Batman: The Court of Owls Scott Snyder Comics Superheroes Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “The Court of Owls” is one of the most famous Batman storylines about a mythical group of an underground government called the Court of Owls that watches Gotham’s every move. Bruce Wayne’s father used to tell him that story when he was a child, but he soon realizes that the Court of Owls is no story … Read more
A Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes series Arthur Conan Doyle Classic Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “A Study in Scarlett” is where the Sherlock Holmes stories all started. It is quite enjoyable witnessing the first interactions between Dr. Watson and Mr. Sherlock Holmes of 221 B. Baker Street. This story is definitely one of the most treasured of the Sherlock Holmes canon. And a must-read for fans.
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
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Classic Historical Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) There was only one who once outsmarted dear Sherlock Holmes. Her name was Mrs. Irene Norton. And this is how… Later in the day the King of Bohemia came to visit Sherlock because he had to tell him of a great matter. His late ex-girlfriend forged a letter … Read more