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Tag Archives: Orbit
Fade to Black by Francis Knight
Rojan Dizon is a bounty-hunter in the vertical city of Mahala, an ancient, towering structure where neighborhoods are built on top of neighborhoods. The rich and powerful live at the top, enjoying sunshine and fresh air, while the poor live … Continue reading
The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
The eponymous hero of The Red Knight by Miles Cameron is the leader of a mercenary army that’s just returning to Alba after fighting a campaign abroad. His identity and even his real name are a mystery to most: there … Continue reading
Giveaway winner! (Iain M. Banks giveaway)
The winner of last week’s giveaway (for a copy of the brand new Iain M. Banks boxed set containing his first three Culture novels) is… Keith P. of Holdingford, MN Congratulations, Keith – your copy of the Culture box set … Continue reading
Giveaway! Enter to win a boxed set of the first three Iain M. Banks Culture novels
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since Consider Phlebas, the very first Culture novel by Iain M. Banks, was published. Since that faithful day in 1987, Banks has released ten Culture books, making this a double anniversary: … Continue reading
The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Has it really been 25 years since Consider Phlebas, the first novel in Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, came out? My goodness. Does this make anyone else feel old at all? Not to worry though: a new novel in this … Continue reading
Sharps by K.J. Parker
The last war between the neighboring countries of Permia and Scheria ended when Scheria’s greatest general redirected the course of a number of rivers and flooded one of the enemy’s cities, thereby killing tens of thousands of people and gaining … Continue reading
The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin
Last month, N.K. Jemisin treated the world to The Killing Moon, a brilliant new fantasy novel set in a strikingly original world and populated by some of the most fascinating characters I’ve met in years. Now, barely a handful of … Continue reading
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
One of my favorite sections in Kim Stanley Robinson’s famous Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars) occurs towards the end of the series, when the author briefly describes the development of other planets in the solar system. … Continue reading
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
As is so often the case with great novels, the opening chapter of N.K. Jemisin’s The Killing Moon offers a snapshot of the conflicts and relationships that end up driving the whole story. We meet the Gatherer Ehiru as he … Continue reading
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez
Emperor Mollusk’s interplanetary warlording days are mostly over. Sure, he’s still universally worshipped on Earth, the planet he subjugated in the past, although that may have something to do with the mind-control technology he developed too. Still, his days of … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 