In Sarah Gailey’s novel The Echo Wife, Evelyn Caldwell is a celebrated scientist who specializes in cloning research. Her life is turned upside down, however, when she learns that her husband Nathan has cheated on her—by using her research to create a clone of Evelyn and sleep with her instead. The messy divorce has just …
Tag: science fiction
Book Review | The Sound of Stars
In The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow, an alien race known as the Ilori have come to Earth from their planet and colonized it. In two years, Earth is almost unrecognizable, and many humans are dead, and all art and music is prohibited. The rest are kept in holding facilities, though they don’t know …
Book Review | Project Hail Mary (ARC)
I got to read an electronic advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. And by that, I mean I got to attend a virtual chat featuring Weir and a couple other authors recently, and was downloading the ARC before he even finished talking (ah, work perks). Anyway, since this version is …
Book Review | Winter’s Orbit (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Winter’s Orbit, Prince Kiem, grandson of the Emperor, is told he must marry a count from a small vassal …
Book Review | Remote Control (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Remove Control by Nnedi Okorafor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sankofa has wandered rural Ghana for years, ever since Death visited her town when she was seven. Because of her …
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