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May Your Nones Bleach in These Sands

Revisado: 06-07-23

Say that in your best Jesse Ventura voice.

Charlotte & Patrick, as well the late great (not dead, just left the company) Brian Gar brought life to these dead vessels like no one else.

I DEMAND MORE! MORE, MR. ROOSTERTEETH!! MORE SHIP HITS!!!

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Hard Scifi Adventure, Mystery, Humor, Horror, & Hope the Way it’s Supposed to Be Written

Revisado: 07-19-22

This is a fantastic continuation of Children of Time. It is a continuation of the previous tale, but it does not coast on its achievements. It is filled with new life, science, space and mystery to explore, with an incredible scifi horror element sprinkled in that is so great and shocking that I wouldn’t dare spoil!

Do yourself a favor and pick this up after you’ve finished Children of Time. And then devour this book and hope that Tchaikovsky decides to write a third

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Like No Story I’ve Ever Read Before

Revisado: 07-11-22

To say it is a triumph of the human spirit over space and time is far too anthropomorphic for this incredible tale. It is a scifi epic that not only successfully spans across a millennia, but across phylum of species! You will find yourself rooting for both the last group and hope of the Human race as well as a burgeoning intelligent species of Spiders in equal measure. You would never believe that a book so grand in scope could be executed so expertly. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up. Like the humans on the Ark ship Gilgamesh, you wont believe how fast the time went by once you’re done.

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More of a Character Study, Not a Horror

Revisado: 09-15-21

If you’ve played the game this is based on, you know how tense of an atmosphere it creates. The sense of dread while you play it is palpable.

This book has none of that. Instead, you’re given copious backstory to Amanda Ripley and her childhood, intersected with the main plot on the Sevastopol Station seen in the videogame. Any sense of dread is killed by the chopped timing of the backstory, as well as the incessant quips from Amanda’s inner monologue.

This is good for someone who played the game and is looking for more information on the character of Amanda Ripley, as well as some nuggets about Ellen Ripley’s past before the film. But if you’re looking for some tense horror, give this a pass. You won’t find it here.

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It is So Cool that This Exists

Revisado: 09-06-21

After what an absolutely ugly bummer the Alien 3 film was, it is so cool that this exists out in the world. It boggles the mind that this wasn’t picked over that depressing Fury 161 story. While this story isn’t perfect and still probably isn’t as great as Alien or Aliens, it’s far more exciting than 3 and beyond, and expands the human universe in a very interesting way, as well as broadening the capabilities of the Xenomorphs in surprising and shocking twists (something that’s hasn’t been done successfully since James Cameron took a crack at the franchise).

The production value of this is stellar, with music, sound effects, and an absolute treat of voice cast led by Michael Biehn and Lance Henrickson reprising their roles.

For any Alien fan, this is a must listen!!

Also (if you can find a copy), I highly recommend reading the dark horse comic adaptation of this script.

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If you’re a fan of Hard Sci-fi with personality and charm, PICK THIS UP!

Revisado: 03-04-21

A hard science fiction setting akin to what’s seen in the Expanse is just the playground for this thrilling Crime Drama, oozing with charm and wit brought to life by the broad and dynamic performance of Rosario Dawson, who stuns with a wide range of believable and captivating voices for a diverse cast of characters. This is like femme Han Solo meets LA Confidential on the Moon, but with serious science backing it. Again, pick this up! You won’t regret it.

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Space Doesn’t Have to Be Full of Action, As Long As it’s Full of Charming People

Revisado: 09-27-20

This is a sci-fi book chalk full of universe lore with interesting biology, evolution, and intercultural dynamics in galaxy loaded with unique species in a far distant future. But unlike other sci-fi novels that either put you to sleep with over-exposition or expect you to do background homework to understand the lore, A Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet introduces the reader naturally to the universe through Becky Chambers delightfully charming characters of the Wayfarer space vessel, who are absolutely the highlight of this humorous and intelligent road trip through the stars.

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