Tag: adult science fiction
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A Whole Space Opera In Martha Wells’ Network Effect
After a few months away from Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries, I have returned to tackle the full-length novel Network Effect, fifth in The Murderbot Diaries and the only full-length novel in the series. The good vibes and wild shenanigans of Murderbot and its clients, crew, and friends still prove to be hilarious, intense, and…
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Familiar Faces for Murderbot in Martha Wells’ Exit Strategy
I’ve been waiting since All Systems Red, patiently reading Artificial Condition and Rogue Protocol, and we have arrived. Finally, we have the Murderbot novel that brings us back to the beginning with our friends from the Preservation. Exit Strategy is one great big hostage situation, and it is a world of fun reading it. I…
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Be Mesmerised by Samantha Harvey’s Orbital
Another Booker Prize-winning novel has made its way up my tbr. Orbital by Samantha Harvey is a stunning literary science fiction masterpiece that will leave you mesmerised, awestruck, and ever thankful for our beautiful planet earth. If there was ever an ode to Mother Earth and to humanity, it is within these pages. Life on…
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Martha Wells Writes Existential Sci-Fi Like A Pro With Rogue Protocol
I love The Murderbot Diaries, and Martha Wells is truly one of my favourite authors as a result of binge-reading the novels. Rogue Protocol, the third instalment in the series, really taps into the deeper themes and concepts of life, both for humans and robots, and to see it all culminate in this brilliant addition…
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More Sci-Fi Magnificence in Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells, the second instalment in The Murderbot Diaries, is just as humorous, emotional, relatable, and incredible as All Systems Red. The more I read this series, the more I love Martha Wells and her glorious brain, but the more I also find my appreciation for sci-fi growing. It has a dark…
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The Book of the Unnamed Midwife: Meg Elison’s Intense Sci-Fi Masterpiece
Winner of the 2014 Philip K Dick Award for Distinguished Science Fiction, Meg Elison’s The Book of the Unnamed Midwife is an incredible science fiction read that is confronting, chilling, and wonderfully constructed. If you are one for adult dystopian, end-of-the-world science fiction that leans a little dark and heavy, then this is the book…
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells is Sci-Fi Genius
It’s about time I started The Murderbot Diares, and oh my, you best bet Martha Wells has turned into one of my favourite authors as a result of reading All Systems Red. I didn’t know what to expect, thinking maybe it would be similar to Becky Chambers The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet…