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EMPEROR MOLLUSK VERSUS THE SINISTER BRAIN, by A. Lee Martinez

August 14, 2012

MARVELOUSLY SILLY SPACE saga stars a cranky interplanetary conqueror and his diabolical nemesis. Fun #beachread!

Grade: B PLUS

EMPEROR MOLLUSK VERSUS THE SINISTER BRAIN
Orbit
2012

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ASHES OF CANDESCE, by Karl Schroeder

August 9, 2012

MARVELOUSLY ABSORBING SPACE opera, set in an artificial solar system. Lots of action! Last of 5 in a series.

Grade: B PLUS

ASHES OF CANDESCE: BOOK FIVE OF VIRGA
Tom Doherty Associates/Tor
2012

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OSIRIS, by E. J. Swift

July 21, 2012

AN ARTIFICIAL ISLAND CITY wracked by class struggle and environmental threats in a future world; compelling.

Grade: SOLID B

OSIRIS (OSIRIS PROJECT #1)
Night Shade Books
2012

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THE COINCIDENCE ENGINE, by Sam Leith

June 29, 2012

SCIENCE FICTION-FLAVORED spy thriller stars a hapless math Ph. D student on the run from shadowy agents. Fun!

Grade: SOLID B

THE COINCIDENCE ENGINE
Crown
2012

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THE MAN FROM PRIMROSE LANE, by James Renner

June 26, 2012

SERIAL-KILLER SUSPENSE meets time-travel science fiction: plot is intriguing, but characters less so, alas.

Grade: SOLID B

THE MAN FROM PRIMROSE LANE
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books
2012

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THE ISLANDERS, by Christopher Priest

June 20, 2012

COMPLEX, BORGESIAN TALE told in the form of a tour guide to another world has spooky, dreamlike charm to offer.

Grade: SOLID B

THE ISLANDERS
Gollancz
2012

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AFTER THE FALL, BEFORE THE FALL, DURING THE FALL, by Nancy Kress

June 18, 2012

POST-APOCALYPTIC TIME TRAVELERS, aliens, and ecocatastrophe weave together in a thought-provoking SF tale.

Grade: B PLUS

AFTER THE FALL, BEFORE THE FALL, DURING THE FALL
Tachyon Press
2012

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THE REVISIONISTS, by Thomas Mullen

May 19, 2012

SUBTLE, MIND-BENDING THRILLER compellingly mixes time travel, espionage, and digital revolutionaries. Wild!

Grade: A MINUS

THE REVISIONISTS
Little, Brown and Company
2011

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THE MIRAGE, by Matt Ruff

May 11, 2012

ENGROSSING ALTERNATE HISTORY thriller inverts the War on Terror in a parallel universe. Beautifully done!

Grade: B PLUS

THE MIRAGE
Harper
2012

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FAITH, by John Love

April 22, 2012

THOUGHTFUL SPACE OPERA features anti-hero outsiders battling a mysterious, technologically superior alien ship.

Grade: SOLID B

FAITH
Night Shade Books
2012

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