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January 21, 2024

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

January 21, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

In this skimpy little science fiction story, scientists send an unlikely bit of help to the world’s only revived mammoth herd.

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January 21, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
The Tusks of Extinction, Ray Nayler, fiction, science fiction, mammoths
December 07, 2023

The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

December 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

The best science fiction and fantasy of 2023!

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December 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
The Best Books of 2023: SFF, science fiction, fantasy, Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise, Titanium Noir, Nick Harkaway, Cassiel's Servant, Jacqueline Carey, The Archive Undying, Emma Mieko Candon, Hopeland, Ian McDonald, The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz, Observer, Robert Lanza, Nancy Kress, Cold People, Tom Rob Smith, A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon, Children of Memory, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Steve Donoghue
August 21, 2023

The Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe

August 21, 2023/ Amberlee Venters
The Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe

A science fiction novel about a killer fungus.

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August 21, 2023/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Blighted Stars, Megan O'Keefe, science fiction, Amberlee Venters, 2023
May 29, 2023

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway

May 29, 2023/ Lukas Killgore
Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway

Strange superbeings populate Nick Harkaway’s new novel.

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May 29, 2023/ Lukas Killgore/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Nick Harkaway, science fiction, mystery fiction, 2023
March 16, 2023

Gravity's Rainbow at 50

March 16, 2023/ Tom LeClair
Gravity's Rainbow at 50

Thomas Pynchon’s seminal masterpieces turns 50.

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March 16, 2023/ Tom LeClair/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
backlist, classic literature, science fiction, Thomas Pynchon, Tom LeClair
March 04, 2023

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

March 04, 2023/ David Wiley
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

One of Brandon Sanderson’s long-awaited “secret project” novels finally appears.

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March 04, 2023/ David Wiley/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
science fiction, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, David Wiley, 2023
October 10, 2022

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

October 10, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The next book in the author’s “Locked Tomb” series

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October 10, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir, Locked Tomb, fantasy, science fiction
June 25, 2022

Sands of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

June 25, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Sands of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

The long-running series of “Dune”-based novels continues with a collection of short stories.

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June 25, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sands of Dune, Dune, Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
April 05, 2022

Sam Gunn, Jr. by Ben Bova

April 05, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Sam Gunn, Jr. by Ben Bova

One last novel from the much-lauded science fiction giant.

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April 05, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sam Gunn, Ben Bova, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
January 17, 2022

The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy

January 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy

In Benjamin Percy’s new novel, a broken family (and a broken world) deals with, among other things, weird fungi.

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January 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Unfamiliar Garden, Benjamin Percy, contemporary fiction, mystery fiction, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
January 13, 2022

The Starless Crown by James Rollins

January 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Starless Crown by James Rollins

In this first volume in a new fantasy series, the moon is slowly but inexorably falling from the sky.

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January 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Starless Crown, James Rollins, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 08, 2021

The Making of Incarnation by Tom McCarthy

December 08, 2021/ Tom LeClair
The Making of Incarnation by Tom McCarthy

“A space opera with a hokey romance plot” sits at the heart of Tom McCarthy’s new novel.

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December 08, 2021/ Tom LeClair/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Tom LeClair, The Making of Incarnation, Tom McCarthy, fiction, contemporary fiction, science fiction
May 11, 2021

The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack

May 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack

The fictional autobiography of Star Trek Voyager’s inimitable Captain Janeway.

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May 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations, Society & Culture
Star Trek, Star Trek Voyager, Una McCormack, The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, science fiction
November 12, 2020

To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu

November 12, 2020/ Michael Feeney
To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu

A powerful short story collection from Chinese science fiction master Cixin Liu.

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November 12, 2020/ Michael Feeney/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
To Hold Up the Sky, Cixin Liu, science fiction, Chinese science fiction, Michael Feeney
August 19, 2020

Bradbury Beyond Apollo by Jonathan Eller

August 19, 2020/ Alex Sorondo
Bradbury Beyond Apollo by Jonathan Eller

Biographer Johnathan Eller concludes his massive biography of science fiction legend Ray Bradbury.

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August 19, 2020/ Alex Sorondo/
Biography/Memoir, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Bradbury Beyond Apollo, Jonathan Eller, Alex Sorondo, Ray Bradbury, biography, science fiction
December 12, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

December 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

Stevereads science fiction and fantasy, and recommends the year’s best.

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December 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, science fiction, fantasy, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
September 19, 2019

Notes for a Star Trek Bibliography: The Antares Maelstrom

September 19, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Notes for a Star Trek Bibliography: The Antares Maelstrom

Cox not only captures well the feeling of a frontier boom-town but also clearly enjoys himself injecting a little Deadwood-style hyperbole into the speech of his many seedy characters

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September 19, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Notes for a Star Trek Bibliography, Stevereads, science fiction, Star Trek, Greg Cox, Steve Donoghue
June 18, 2019

Fall, or, Dodge in Hell By Neal Stephenson

June 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Fall, or, Dodge in Hell By Neal Stephenson

A fascinating fictional exploration of post-Singularity consciousness lumbering around in a foam fat suit.

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June 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Neal Stephenson, William Morrow, technology, techno-thriller, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
April 17, 2019

Delta-v by Daniel Suarez

April 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Delta-v by Daniel Suarez

Delta-V never falters because it never doubts its own storytelling virtue.

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April 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Daniel Suarez, science fiction, suspense, thrillers, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue
February 26, 2019

The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

February 26, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

The science fiction world now has this one last hefty volume of wonders as a reminder of a great editor now gone.

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February 26, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Press, science fiction, anthology, best of collections, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
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