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DOUGHNUT, by Tom Holt

April 22, 2013

DELIGHTFULLY TWISTED SCIENCE FICTION: a hapless schlub discovers apocalyptic physics and wacky multiverses.

Grade: A MINUS

DOUGHNUT
Orbit
2013

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EXTINCTION, by Mark Alpert

April 14, 2013

A CYBORG SINGULARITY RUN wild is at the heart of this high-tech military thriller.  Page-turning suspense!

Grade: SOLID B

EXTINCTION
St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne Books
2013

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LOVESTAR, by Andri Snaer Magnuson

April 5, 2013

QUIRKY SF SATIRE of a future world where everyone is always connected, and life, love, death are monetized.

Grade: B PLUS

LOVESTAR
Seven Stories Press
2012

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THE UNINVITED, by Liz Jensen

March 16, 2013

CHILLING ECO-HORROR TALE touches on love, innocence, science, history, and the future amid fast-paced thrills.

Grade: B PLUS

THE UNINVITED
Bloomsbury
2013

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A POSSIBLE LIFE, by Sebastian Faulks

February 10, 2013

FIVE STORIES, CONNECTED by big themes like luck, love, and identity, each deftly handled by Sebastian Faulks.

Grade: B PLUS

A POSSIBLE LIFE: A NOVEL IN FIVE PARTS
Henry Holt
2012

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SILHOUETTE, by Dave Swavely

February 8, 2013

FUTURISTIC THRILLER SET in a privatized San Francisco police state.  Some interesting ideas, poorly handled.

Grade: SOLID C

SILHOUETTE
St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books
2012

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HARMONY, by Keith Brooke

February 3, 2013

FUGITIVE HUMANS ON a planet under the tyrannical rule of other alien species = deftly handled space thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

HARMONY
Rebellion/Solaris
2012

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THE CONSTANTINE AFFLICTION, by T. Aaron Payton

January 15, 2013

CRACKLING STEAMPUNK THRILLER mashes up literary references, alchemy, clockwork robots, and lots of other fun.

Grade: SOLID B

THE CONSTANTINE AFFLICTION
Night Shade Books
2012

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NEXUS, by Ramez Naam

January 8, 2013

FAST-PACED FUTURE THRILLER revolves around an experimental drug that can be used for mind control. Chilling!

Grade: SOLID B

NEXUS
Angry Robot
2012

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THE MAP OF THE SKY, by Félix J. Palma

December 27, 2012

GRAND STEAMPUNKY COLLAGE of science fiction and historical fact revolves around H. G. Wells’s WAR OF THE WORLDS.

Grade: B PLUS

THE MAP OF THE SKY
Atria
2012

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