If you’ve ever watched an episode of classic Star Trek, you’re probably familiar with the old adage, “Don’t wear a red shirt.” Odds are you won’t survive until the first commercial break.John Scalzi’s latest novel Redshirts delves...

Wow, I really don’t know where to start with this review. Do I begin with the beautiful art of Rebecca Guay, or wax poetic on the enthralling story crafted by Jane Yolen?

The "Settling the American West" genre spans both fantasy and science-fiction. A number of great writers have written in the genre; Orson Scott Card, Ray Bradbury and Lois McMaster Bujold to name a few. I am always puzzled why this genre is so...

A steampunk-mystery-romance (it certainly spans multiple genres); Phoenix Rising is a light-hearted confection of a novel. The novel features the pairing of Eliza D Braun and Wellington Books* leading to the duo of Books and Braun. The book opens by...

Following the success of last year's "Death Troopers," "Red Harvest" gives us another zombie/"Star Wars" mash-up. This time instead of zombies attacking and eating the brains of storm troopers, it's the Jedi taking on zombies. And not just any Jedi,...

The year 2014 should have been a banner one for humanity with cures for the common cold and cancer hitting the market.  But then something went terribly wrong as the two cures worked together to create a virus that turns human beings into zombies,...

Let me adjust my tin foil hat. I think I need it after mainlining Daniel Suarez's Daemon and Freedom, followed by Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and finally finishing with Carlos Cortes's The Prisoner. I’m reviewing The Prisoner by Carlos Cortes....

At first glance, this book might simply look like an homage to World of Warcraft: Omnitopia is a MMO game that surpasses television and the internet as the world’s number one entertainment source. Everyone and their dog plays. Most players are...

This is a review of Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn. The trade paperback was published by Ace in October 2010. Amazon Canada has it listed for $19.53. This review is based on an early ARC of the book. I plunged right into  Troubled Waters and when...

I really enjoyed this story from beginning to end. Time travel, familiar characters, a pitch-perfect narrative, and a truly amazing Force-centric final battle make for entertainment that hooked me from the first sentence and never really let go....

In the limitless reaches of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, it’s quite shocking to consider that zombies do not appear more often. Well, until now. In Death Troopers, the horror of the undead is brought to the population of an Imperial prison...

This is a Review of "Finding the Way: and Other Stories of Valdemar". Edited by Mercedes Lackey. This review is based on an ARC. "Finding the Way" was released in December. Chapters Canada has it listed at $9.99. Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books are...

In a world where the walking undead are a fact of life, Jessie is a zombie. With all of her memories and conscious thoughts, there’s more going on beneath her deteriorating scalp than a hoo like you or I could begin to guess. In Dust we get to...

This is a review of “Soulless” by Gail Carriger. Published in paperback by Orbit  in October  2009. Amazon Canada has it listed for $9.99.  This is the first book in the “Parasol Protectorate” series. I returned from holidays to one of...

Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) A fascinating look at the realities of space travel. Science fiction movies and novels dealing with long exploration missions to deep space rarely deal with the complexities of our bodies...

Ever since zombies invaded the pages of Jane Austen with great success, publishers have been searching for the next great mash-up novel. Earlier this year, we got “Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter,” a funny take on the historical biography that...

Hey guys, got a question for you. When you are out at a bookstore, what first catches your eye? The covers, right? Well that is how it is with me at least. A great cover can pull me in, or push me away from a book. And they always say, don't judge a...

Hey Guys, Well my summer is almost over, I start a new school year next monday. I will be studying a lot of new things, chemistry, computer science and drama classes. I am looking forward to it. This past summer, I choose to read smaller books, and...

Black Blade Blues is an urban fantasy by J.A. Pitts. I have some major love for UF right now. Firstly, it’s a very interesting genre, allowing monsters and fantastic creatures to live and creep nearer to where we live with every new story. In this...

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.0 John Smith looks like your average teenager, but he's hiding a deep secret. He's one of nine survivors from the alien world, Lorien, who fled to Earth and who are being hunted down. Thanks to a curse, the nine survivors have...

In A Young Man Without Magic, Anrel Murau is just your average cynical, non-magical being living in a world where only those who control magic are deigned worthy enough to control anything else. Using this premise Lawrence Watt-Evans creates one of...

When urban paranormal fiction is discussed, Kelley Armstrong (along with Kim Harrison and Charlaine Harris) is typically cited as one of the authors to read. In Waking The Witch; Ms. Armstrong has released the eleventh book in her “Otherworld”...

A boy and his Opus A lot of things happened in the Eighties. Pac Man was big, as was Rubik's Cube. Walter Cronkite retired after nineteen years doing the news and Harrison Ford stared in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Meryl Streep took home... well...

Target audience: • people women who have tattoos (or that love tattooing) • women who love to watch martial art fighting or that practice martial arts • vampire romance enthusiasts • women who are irresistibly attracted to the handsome...

The name's Darcy... Darcy Low. hehe. Turn on any Cable or Satellite system on any given weekend and you are likely to see him, he may be British; but he become an American icon as well. If not a world icon. He is coolness personified, surrounds...

Lord of the Changing Winds follows the story of Kes, a young herb-woman healer on the cusp of adulthood in the small rural town of Minas Ford in the earthen kingdom of Feierabiand. Kes, while never fitting in, struggles to be accepted, making as...

Frank Meyer had the American Dream -- a wife and family he adored, a successful business -- until the day a professional crew invaded his home and murdered everyone inside. The only thing out of the ordinary about Meyer was that -- before the family...

I don’t think I can recommend Ray Bradbury’s writings any more highly than Neil Gaiman does in his introduction to the latest printing of The Machineries of Joy, but I’ll try anyway. I’ve enjoyed Bradbury since I first clutched a used copy...

When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks though Earth's atmosphere, deadly particles are left in it's wake. Suddenly mankind is confronted with a virus that devastates the adult population. Only those under the age of eighteen seem to be immune....

This is a review of Chalice by Robin McKinley. The mass market paperback was published by Ace in November 2009. Amazon Canada has it listed for $9.99. The great temptation when reviewing a book by Robin McKinley is that you simply quote her...