Lord of Chaos: Dumai’s Wells Changes Everything
Lord of Chaos review: Dumai’s Wells, the Asha’man’s dramatic debut, Egwene’s rise as rebel Amyrlin, and a Wheel of Time reread that’s starting to sprawl.
Lord of Chaos review: Dumai’s Wells, the Asha’man’s dramatic debut, Egwene’s rise as rebel Amyrlin, and a Wheel of Time reread that’s starting to sprawl.
The Fires of Heaven review: Mat Cauthon’s brilliant Battle of Cairhien, Nynaeve vs Moghedien, and the gut-punch ending with Moiraine and Lanfear.
The Shadow Rising is Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time at its peak: Perrin’s Two Rivers stand, Rhuidean’s buried history, and Mat’s fateful bargain. A reread review.
A review of The Fantastic Four First Steps, where the retro-futuristic world and the Silver Surfer land but Galactus is nowhere near big enough.
Live Free or Die (Troy Rising Book 1) by John Ringo, on a reread: maple syrup economics, the SAPL, and inflating an asteroid into a fortress.
The Reality War discards the Rani, invents a daughter, rewrites Belinda’s whole series, and regenerates the Doctor into a face it refuses to explain.
Wish World rewrites reality into a sunlit suburb where the Doctor has a wife and a daughter and no memory. Strong premise, and it’s all setup again.
Blood of Heroes restarts the Gray Death Legion saga twenty-eight years on, with cadets defending Glengarry. Fun battles, familiar plot, different Keith.
The Interstellar Song Contest starts as a Eurovision spoof and turns into a hostage thriller, with the Doctor doing something genuinely cruel.
The Story and the Engine traps the Doctor in a Lagos barbershop powered by the stories its customers tell. Distinctive, warm, and unlike anything else.
Lucky Day brings Ruby back and turns a conspiracy streamer into the villain. Angrier and sharper than this era usually manages, and it bites.
A review of Thunderbolts, where Florence Pugh and a strong vault fight carry a film that takes the easy way out on mental health and misreads the Sentry.
Heir to the Dragon is a BattleTech novel with almost no BattleMech combat. Charrette’s Theodore Kurita biography is the best thing in the classic line.
The Well returns to the planet from Midnight five hundred centuries later and finds the thing still there. The best episode of the Gatwa era.
Lux traps the Doctor and Belinda inside a 1952 cinema with a cartoon god made of light, and then steps outside the screen entirely. Strange and uneven.
The Robot Revolution introduces Belinda Chandra via a star certificate, a robot uprising and an AI villain. Varada Sethu is excellent. The plot is not.
Falcon Guard closes Robert Thurston’s Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy with Tukayyid from inside a losing Clan. A good ending, if a slightly tidy one.
Dive into the epic world of Dune! Explore Arrakis, sandworms, and political intrigue in Villeneuve’s stunning film adaptation. Discover the Bene Gesserit, the spice melange, and Paul Atreides’ destiny. A must-see for sci-fi fans!
Explore Wolves on the Border, a pivotal BattleTech novel by Robert N. Charrette, delving into themes of honor and betrayal, and its significant impact on the BattleTech universe and the Fourth Succession War.
Dive deep into a thrilling review of Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers (1997). Explore its satirical brilliance, iconic scenes, cultural impact, and thought-provoking lessons. Discover how it diverges from Robert Heinlein’s novel and why it remains a sci-fi masterpiece
Anthony, the ant with a human past, returns in Chrysalis 2: Upping the Ante! Facing a monster wave and human threats, he leads his colony to the surface in this epic LitRPG adventure. Expect more stats, skills, and evolution in this thrilling sequel.