21 people on a mining asteroid. 17 clones. 3 Overseers. 6 Jays. 6 Bees. 5 Ays. 1 Ell. And One Killer. After humanity has exhausted the resources of precious metals in Earth, clones are sent far out in space, to asteroids to harvest zinc, platinum, and nickel. The Overseers direct the programmed perfection: the muscled... Continue Reading →
The Robots of Gotham by Todd McAulty
The year is 2083 and humankind's neural synapses are slow... much, much slower than the processing speed that computers and robots can accomplish. Good faith and independent thought have allowed them to become citizens and even be voted to head nations, but there have been takeovers. And fascist regimes led by robots with intelligences past our... Continue Reading →
Have you ever broken the law to read a book? Here’s my story…
This book changed my life. It led me down a path of crime... but redemption was there... somewhere. I saw it on the top shelf in the back aisle at the Northgate Mall Waldenbooks in Terra Linda, Ca, sometime in the fall of 1989. It was beautiful. Shiny and new. All three Dragonlance Chronicles books... Continue Reading →
Last Shot: A Han and Lando Novel by Daniel Jose Older
While each separately under the command of the Falcon in the past, Lando and Han had tried to hunt down the same mysterious piece of powerful tech. Now, Han is feeling the pressure of being a father to his two-year-old son Ben, and the restlessness of staying in one spot for too long. Lando lands... Continue Reading →
Shelter. Book 1 of The Aftermath. By Dave Hutchinson
'A hundred years ago, The Sisters came, a string of asteroid strikes that destroyed civilization and brought on a decades-long winter.' After the initial disaster, a century of storms in England brings disease, infighting, and the decimation of all technology the world once knew. Small enclaves, clans, and even a major port or two has... Continue Reading →