The world has ended, not with a bang, but more of a whimper. There were no meteors, no alien invasions, no zombie apocalypse. Instead, people just stopped reproducing. No more babies = no more humans. Of course, if that were 100% true, this would be a very short book. A minute percentage continued to conceive, and lived on in the […]
**Audiobook Warning** This has been on my TBR for a bit, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that my library had it on downloadable audio, so I jumped at the opportunity. Turns out to be have been worth my while, and it’s totally worth yours too. The story tells of (and is told by) a character known only as […]
The premise hooked me for this one. A bunch of aspiring writers are invited to the world’s most lauded author’s secluded home for a writers’ retreat. There’s a prize of a wad of cash and instant fame for the winner, a return to obscurity for the rest. As one could imagine, tensions are high and the competition is fierce, but […]
Sam Sykes. Heard of him? Funny dude and possibly the best Twitter follow anyone could wish for. His interactions with Chuck Wendig are freakin’ hysterical. Look it up if you don’t believe me. Anyway, he also writes books which, like his Twitter persona, are funny and irreverent. Seven Blades in Black is no different. It tells the tale of Sal […]
Mahit Dzmare is the new new ambassador to the Teixcalaan Empire. The problem is, her predecessor is dead, and that’s the least of her worries. She hails from Lsel, a space station and trader with the Empire. Lsel lives in constant fear of annexation, and sent the original ambassador to stave off any desires Teixcallan has of adding Lsel to […]
