“THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS… FOR THE LAST TIME. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every…
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Waste of Space by Gina Damico
“Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that’s the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space. The kids who are cast know everything about drama—and nothing about the fact that the production is fake. Hidden in a desert warehouse, their spaceship replica is equipped with state-of-the-art special effects dreamed up…
Game of Thrones Episode Four: “The Spoils of War”
Welcome to our weekly recap of Game of Thrones, the show that makes you scream obscenities at your television. We’re well beyond the books and no one knows what’s going to happen, although as you might imagine, there are as many theories as there are characters in the series—and that’s not a small number. This…
Literary Lines–August 6
“We are not grand because we are at the top of the food chain or because we can alter our environment–the environment will outlast us with its unfathomable forces and unyielding powers. But rather than be bound and defeated by our insignificance, we are bold because we exercise our will anyway, despite the ephemeral and…
First Chapter Friday–The Pride of Chanur
This week’s novel is The Pride of Chanur by C. J. Cherryh. Captain Pyanfar Chanur, a hani space merchant, must decide what to do when a lone human runs onto her ship to escape from the murderous kif. Alien cultures and spacegoing politics galore!
My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland
“Angel Crawford is a loser. Living with her alcoholic deadbeat dad in the swamps of southern Louisiana, she’s a high school dropout with a pill habit and a criminal record who’s been fired from more crap jobs than she can count. Now on probation for a felony, it seems that Angel will never pull herself…
Waiting on Wednesday: If There’s No Tomorrow
“Lena Wise is always looking forward to tomorrow, especially at the start of her senior year. She’s ready to pack in as much friend time as possible, to finish college applications and to maybe let her childhood best friend, Sebastian, know how she really feels about him. For Lena, the upcoming year is going to…
Geek Wisdom by Stephen H. Segal (ed.)
“Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, geeks know something about life in the 21st century that other folks don’t—something we all can learn from. Geek Wisdom takes as gospel some 200 of the most powerful and oft-cited quotes from…
Game of Thrones Episode Three: “The Queen’s Justice”
Welcome to our weekly recap of Game of Thrones, the show that makes you scream obscenities at your television. We’re well beyond the books and no one knows what’s going to happen, although as you might imagine, there are as many theories as there are characters in the series—and that’s not a small number. This…
Literary Lines–July 30
“A land that loves its ruler will die for him, or her, willingly. They will throw their bodies on the machines of war in the hopes that their blood slows, or stops, the threat against their beloved ruler. And while they love you, you will take what you want from them as they sit fat,…