Flash: Flashpoint by Geoff Johns Adventure Comics Graphic Novel Mystery Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Flashpoint” is the story of Barry Allen (the Flash) waking up in a totally different world than the one he had known. With Aquaman and Wonder Woman clashing, and Batman being an entirely different person, Barry sets out to find how this happened, and how he can return the timeline to its … Read more
Children of the Mind Ender’s Saga #4 by Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Children of the Mind continues Ender’s journey and that of the people on Path. I enjoyed the book immensely because it shows psychologically how a defenseless planet stopped a deadly invasion.
Shadow of the Hegemon Shadow series #2 by Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Shadow of the Hegemon explains what happens after Ender defeats the Formics and war breaks out on Earth. Peter, having written Locke and Demosthenes, is accepted as Hegemon, which is more of a ceremonial title that has no power.
Ender’s Shadow Shadow series #1 Companion to Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Ender’s Shadow was interesting from beginning to end because it mostly replayed the story of Ender’s Game, but from another boy’s perspective.
Xenocide Ender’s Game #3 by Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In Xenocide, Ender hopes he has found a sustainable home for the Hive Queen on Lusitania, a rebellious world to the Federation of Planets. Meanwhile, on Path, which is an old Chinese world, the computer program known as Jane, is working with mere civilians to save Lusitania from the Doctor Device, or the Molecular Disruption Device.
Speaker for the Dead Ender’s Game #2 by Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Speaker for the Dead takes you into about one thousand years after Ender’s victory in war, because he is traveling at relativistic speeds trying to find a new home for the Hive Queen of the alien race he vanquished. The book is very predictable because each vignette includes Ender Speaking someone’s funeral as a … Read more
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Ender’s Game was interesting because of the way it viewed the psychological aspects of children when subjected to war versus an alien race. The only reason I didn’t give the book five stars is because the end of the story got drab and boring very quickly. Overall, Ender’s Game was a good book, possibly worthy of 4 1/2 stars.
Illuminae Illuminae Files #1 by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller * * * * Stars (Great!) Kady breaks up with her boyfriend Ezra just hours before their world (a secret mining colony on Kerenza) is attacked by outside corporate interest BeiTech. They manage to put their differences aside long enough to survive and escape, but they end up on different ships. Kady finds herself on the Hypatia, while Ezra is conscripted into … Read more
School’s Out Forever Maximum Ride #2 by James Patterson Adventure Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is amazing. It is the second book in the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. This book is really good and I recommend it to anyone who likes sci-fi but adventure books.
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Maximum Ride #3 by James Patterson Adventure Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is great. This is the third book in the Maximum Ride series. The reason I called this book great and not amazing is because there are some parts in the book where you are like, “I can’t believe they are doing this; I don’t want to read on and … Read more