Category: Reviews

My wife and I attended a literary sci-fi convention in Colorado with a format similar to LOSCON in 2023 and 2024. After each show, we looked up some of the author-panelists and found their audio short-stories. I realized this would be a smarter thing to do before the convention so that we might have a…

A really engaging and fast-paced look at the world of cyber security. Set only twenty or so years from today, the author does a fantastic job of using real cyber security concepts to inform the plot. I work with computer systems in development and deal with cyber security issues on a daily basis, and Baucherel…

I recently found and watched the lost 1984 classic Nothing Lasts Forever. Directed by Tom Schiller and featuring two of my favorite comedic actors, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, this was the director’s first feature film and the first feature film produced by Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels. Billed as a sci-fi comedy-drama (we might…

A very well written debut novel that kept me intrigued from beginning to end. I think that if I wasn’t me (perhaps due to body swapping?), I might give it five stars. But I don’t think we can escape who we really are, so I’ll have to acknowledge that this book wasn’t really for me.…

Centers of Gravity by Marko Kloos My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read the whole series, so there is no question I enjoy Markos Kloos and this world. This wasn’t the best or the worst of the series so it’s a bit hard to rate and review. Furthermore, books 7 and 8 (this one)…