Sci-fi
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Book Review| The Principle of Moments
Title: The Principle of Moments Author: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson Published: 18th January 2024 Publisher: Orion Genre: Sci-fi Series: The Order of Legends #1 Rating: 4.5/5 6066: In Emperor Thracin’s brave new galaxy, humans are not citizens but indentured labourers, working to repay the debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan – a desert planet already owned by the emperor himself. Asha Akindele knows she’s just another voiceless cog working the assembly lines that fuel his vast imperial war machine. Her only rebellion: studying stolen aeronautics manuals in the dead of night. But then a cloaked stranger arrives to deliver an impossible message, and her life changes in an instant.…
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Book Review | The Launch Party
Title: The Launch Party Author: Lauren Forry Published: 22nd June 2023 Publisher: Zaffre Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller Rating: 3.5/5 The trip of a lifetime. You’d die to be there. Ten lucky people have won a place at the most exclusive launch event of the century: the grand opening of the Hotel Artemis, the first hotel on the moon. It’s an invitation to die for. As their transport departs for its return to Earth and the doors seal shut behind them, the guests take the next leap for mankind. However, they soon discover that all is not as it seems. The champagne may be flowing, but there is no one to pour…
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Shards of Earth | Blog Tour
Hello everyone, welcome to my stop on the Shards of Earth Blog Tour! Thank you to The Write Reads, Tor UK and Black Crow PR for organising the tour! Shards of Earth is the newest book by sci-fi master Adrian Tchaikovsky, which is published on the 27th of May. I’ll be sharing my thoughts in my review below! My Review I have only recently been reading sci-fi consistently, and I have only read 2 of Tchaikovsky’s books previous to this one, but I had a pretty good idea what to expect! His science fiction novels are always action-packed and so imaginative that it is impossible to not get swept up…
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Book Review | A Memory Called Empire
Title: A Memory Called Empire Author: Arkady Martine Published: 23rd January 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Sci-fi, Space opera, Series: Teixcalaan #1 Rating: 4/5 stars In a war of lies she seeks the truth . . . Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire’s interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn’t accidental – and she might be next. Now Mahit must navigate the capital’s enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. And while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from…
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Book Review | Skyward Inn
Title: Skyward Inn Author: Aliya Whiteley Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Published: 16th March 2021 Genre: Science fiction, Rating: 3/5 stars Skyward Inn, within the high walls of the Western Protectorate, is a place of safety, where people come together to tell stories of the time before the war with Qita. But safety from what? Qita surrendered without complaint when Earth invaded; Innkeepers Jem and Isley, veterans from either side, have regrets but few scars. Their peace is disturbed when a visitor known to Isley comes to the Inn asking for help, bringing reminders of an unnerving past and triggering an uncertain future. Did humanity really win the war? -Goodreads Thank you…