Brittney Morris’ new book The Cost of Knowing is a speculative fiction novel that sheds light on our contemporary reality, and most especially the reality for Black people living in America. A beautif…
Book Review: Lindsay Ellis’s Axiom’s End Is Popcorn Sci-Fi for the Millennial Soul
It’s 2007, the tail-end of the Bush era in America, but there is at least one profound divergence taking shape in this reality alternate to our own. Humanity is on the verge of making “Fir…
‘Chosen Ones’ Interview: Author Veronica Roth on Classic Tropes, Creating New Worlds, and Characters with Post Saving-the-World Emotions
The “chosen one” trope is inherently familiar to anyone who picks up a books, goes to the movies, or binge-watches the newest TV show. It revolves around the idea of destiny and wondering …
Audiobook Review: Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson
Andra Watts wakes up from cryogenic sleep in a room that’s too dirty, a location that’s too unfamiliar, and a time that’s 900 years too late. In this new world, technology is magic, everyone she’d kno…
Audiobook Review: Vagabonds By Hao Jingfang
Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu and narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, begins as an examination of humanity through the eyes of two artists raised in vastly different, uniquely restrictive…
Book Review: Buzz Kill by David Sosnowski
David Sosnowski’s YA, satirical sci-fi Buzz Kill is an ambitious and humor laced examination of the future of AI and teen suicide. The story focuses on two teenage hackers that have never met and live…
Book Review: The God Game by Danny Tobey
“Win and all your dreams come true. Lose, you die.” Welcome to The God Game, where Danny Tobey delves into the dark side of artificial intelligence and tests the boundaries of human morality. While fi…