beloved by me, was announced. When I began the…
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The Fury of the Gods Review – Revenge and Resolutions
Journies are important in a tale; they must hook the reader in order to arrive at an ending, but an end that leaves one bitter at the time taken on the journey is to…
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The City of Stardust Review – Sacrifice and Doors
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers tells the story of the Everly family burdened with a curse, a bargain made with a mysterious woman named Penelope, who always comes to collect. Marianne Everly,…
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The Blighted Stars Review – To Lick the Unknown Rock
The Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe is a mix of the horror of human expansion, the fear of limited resources, and humanity’s resolve. Her characters are engaging with conflicting motivations in a situation where…
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The Combat Codes Review – Code of Honor
Do you like violence? Alexander Darwin's The Combat Codes is about a world where society has traded war for hand-to-hand combat bouts. Where the Grievar are trained, given performance-enhancing stimulants, and all sorts of…
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The Traitor Review – The Suffering of Scribes
The Traitor, the last installment of Anthony Ryan’s The Covenant of Steel, staked me through the heart. The ending of the previous book, The Martyr, left little doubt that the events of Alwyn Scribe’s…
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The Sword Defiant Review – There and Interceding Again
Nine heroes came together and defeated the dark lord of Necrad twenty-two years ago, losing one of their own in the process, and now have been doing their best without him trying to lead…
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