World Engines: Destroyer
{4/5} “During the crowded centuries a lot of wild animals, mostly in small relic populations, had adapted to nocturnal living. They were like the little squirrelly mammals that had survived at the feet of the dinosaurs… And so in the new British forest there were nocturnal deer, wild boar, wolves. For now, it was too […]
Elantris
{5/5} “It had come with a tempest — that much even Raoden remembered. The earth itself had shattered, an enormous chasm appearing in the south, all of Arelon quaking. With the destruction, Elantris had lost its glory. The Elantrians had changed from brilliant white-haired beings to creatures with splotchy skin and bald scalps — like […]
Star Trek: Coda — Oblivion’s Gate
{5/5} “Every glimmer of life that fell from the starless sky represented a sentient being’s anguish and torment; each spark that rained down was another life stolen, another soul murdered, all to feed a hunger that had grown like a cancer until it became insatiable. Millions of brilliant motes descended on the horde like a […]
Star Trek: Coda — The Ashes of Tomorrow
{5/5} “Now let me be clear, Captain. The Federation has suffered great damage to its confidence over the pat few years… If this threat is as serious as you suggest, then we must move carefully to address it. At this moment, our Federation is fragile. I must balance the needs of the member worlds and […]
Star Trek: Coda — Moments Asunder
{4.5/5} “I’m also saying you’ve done your job properly, Captain. The people you trained to be the leaders who will stand in your stead whenever you decide it’s time to enjoy your well-earned retirement are more than ready to answer the call. They’re not leaving you; they’re carrying your legacy into the future.” Star Trek: […]
The end of a universe
All of the Star Trek novels that take place in the 24th century have been part of a shared, consistent universe for the last 20 years. These novels take place after Nemesis, after “What You Leave Behind,” and after “Endgame.” They fall into the novel series The Next Generation, Titan, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and […]
Hard Reboot
{5/5} “Old Earth had already been surrounded by a belt of slagged tech, fast-moving wreckage, and miscellaneous debris so dense that it required a skilled pilot with algo assistance to navigate it. The last time anyone had attempted to clear a path they’d accidentally started a conflagration between leave-behind killbots from the sore losers of […]
The Autobiography of Mr. Spock
{5/5} “The universe is a vast and wild place, and in this chaotic variety lies not disintegration, but the means to realize a fuller, more sustained unity of self. In embracing what is different in others, we become more fully ourselves.” The Autobiography of Mr. Spock by Una McCormack, published in 2021 Before his mission […]
Star Trek
Here’s an update to this list. The Original Series I don’t read all of these but I do pick up the ones that are written by authors I know or look particularly interesting. I’ve also reread a few of the best older ones. Spock Must Die! by James Blish 1970 -> 2/5 The Entropy Effect […]
Best fantasy novels by decade
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Decade Author Title Author Title 2020s Matt Haig The Midnight Library Robert Jackson Bennett Shorefall Claire North Notes from the Burning Age Jo Walton Or What You Will 2010s Claire North The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Julie […]