Review: The Deep Sky
Picture this: A diverse group of intelligent young women are shot into space and directed to have babies in order to save humanity. Honestly, does anyone think this will go well?
Picture this: A diverse group of intelligent young women are shot into space and directed to have babies in order to save humanity. Honestly, does anyone think this will go well?
The First Girl Child Author: Amy Harmon; Genre: YA Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Rob Shapiro; Publisher: Brilliance Audio (2019); Rating: . An excellent coming-of-age fantasy with a lovely romantic subplot (or two). I had to force myself to pause the recording and go about daily life, but I rushed back to the book whenever I …
Society of the Sword Trilogy Author: Duncan M. Hamilton; Genre: Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Derek Perkins; Publisher: Podium Audio (2017); Rating: . I listened to the audiobook of this series, narrated by Derek Perkins, who did a fabulous job. He’s definitely going on my “favorite narrators” list. The first book of this fantasy trilogy was …
Children of Time Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky; Genre: Science-fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Mel Hudson; Publisher: Audible Studios (2017); Rating: . Publisher’s Description: “…An epic story of humanity’s battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new …
The City & The City Author: China Miéville; Genre: Fantasy/Mystery/Thriller; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: John Lee; Publisher: Random House Audio (2009); Rating: . I’ve had this book on my TBR list for years, but some comments on Goodreads reminded me of it recently. I grabbed the audiobook and was off. As you can see by my …
The Monastery Murders (Stanton & Barlings #2) Author: E.M. Powell; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: James Langton; Publisher: Brilliance Audio (2018); Rating: . After giving the second book a chance to change my mind about this series, I’ve given up. It’s not a bad mystery or a badly written story, but it just didn’t …
Patient 3 Author: Chris Chau; Genre: Science-fiction, apocalypse; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Coy Dugger; Publisher: Chris Chau (2019); Rating: . In the near future, the main character is put into a coma-like state to wait for a cure for a mysterious disease. He wakes after seven years to an alien-destroyed world and a quest to survive. …
Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind Author: Yuval Noah Harari; Genre: History, Anthropology; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Derek Perkins; Publisher: HarperAudio (2017); Rating: . I took my time with this audiobook because I wanted to concentrate on the topic. Dr. Harari highlights the history of cognitive hominids, which is obviously a huge issue to cover in …