Lily Leanchops has improved upon her inventor father's designs and created a flying machine that almost achieves lift. But when the Warthogs of the neighboring kingdom commence with arial attacks, all of Pigdom is suddenly in danger. Spurred on by the threat, Lily completes her plane and becomes not only the first pig to fly,... Continue Reading →
Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira
We're the aliens here, Dechert thought, and we always will be. Yet, man will always bring vice with him. The greed and conflict. The lies and politics. In 2072, the moon is populated by several international mines boring into the dead soil for helium-3, an element now used to power reactors on Earth. An Earth that has... Continue Reading →
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Mini Review)
In an alternative Post-Reconstruction era Maryland, Jane McKeene has been taught to kill the undead. Even though slavery is outlawed, young African Americans and Native Americans are sent to finishing schools to adopt the skills to protect the wealthy. The etiquette of the table and the sharpness of the sickle. When Jane's friend's sister goes... Continue Reading →
One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
In a post-Alien-decimated Earth, scavengers roam the wilderness looking for anything they can use to survive. Some hunt solely for food, and some for tech in an effort to preserve the passing way of life. Yet, the aliens are hunting also. The Pipper (aliens) vessels emit bubbles that trap anything metal and send it soaring... Continue Reading →
El Deafo by Cece Bell (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
'Somehow being alone is always easier for me. But it's still, well, lonely!' When Cece Bell was four she contracted meningitis and lost her hearing. This graphic novel tells the story of her elementary school years learning to communicate in a radical new way. Told in world where everything exists in the 'real' world except... Continue Reading →