Tag Archives: review
“27 Jennifers” makes the top ten
A young woman is considered all-too replaceable by her demanding husband Michael. This is the unofficial winner of the annual Broken Mirror Story Event for 2009. I forgot to link this a few months ago, but “27 Jennifers” was named … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, short story, writing
Tagged 27 jennifers, dunesteef, review, sci-fi, science fiction, top 10, top ten
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Book Review: “Blind Man’s Bluff” by Peter David
For fourteen years, David has been sharing with us the adventures of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun of the U.S.S. Excalibur — his unorthodox style, his unorthodox crew, his unorthodox worldview. In fact, if New Frontier had a single word to describe … Continue reading
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Tagged mackenzie calhoun, new frontier, peter david, review, star trek
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Book Review: “Ship Breaker” by Paolo Bacigalupi
Ever since the success of Bacigalupi’s Windup Girl, I’ve been meaning to read both it and Ship Breaker. It turns out I finished the latter almost a year to the day since it was released. I’m not sure how it … Continue reading
Posted in book, escape pod, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing, ya
Tagged dystopian, paolo bacigalupi, review, ship breaker, ya, young adult
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Book Review: “Nascence” by Tobias S. Buckell
Book Review: “Nascence” by Tobias S. Buckell
Posted in book, collection/anthology, escape pod, nonfiction, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged nascence, review, tobias buckell, tobias s buckell
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Book Review: “Seize the Fire” by Michael A. Martin
Book Review: “Seize the Fire” by Michael A. Martin
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Tagged gorn, michael a. martin, review, riker, seize the fire, star trek, titan, tuvok, typhon pact
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The Soundproof Escape Pod #6
My review of Dancing With Bears has been republished in this month’s Soundproof Escape Pod, along with some short-stories that are definitely worth your time. The magazine is free for your e-reading device. The Soundproof Escape Pod #6
Book Review: “Soft Apocalypse” by Will McIntosh
Apocalypse fiction has been around for many years, usually in the form of a cataclysmic event — asteroid impact, nuclear bomb, giant space squid — that destroys a good chunk of the entire planet and leaves the survivors to fend … Continue reading
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Tagged georgia, Japan, middle east, night shade books, review, sarlacc, savannah, soft apocalypse, wal-mart, Will McIntosh
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Book Review: “Dancing with Bears” by Michael Swanwick
Book Review: “Dancing with Bears” by Michael Swanwick
Posted in book, fantasy, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, urban, writing
Tagged dancing with bears, darger, fantasy, michael swanwick, moscow, review, russia, surplus
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Book Review: “Agatha H. and the Airship City”, by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Agatha H., in one sentence: it’s a fun book. I immensely enjoyed reading it. It’s a madcap comic adventure combined with steampunk (or “gaslamp”, as the authors say on their site), a little Bas-Lag, and some well-used adventure fantasy tropes. … Continue reading
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Tagged agatha h. and the airship city, foglio, gaslamp, girl genius, review, steampunk, webcomic
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The Soundproof Escape Pod #5
My review of China Mieville’s “Kraken” has been reprinted in the latest issue of The Soundproof Escape Pod. It’s free for the digital reading device of your choice. The Soundproof Escape Pod #5 : Escape Pod
Book Review: “Rough Beasts of Empire” by David R. George III
Book Review: “Rough Beasts of Empire” by David R. George III
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Tagged david r. george iii, review, romulan, rough beasts of empire, sisko, spock, star trek, typhon pact, tzenkethi
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Book Review: “Zero Sum Game” by David Mack
Book Review: “Zero Sum Game” by David Mack
Posted in book, escape pod, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged aventine, bashir, breen, david mack, dax, deep space nine, destiny, review, star trek, typhon pact, zero sum game
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Book Review: “Kraken” by China Mieville
There’s a loldog present in my review of China Mieville’s “Kraken”. You can guess which one it is. Book Review: “Kraken” by China Mieville
Posted in book, escape pod, fantasy, nonfiction, review, urban, writing
Tagged china mieville, giant squid, kraken, review
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The Soundproof Escape Pod #4
My review of “Tangled”, along with several high-quality pieces of fiction and non-fiction, has been published in “The Soundproof Escape Pod #4”. It’s free, and can be read on most e-reading devices. The Soundproof Escape Pod #4 : Escape Pod
Movie Review: “Tangled”
Film Review: “Tangled” — now on Escape Pod
Posted in animated, disney, escape pod, fairy tale, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged animation, disney, mandy moore, movie, review, tangled, zachary levi
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Movie Review: “Ponyo”
My review of the Miyazaki film “Ponyo” is now on the Escape Pod blog. Film Review: “Ponyo”
Posted in animated, escape pod, fairy tale, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged miyazaki, movie, ponyo, review
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The Soundproof Escape Pod #3
If you missed my review of Cory Doctorow’s For the Win, you can find it reprinted in The Soundproof Escape Pod, #3, available freely at the link above for your reading device of choice. The Soundproof Escape Pod #3
Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 