Cordelia’s Honorby Lois McMaster Bujold608pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.37/5Good Reads Rating: 4.26/5 Cordelia’s Honor contains the first two chronological novels in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Miles Vorkosigan series, Shards of Honor and Barrayar. These books could also be viewed as prequels to the series since they are not actually about the life of Miles but instead tell the story of how his parents met and how Miles came to be disfigured before birth. Shards of Honor is Bujold’s […]

Nancy Kress’s Beggars Trilogy (Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride) is an exploration of the world she created in her Hugo and Nebula Award winning novella, also called Beggars in Spain. All three books are among my favorite reads of all time, full of interesting ideas and unique characters, but I don’t believe they always get the recognition they deserve in the science fiction community. This trilogy follows the path of a near-future United States–and by extension, […]

The Miradorby Sarah Monette432pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 9/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.22/5Good Reads Rating: 3.92/5 To my great chagrin, The Mirador, the third book in Sarah Monette’s The Doctrine of Labyrinth series, is the last book in the series currently available. The fourth and final book Corambis has a projected publication date of sometime in 2009. The first two books in the series wrapped up a complete story arc and this novel takes place approximately two years after the end of […]

The Virtuby Sarah Monette512pp (Paperback)My Rating: 10/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.29/5Good Reads Rating: 3.93/5 Note: There may be spoilers for Melusine in this review. The Virtu, the second book in Sarah Monette’s The Doctrine of Labyrinth series, picks up where Melsuine left off and ties up all the loose ends from the first book. The series could have been brought to a satisfying conclusion with this book, but I am glad there is one more book out and one more […]

Grimspaceby Ann Aguirre320pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.45/5Good Reads Rating: 4.1/5 Grimspace is the first novel in the new Jax series by Ann Aguirre. Even though this book just came out in February of this year, Wanderlust, the next book, is scheduled for release on August 26, 2008. While this romantic space opera could work perfectly well as a stand alone book, I was glad to see the next one is coming out so soon, as I am […]

Melusine by Sarah Monette 496pp (Paperback) My Rating: 9/10 Amazon Rating: 3.5/5 LibraryThing Rating: 4.17/5 Good Reads Rating: 3.77/5   Sarah Monette’s stunning debut novel, Melusine, is the first book in The Doctrine of Labyrinth series. The next two books in the series, The Virtu and The Mirador are currently available, and the fourth and last book Corambis is scheduled for release in 2009. This book and its successors are exactly the types of books I like and have become […]