tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89158608600004845592023-11-15T09:52:09.174-07:00Richard's SF Ramblings / Speculative Fiction SpeculationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-18590778817838550182019-09-09T15:08:00.000-06:002019-09-09T15:08:38.890-06:00Craig DiLouie / Our War / Very Near Future / Very American Civil WarAt time I had to set the book down<br />
There are young people in my life<br />
I fear their future more than mine<br />
<br />
A brother and sister, teen and preteen<br />
A loving mother and father<br />
Normal teen rebellion<br />
<br />
War is coming<br />
War arrives<br />
Stuff happens<br />
<br />
<b><i>Our War</i></b> by <b>Craig DiLouie</b><br />
An upsetting, unsettling book<br />
Full of possibilitiesRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-44666318629484990192019-09-09T14:56:00.000-06:002019-09-09T15:11:52.790-06:00Cory Doctorow / Radicalized / Four Novellas / A Possible FutureIf you read only one of the four stories in the book<br />
<br />
Read <i style="font-weight: bold;">Radicalized </i> by <b>Cory Doctorow</b><br />
Every story in the book has it's merit<br />
Cory Doctorow "sees" the future<br />
It is not always pretty<br />
<br />
<b><i>Radicalized</i></b><br />
A loved one dies<br />
American health care refuses to treat them<br />
What to do, What to do<br />
<br />
Science Fiction is full of future possibilities<br />
Cory Doctorow sees one such possible futureRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-77553080945643105492019-01-15T15:45:00.000-07:002019-01-15T15:45:52.836-07:00Brandon Sanderson / Skyward / All-In / YA Space Opera<b><i>Skyward </i></b>wastes no time<div>
You are All-In all the way</div>
<div>
Book one of the <b><i>Skyward Series</i></b></div>
<div>
<b>Brandon Sanderson </b>at his YA best</div>
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<div>
What can I say</div>
<div>
<u>Strong</u> <u>Female</u> <u>Protagonist</u></div>
<div>
Spensa delivers</div>
<div>
Sanderson delivers</div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
Spenca is that little girl</div>
<div>
The bullies can't break her</div>
<div>
The pointed fingers can't break her</div>
<div>
The whispers can't break her</div>
<div>
The 'authorities' can't break her</div>
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<br /></div>
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This could easily be a standalone read</div>
<div>
But, But, But</div>
<div>
The Universe Sanderson opens at the end</div>
<div>
The Universe is BIG, really BIG</div>
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I await book two with eager anticipation</div>
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Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-53507874159373910592019-01-15T14:28:00.002-07:002019-01-15T14:28:55.879-07:00Rebecca Roanhorse / Trail of Lightning / Navajo Monster Slayer<b>Rebecca Roanhorse</b> has created a Monster<br />
Actually a Monster Slayer<br />
Maggie Hoskie is a protagonist you want to know<br />
Conflicted does not cover her<br />
Complex does not cover her<br />
<b><i><a href="https://wyld.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/camp/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2263916/one?qu=9781534413498&lm=CAMP&rt=false%7C%7C%7CISBN%7C%7C%7CISBN">Trail of Lightning</a></i></b> is Brilliant!<br />
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Tidbits of Dine' (Navajo) lore throughout<br />
Cohorts you want to know<br />
Villains who intrigue and disgust<br />
Coyote, Trickster does not cover it<br />
Coyote, a love/hate thing<br />
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The post-water rise world, Believable<br />
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This one gets a "Staff Pick" stickerRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-8325382044423708912018-11-13T14:30:00.000-07:002018-11-13T14:30:55.247-07:00Claire O'Dell / A Study In Honor / A Very Well Crafted MysteryBottom Line<br />
An Engrossing Story ***Well Told***<br />
<br />
Diversity anyone?<br />
A little bit of everything<br />
<br />
The characters?<br />
You want to know them<br />
You want to know more about them<br />
<br />
How veterans were treated<br />
After the New Civil War<br />
Dr. Janet Watson is black<br />
She lost her arm in the war<br />
Her new mechanical arm is junk<br />
Refurbished, incapable of surgical intricacies<br />
She is put to work far below her capabilities<br />
<br />
Veterans are dying, one by one<br />
Big pharma is hiding something<br />
Dr. Watson is curious<br />
Her new roommate, covert agent Sara Holmes<br />
An unusual person<br />
Danger is afoot<br />
<br />
I Highly Recommend This Book<br />
<b><i><a href="https://wyld.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/camp/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2266968/one?qu=9780062699305&lm=CAMP&rt=false%7C%7C%7CISBN%7C%7C%7CISBN">A Study in Honor </a>(The Janet Watson Chronicles)</i></b><br />
<b>Claire O'Dell, AKA, Beth Bernobich</b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-85411736447937286842018-10-18T10:59:00.000-06:002018-10-18T10:59:22.704-06:00Martha Wells / 4 Separate Novellas / The Murderbot Diaries / Rocked MeHaving read the first novella<br />
<b><i>All Systems Red</i></b><br />
I could not order and read<br />
<b><i>Artificial Condition</i></b>, <b><i>Rogue Protocol</i></b>,and <b><i>Exit Strategy</i></b><br />
Fast enough to pleas me<br />
<br />
<b>Martha Wells</b> wrapped me up<br />
Put a knot in the bow<br />
And would not let go<br />
I was ***All-In*** All The Way<br />
<br />
The premise was simple enough<br />
Security Bot (mostly machine, some human)<br />
Breaks it's own control code<br />
Goes 'rogue'<br />
But, but, but, but<br />
Has a growing emphatic sense of self<br />
Understands, to some degree,<br />
The needs of humans<br />
Wants to help<br />
<br />
The slow, but unflinching<br />
Growth of it's self<br />
Wonderfully portrayed<br />
The corporate heavies<br />
E V I L dastards to the core<br />
<br />
I will say no more<br />
Terrific Space OperaRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-33365733171605256702018-07-31T19:49:00.000-06:002018-08-02T09:44:50.957-06:00Christina Dalcher / Vox / Channeling Margaret Atwood 2018 / Christian Caliphate In AmericaChristina Dalcher delivers the goods<br />
Vox is a 2018 spin on A Handmaid's Tale<br />
This new Christian Caliphate uses technology<br />
The women must be kept in their place<br />
Women are allowed one hundred words a day<br />
We average over fifteen thousand<br />
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This is a simply told tale<br />
With Big Ideas to Consider<br />
<br />
Family dynamics<br />
School children come home indoctrinated<br />
A mother watches her oldest son ---buy in---<br />
Her young daughter, beaming, awarded for silence<br />
Her husband, going along, following orders<br />
<br />
This is the Science Fiction Dystopia<br />
We all need to consider<br />
This is Social Science Fiction doing it's job<br />
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Place a Hold on the book <b><a href="http://wyld.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/camp/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2278498/one?qu=9780440000785&lm=PRES&rt=false%7C%7C%7CISBN%7C%7C%7CISBN">Here</a></b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-39977590951806902592018-03-15T15:39:00.001-06:002018-03-15T15:39:14.706-06:00Nora Roberts / Year One / Magical DystopiaNot a story I expected from <b>Nora Roberts</b><br />
Quite happy she wrote the story<br />
The near future is my biggest ponder<b>/</b>fear<br />
Always looking for different a spin<br />
What kind of world will we leave the youg<br />
<br />
<b><i>Year One</i></b> begins with a pandemic<br />
Killing only humans, most humans<br />
Of the remaining, Some have changed<br />
Witches, Faeries, other Fae....<br />
Good and Bad<br />
Of the Dark, Of the Light<br />
Messy<br />
<br />
Babies are born<br />
The baby, The One, is on the way<br />
How will the new world be<br />
A land of the Evil Dark<br />
A land of the Loving Light<br />
As it has always been<br />
Messy<br />
<br />
Book 2, <b><i>Of Blood and Bone</i></b><br />
Will arrive in December<br />
The characters have engaged me<br />
I waitRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-16232454936403762822018-02-08T16:23:00.000-07:002018-02-08T16:23:49.640-07:00Daniel Jose Older / Shadowshaper / Fantastic YA Fantasy / New Magic Daniel Jose Older rocks<br />
With his use of language<br />
Total cultural immersion<br />
<br />
Shadowshaper will engage you<br />
A young ā€ˇPuerto Rican woman<br />
Always painting something<br />
Proud of her heritage<br />
Proud of her wild hair<br />
No, you can't<br />
<br />
Wondrous build of a magic system<br />
A protagonist to care about<br />
Someone you want to spend time with<br />
<br />
<u>Lots and lots of praise</u><br />
A Top Ten YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection<br />
A Top Ten ALA Quick Pick<br />
A Kirkus Prize Finalist<br />
An Andre Award Nominee<br />
A New York Times Notable Children's Book<br />
An NPR Best Book of the Year<br />
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year<br />
<br />
<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-90489667457947624842018-02-08T14:52:00.000-07:002018-02-08T14:52:31.016-07:00Annalee Newitz / Autonomous / Amazing New Thinking / Delightful Writing<b>Annalee Newitz</b> co-founded io9.<br />
Her first novel is amazing<br />
<b><i>Autonomous</i></b> re-thinks everything<br />
<br />
AI robots are expensive to produce<br />
Humans, not so much<br />
<br />
Robots indentured to humans<br />
Humans indentured to Robots<br />
It gets even messier<br />
<br />
Underlying current of the story?<br />
Drug patents<br />
Who can and can't afford meds<br />
Who can hack patented meds<br />
Produce them cheap for the poor<br />
<br />
Free thinking hackers<br />
Human and not<br />
Hard working law personnel<br />
Human and not<br />
<br />
Who falls in love with who<br />
Ya never know<br />
<br />
All brilliantly written by an edgy Annalee<br />
Attention holder, start to finish<br />
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-26257364228914169662017-10-31T13:24:00.000-06:002017-10-31T13:24:19.064-06:00Alwyn Hamilton / Rebel of the Sands / Weird Western Arabian Nights<b>Alwyn Hamilton</b> is too much fun<br />
Yes, it's light, and easy reading<br />
Yes it's a bit of a romance<br />
Yes the magic is very interesting<br />
Yes the story is fresh<br />
All the reasons not to read the book<br />
<br />
Why should you read <i><b>Rebel of the Sands</b></i><br />
Strong female protagonist<br />
Constant action and adventure<br />
Smart mouth female protagonist<br />
Good is trying to overcome evil<br />
Most of all<br />
Take a break from the world we live in<br />
This book will "engage" you<br />
<br />
Whats'it?<br />
It is a Weird Western shoot 'em up Arabian Nights tale<br />
With Djin and magic in a mid-eastern setting<br />
You will be captivated by the characters<br />
You do not have to work to read this YA title<br />
<br />
Put down the book and do what needs to be done<br />
You can't just read your life away<br />
But, you can wish you couldRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-78377177950260489712017-06-15T15:13:00.000-06:002017-06-15T15:13:13.995-06:00Kameron Hurley / The Stars are Legion / Brutal Touching Amazing / Kameron Hurley: World Builder!I'm crazy about Kameron Hurley<br />
When I first opened God's War<br />
The first paragraph tipped me over<br />
How screwed up can a place be<br />
Further reading confirmed<br />
Even more screwed up<br />
Whew!<br />
<br />
The Stars are Legion is beautiful<br />
The organic ships, amazing<br />
The women<br />
Scheming, Conniving, Sniveling<br />
Strong, Laughable, Inspiring<br />
All sorts of women<br />
There is not one man in this book<br />
<br />
Forget all that<br />
The story is complex, compelling<br />
Twisted as Kameron Hurley's mind<br />
The story knows where it wants to go<br />
It's just so difficult<br />
But go there it must<br />
<br />
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-40238143183222680512017-03-16T10:41:00.002-06:002017-03-16T10:41:20.534-06:00April Daniels / Dreadnought / Yippee Ki Yay Ki Yo<b>April Daniels</b> owns me<br />
<b><i>Dreadnought</i></b>, a trans superhero story<br />
What?<br />
Yep, like I said<br />
<br />
Sci-Fi readers have always and forever<br />
Been in front of societal change<br />
Leading the way<br />
Understanding the new normal<br />
<br />
What do you get with <b><i>Dreadnought</i></b>?<br />
A <u>Great</u> YA/Adult Superhero story<br />
<br />
What you did not expect, but love dearly<br />
The empathy and understanding delivered<br />
What does it mean to be a trans teen<br />
I get it, I've got your back, I understand<br />
<br />
What about the Superhero<br />
Has to save the world of course<br />
It's what Superheros do<br />
<br />
Step Up<br />
Help Lead The Way<br />
Read a Terrific Story<br />
<br />
<br />
Music on my play list<br />
<b>Wilco</b>, <b><i>Schmilco</i></b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-9132652422331370362016-11-17T14:30:00.000-07:002016-11-17T14:30:20.401-07:00Peadar O'Guilin / The Call / Three Minutes To Live Or Die / Absolutely As Good As YA Literature Gets<b>Peadar O'Guilin</b> has copied no one<br />
<b><i>The Call</i></b> stands firmly on it's own<br />
Ireland, all of Ireland, is united<br />
Ireland is cloaked by a fog<br />
Nothing penetrates, nothing passes through<br />
There is but one enemy, the Sidhe, the Fae<br />
The Fae are angry<br />
Banished long ago to their horrid grey world<br />
Now they are punishing the Irish<br />
Calling the children, Killing the children<br />
Maiming the children and sending some home alive<br />
Broken<br />
<br />
Nessa, a young teen with polio stricken legs<br />
Fighting for her life<br />
Training to survive "The Call"<br />
<br />
The world build here is terrific<br />
The social dynamics, well, dynamic<br />
Cliques of elitists<br />
Struggling humanists<br />
Denial ridden oblivious<br />
All the stuff of a dynamic society<br />
All the young, waiting, "The Call"<br />
The Sidhe grey world<br />
A Living Night Mare<br />
<br />
The pacing, always engaging<br />
The mystery, palpable<br />
"The Call" horrifying<br />
Three minutes away<br />
A full day with the Sidhe<br />
Running, Fighting, Dying<br />
<br />
Nessa, a protagonist to root for<br />
A protagonist who needs your support<br />
<br />
<br />
Music<br />
<b><i>Soulrocker</i></b><br />
<b>Michael Franti</b><br />
<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-67190857653968671982016-09-26T11:55:00.000-06:002016-09-26T11:55:01.393-06:00David D. Levine / Arabella Of Mars / A Flight Of Fancy, Daring-do And Romance<b>David D. Levine</b> has captured my heart<br />
For a reader of old time Science Fiction<br />
<b>Edgar Rice Burroughs</b>, <b>E. E. "Doc" Smith</b>, <b>Jules Verne</b> etc etc<br />
<b><i>Arabella of Mars</i></b> made me reminisce<br />
Fond memories of the Mars and Lensman and Nemo<br />
Treasures from the basement of my home growing up<br />
<br />
Arabella is a plucky young woman<br />
Yes, she has to disguise herself as a boy<br />
I wouldn't have it any other way<br />
Breathable air between Earth and Mars<br />
Hoot, Hoot<br />
<br />
A father who knew much of Automata<br />
A father who understood his unusual daughter<br />
A mysterious ship Captain<br />
An amazing Automata Navigator<br />
<br />
Much daring-do<br />
Trying to do the right thing<br />
Arabella Ashby is a heroine you want to meet<br />
<br />
<br />
Music<br />
New from <b>Mark Knopfler</b> with <b>Evelyn Glennie</b><br />
<b><i>Altamira</i></b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-16645385146599453452016-09-13T12:32:00.000-06:002016-09-13T12:32:58.425-06:00Blake Crouch / Dark Matter / StunningEasily one of my favorite books of the year<br />
<b><i>Dark Matter</i></b> unravels the multiverse<br />
Maybe it ties it in knots on an infinite cord<br />
Author <b>Blake Crouch</b> is my hero<br />
<br />
An above average man (read, genius)<br />
Happily living below his intellect<br />
The baby stopped his pursuit of science<br />
Quantum physic his specialty<br />
A wonderful family life his reward<br />
<br />
Jason Dessen<br />
Abducted in the night<br />
Taken to another verse in the multiverse<br />
Here he perused his science<br />
At the cost of all else<br />
It is here he figured out the multiverse<br />
Expected to live this "other" life<br />
<br />
Jason is not happy<br />
He was happy with the choice he made<br />
Jason misses his wife and son<br />
He will find them at any cost<br />
<br />
Things just get crazier and crazier<br />
With an infinite multiverse<br />
You would expect nothing less<br />
<br />
Tight pacing, constant unexpected changes<br />
Multiple Multiple Universes<br />
<br />
Gripping, I forgot to say Gripping<br />
A paragraph, perhaps a page or two<br />
Say goodbye to your universe<br />
The finish? Read to the finish<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-69557995219378782072016-08-09T19:09:00.001-06:002016-08-24T09:15:59.128-06:00Madeline Ashby / Company Town / The Good Stuff / Heavens To Murgatroyd I Love <b>Madeline Ashby</b><br />
Her <b><i>Machine Dynasty</i></b> books knocked me over<br />
<b><i>Company Town</i></b> owned my head space, start to finish<br />
<br />
The near future setting<br />
An Off-Shore Oil Rig / City<br />
A future of Corporate States<br />
Bio-engineered human enhancements<br />
Lots of mystery<br />
A serial killer<br />
<br />
Hwa, the young protagonist<br />
She has no enhancements<br />
Totally organic<br />
Morally sound<br />
Conflicted as hell<br />
Yippee Ki Yay Ki Yo<br />
A Cowboy's dream girl, fer shur<br />
<br />
Warning<br />
Pick a time, Any time<br />
<b><i>Company Town</i></b> will own you, start to finish<br />
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<br />
Music<br />
<b><i>Ten Songs From Live At Carnegie Hall</i></b><br />
<b>Ryan Adams</b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-29088212398430232562016-08-09T19:04:00.001-06:002016-08-09T19:04:46.595-06:00Robert Kroese / The Big Sheep / Delightfully Strange Nior RompSaw the Cover, Read the title, Had two thoughts<br />
Raymond Chandler, Philip K. Dick<br />
Was not disappointed<br />
<br />
An homage? / A homage?<br />
The debate continues<br />
No debate about the book<br />
Definitely An/A Homage to both authors<br />
<br />
The Near Future 2039<br />
Absolutely believable<br />
The city partitioned<br />
Keeping the have-not's at bay<br />
And at war with one another<br />
(Yes, Like now, without the partitions)<br />
<br />
The Mystery? Very Mysterious<br />
A pretty girl, (Super Star Actress)<br />
A really big Sheep (That probably dreams)<br />
And Clones, Lots of Clones<br />
A very Quirky Detective<br />
Partnered with a Hard Boiled Straight Man<br />
(Need I mention Cynicism, Plenty of Cynicism)<br />
<br />
<b>Robert Kroese, <i>The Big Sheep</i></b><br />
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Music<br />
<b><i>True Sadness</i></b>, <b>Avett Brothers</b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-90677140883077261042016-07-21T14:56:00.000-06:002016-07-21T14:58:53.414-06:00Lian Hearn / Emperor Of The Eight Islands / Terrific Japanese Historical Fantasy<b>Lian Hearn</b>, pseudonym, for <b>Gillian Rubinstein</b><br />
Knows her Japanese History<br />
She knows her cultures<br />
She knows the little things<br />
That make her stories rich with detail<br />
All this, and in no way pedantic<br />
<br />
<b><i>Emperor of the Eight Islands</i></b><br />
Book 1 of <b><i>The Tale of Shikanoko</i></b><br />
So rich with characters, you like/need the list<br />
Characters you enjoy getting to know<br />
Characters you get invested in<br />
<br />
This is a sprawling tale<br />
War, Conquest, Mystery and Mayhem<br />
Protagonists you willingly follow anywhere<br />
Characters complex enough to make you wonder<br />
<br />
Feudal Japan writ large<br />
A little romance, but as it should be<br />
Complicated<br />
<br />
Family values<br />
As complicated as feudal Japan can be<br />
<br />
Loyalties? Dynamic<br />
Always Interesting<br />
<br />
<br />
Music<br />
<b><i>Cleopatra </i></b>by the <b>Lumineers</b><br />
<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-64493175112226560512016-07-14T15:26:00.002-06:002016-07-14T15:26:45.092-06:00Malka Older / Infomocracy / Where Politics May Be Headed / A ScreamerWhat the heck is post-cyberpunk?<br />
Oh, Not plugged in, Nose to the screens<br />
Like, where some live right now<br />
Add a Meta Mega Overload of Data<br />
<br />
This near future thriller is superb<br />
No nation-states, no corporate-states<br />
Just lots and lots of 100K population mini Democracy's<br />
<br />
I was coasting along<br />
A character says something like<br />
"Your vote really counts" (oh sure, really)<br />
The book owned me<br />
<br />
Not going to give the machinations away<br />
It's just too good to spoil<br />
This is terrific Science Fiction<br />
Think<br />
Human Condition blazing on a false background<br />
<br />
<b>Malka Older</b>, remember the name, may he write more Soon<br />
<b><i>Infomocracy</i></b>, not to be missed<br />
<br />
Loved <b>Ken Liu's</b> back cover blurb<br />
"Smart. ambitious, bursting with provocative extrapolations,<br />
Infomocracy is the big-data-big-ideas-tecnoanalytical-microdemoglobal-post-everything<br />
polotical thriller we've been waiting for."<br />
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<br />
Music, let there be music in your life<br />
<b><i>Detour </i></b>by <b>Cindy Lauper</b><br />
Mighty fine Classic, old school, Country MusicRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-77106733017217225272016-06-13T15:28:00.000-06:002016-06-13T15:28:09.824-06:00Charlie Anders / All The Birds In The Sky / Outstanding EntertainmentRight out of the box<br />
<b>Charlie Anders</b> brings the mail<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">All the Birds in the Sky</i> is a delight<br />
<br />
Hip, Literate, Esoteric<br />
I am at a loss for words<br />
<br />
Want a smile on your face?<br />
Read <b><i>All the Birds in the Sky</i></b><br />
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<br />
Music<br />
<b><i>Born To Play Guitar</i></b> by <b>Buddy Guy</b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-975741506610556832016-06-13T15:01:00.000-06:002016-06-13T15:01:16.257-06:00Jay Posey / Outriders / Gotcha From Start To Finish <b>Jay Posey</b> opens the story with the unthinkable<br />
<b><i>Outriders </i></b>will own you from the opening sentence<br />
<br />
Captain Lincoln Suh is a special operations soldier<br />
He has been reassigned<br />
<br />
Lincoln now heads-up a very secretive unit<br />
Specializing in very black ops<br />
What's so special<br />
The 519th Applied Intelligence Group<br />
One and all are reanimated<br />
And there is so much more to the story<br />
<br />
Every character has endearing traits<br />
People you want to read about<br />
People you want to spend time with<br />
<br />
I look forward to more from the Outriders<br />
Military Sci-Fi with a twist<br />
<br />
<br />
Music<br />
You can blame it on a patron's recommendation<br />
He said the lyrics were special<br />
I am now listening to Hip Hop<br />
<b><i>Love Story </i></b>by <b>Yelawolf</b><br />
The lyrics are indeed specialRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-6619335609997663052016-04-03T16:31:00.001-06:002016-04-03T16:31:09.999-06:00Jason M. Hough / Zero World / High Tension SF ThrillerThriller fans, Buckle-Up<br />
<b><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=hough+jason+m&srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^^author&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=AUTHOR">Jason M. Hough</a></b> delivers<br />
<a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=9780553391268{020}&Srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^keyword&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=SUBJECT"><b><i>Zero World</i></b> </a>will grab and hold you<br />
<br />
Interesting protagonist<br />
Peter Caswell is an assassin<br />
What's different?<br />
After every job<br />
His memory of the job is Erased<br />
He never gets to know<br />
<br />
The current job<br />
Travel to another universe<br />
Kill the target<br />
Return and forget<br />
<br />
Things go horribly wrong<br />
The action slows just enough<br />
To catch your breath, on occasion<br />
<br />
Everything that can go wrong<br />
Goes Horribly Wrong<br />
Fun, Fun, Fun at every turn of the page<br />
<br />
You will want to keep an eye on Mr Hough<br />
Be sure to catch <b><i>T<a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=dire+earth+cycle&srchfield1=SER^SERIES^SERIES^^series&search_type1=SERIES">he Dire Earth Cycle</a></i></b><br />
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Music<br />
<b><i><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=ocn933252631{001}&Srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^keyword&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=SUBJECT">The ghosts of Highway 20</a></i></b><br />
<b><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=williams+lucinda&srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^^author&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=AUTHOR">Lucinda Williams</a></b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-19117510773062414292016-03-28T13:41:00.003-06:002016-03-28T13:41:30.438-06:00Jason Denzel / Mystic / Brilliant DebutFoolish boy that I am<br />
I unwittingly requested and received<br />
The eARC for <b><i><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=9780765381972{020}&Srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^keyword&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=SUBJECT">Mystic </a></i></b>by <b><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=denzel+jason&srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^^author&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=AUTHOR">Jason Denzel</a></b><br />
Not paying attention<br />
Did not notice<br />
I only got a "Preview Excerpt"<br />
<br />
Most of the book was there<br />
Not the last chapters of the book<br />
I burned through the ARC<br />
Smokn' Hot Story<br />
Totally Captivated<br />
The ARC stopped short<br />
What Happens Next??<br />
Bummed, Sad, Dejected<br />
<br />
Just could not bring myself to post a reaction<br />
I had not finished the book<br />
I waited<br />
The book finally arrived<br />
I burned my way to the finish<br />
Great Stuff!<br />
<br />
Near the end<br />
Yikes! Philip Pullman could have written this<br />
Not a comfortable conclusion<br />
But wait, another chapter to read<br />
<br />
One of the best<br />
Lonely serf girl tries to make good<br />
Wants to be a Mystic<br />
Magic maker of the forest and such<br />
<br />
This is one terrific Heroic Myth<br />
All the elements are present<br />
A must read<br />
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<br />
New Music to the library<br />
An old friend of mine from 1973<br />
<b><i><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=ocm33006648{001}&Srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^keyword&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=SUBJECT">Over-nite Sensation</a></i></b><br />
<b><a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?user_id=CAMPweb&library=CAMP&searchdata1=zappa+frank&srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^^author&searchoper1=AND&search_type1=AUTHOR">Frank Zappa</a> and The Mothers of Invention</b><br />
One of my persona all-time favorite songs <i>Montana</i><br />
<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915860860000484559.post-13017544011415820212016-03-17T09:16:00.000-06:002016-03-17T09:16:22.533-06:00Fran Wilde / Updraft / Wonderful World BuildIn a city rising higher and higher<br />
Built of living, growing bone spires<br />
People fly everywhere<br />
All trade is carried by flyers<br />
<br />
Kirit Densira is coming of age<br />
Kirit wants nothing more than to be a trader<br />
Her mother is one of the best<br />
Her missing father, one of the best<br />
<br />
Politics being politics, there is a Catch 22<br />
Kirit must strap on her wings<br />
The Wing Test is her only path to being a trader<br />
<br />
The fail in this Heroic Journey is spectacular<br />
The journey after failure, amazing<br />
Kirit is someone you want to get to know<br />
Someone you want to cheer for<br />
The story, so much more than you think at first reading<br />
<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Updraft </i>book 1 of <b><i>Bone Universe</i></b>, will stay with you<br />
You will wait impatiently with me for more<br />
<b>Fran Wilde</b> has penned an outstanding debut novel<br />
<b>Fran Wilde</b> is on my Must Read list<br />
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Music you didn't know about but want to hear<br />
<b><i>The Green </i></b><br />
<b>James Maddock</b>, a songwriter's songwriterRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043083406590781642noreply@blogger.com0