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ARRIVAL by Ryk Brown

May 9, 2016

EXPLORING AN ALIEN PLANET, the men and women raised on a colony ship face hardships and adventures. Cool SF! B PLUS

ARRIVAL
Ryk Brown
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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NOT ALONE by Craig A. Falconer

April 18, 2016

SMART, ACTION-PACKED THRILLER sets a young writer with secret evidence of alien contact against the world. B PLUS

NOT ALONE
Craig A. Falconer
2015

Grade: B PLUS

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DIRE by Andrew Seiple

April 4, 2016

A SUPERVILLAIN WITH A CONSCIENCE? Sharp SFF thriller set in a “Teslaverse” where costumed heroes are real. A MINUS

DIRE : SEED
Andrew Seiple
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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THE INFECTED by Matt Cronan

March 14, 2016

HARD-EDGED POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER boasts ingenious plotting and lots of action. Creepy future heroics! B PLUS

THE INFECTED
Severed Press
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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MOSES by Balogun Ojetade

February 29, 2016

WILD, ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE set in a “Steamfunk” universe where Harriet Tubman is a superhero. Fun SF/F! SOLID B

MOSES: THE CHRONICLES OF HARRIET TUBMAN: FREEDONIA
Roaring Lions Productions
2015

Grade: SOLID B

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PYRAMID LAKE by Paul Draker

July 6, 2014

A SIZZLING HIGH-TECH THRILLER in the best Michael Crichton tradition: supercomputers, government plots, guns! B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

PYRAMID LAKE
Mayhem Press, LLC
2013

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THE XY CONSPIRACY by Lori Selke

June 29, 2014

WITTY, THOUGHT-PROVOKING science fiction! A UFO researcher/stripper on the run from Men In Black; smart fun. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE XY CONSPIRACY (CONVERSATION PIECES)
Aqueduct Press
2013

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THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVERS by Daniel Price

June 26, 2014

TAUT TIME-TRAVEL THRILLER follows six survivors on the run through a parallel Earth. Fascinating, fast-paced. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVERS
Penguin/Blue Rider Press
2014

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AUTHORITY by Jeff VanderMeer

May 20, 2014

AS THE COMMAND POST outside the mysterious Area X decays, eerie things are happening. Thrilling, uncanny SF! B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

AUTHORITY
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2014

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THE RUNESTONE INCIDENT by Neve Maslakovic

April 18, 2014

APPEALING TIME-TRAVEL TALE with spunky heroine, intriguing premise, Minnesota local color, but uneven pacing. B MINUS

THE RUNESTONE INCIDENT
47North
2014

Grade: B MINUS

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