Book Review: Rhythm of War
First, I want to be clear that I enjoyed this book. Sanderson excels at expansive world building and exciting storylines. I can say with...
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Ryan Southwick
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Book Review: The Red Scholar's Wake
The Red Scholar’s Wake ticks many boxes on my science fiction checklist: artificial lifeforms (can’t call them “AI”s these days) with...
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Ryan Southwick
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Book Review: Magus
Chalut really delivers with this last book of the Unwoven Tapestry fantasy series, wrapping up Donovan and Ruben's epic struggles in a...
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Ryan Southwick
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Science Fiction Books That Broke the Mold
Shepherd.com just posted my list! This list contains some of the science fiction titles that inspired me to push genre boundaries and...
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Ryan Southwick
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: The Coaching Habit
In addition to being a science fiction author, I'm also a scrum coach (the software kind) of, well, many years. I've had the good fortune...
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Ryan Southwick
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: All Systems Red
All Systems Red is a wonderful science fiction novella that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The protagonist, self-named Murderbot, is...
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Ryan Southwick
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Better Angels
Better Angels is a short Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy story, the first scene of which made me wonder if I’d somehow stumbled...
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Ryan Southwick
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: The Smugglers
At its core, The Smugglers is a heartwarming coming-of-age story that shifts perspectives between the mother, Deralka, and “Boy,” giving...
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Ryan Southwick
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Trade Wars
Trade Wars picks up not long after Foreign & Domestic. It grabbed my attention from the very first paragraph, which also set the tone for...
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Ryan Southwick
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Storm Front
I first started Storm Front several years ago. I don’t think I made it past the first chapter before yawning quietly and moving on to...
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Ryan Southwick
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Hunter
Hunter resumes Donovan's exploration of “New Seeking” with the addition of court intrigue and an old flame. The book also shifts to the...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Sinera
Sinera is one of my favorite characters from the Glass Bottles Series, so as you can imagine, I was thrilled when I discovered she had an...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: The Stargazer Gift Shop
“Gentle” is the best way I can describe The Stargazer Gift Shop. The story is told from the perspective of Rhoda, a high-functioning,...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Coke Machine
Coke Machine is a delightful little adventure in the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy universe. Marichka is starship engineer...
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Ryan Southwick
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Caliban's War
Leviathan Wakes is some of the best science fiction I’ve read in a long time. So, when I picked up Caliban’s War, I was prepared to be...
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Ryan Southwick
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Book Review: Seeker by Morgan Chalut
Seeker has all my favorites aspects of epic fantasy: an engaging and varied cast of characters, a wonderfully developed world, and a...
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Ryan Southwick
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson #10)
Silence Fallen is the first audiobook I’ve ever listened to with 2 different narrators voicing the characters and their respective...
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Ryan Southwick
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Book Review: Magic Triumphs
I’m glad I took my wife’s advice and read Iron and Magic before tackling Magic Triumphs. Without that little gem, there just wasn’t...
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Ryan Southwick
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: Beguiling Voices by J Dark
Beguiling Voices, the third book of the Glass Bottles series, takes place soon after the conclusion of Broken Bridge. Fern Fatelli is,...
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Ryan Southwick
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: Arthur Mace, Medieval Detective by James Husum
Arthur Mace, Medieval Gumshoe is the first book in the Adventures of Arthur Mace series by James Husum. It’s the second mystery I’ve read...
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