The world of Ender’s Game goes back to it’s Battle School origins in Orson Scott Card’s latest novel, Children of the Fleet.
‘Steal the Stars’ Adapts Mac Rogers’s Original Podcast into a New Novel by Nat Cassidy
Title: Steal the Stars Author: Nat Cassidy Based On: the podcast of the same name by Mac Rogers Release Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Steal the Stars podcast yet you’re in luck because now there’s a […]
Timothy Zahn’s “Pawn” is a Challenging Read That May Set Up A Very Satisfying Sequel
Title: Pawn Series: Sibyl’s War #1 Author: Timothy Zahn Release Date: May 2, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon The first Timothy Zahn book I read was Heir to the Empire in the third grade. I can honestly say that book was single-handedly responsible for turning me into a nerd. I […]
Brothers Patrick and Chance Tackle the End of the World in “Last Chance,” the Sequel to Gregg Hurwitz’s “The Rains”
Title: Last Chance Series: The Rains #2 Author: Gregg Hurwitz Release Date: October 17, 2017 Publisher: Tor Teen Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Halloween is fast approaching but you still have plenty of time to sneak in a spooky read! Last year around this same time we reviewed Gregg Hurwitz’s unique (and gruesome) pseudo-zombie […]
“Ban This Book” Helps Young Readers Understand and Challenge Library Censorship
Title: Ban This Book Author: Alan Gratz Release Date: August 29, 2017 Publisher: Starscape (Tor Books) Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon If you ask me, the premise of this book is just too amazing to pass up. In Ban This Book, a little girl starts her own “illegal” locker library after a parent goes […]
‘The Guns Above’ Has Airships, Kick-Ass Women, and More!
Author: Robyn Bennis Series: Signal Airship #1 Release Date: May 2, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Review Spoilers: — GoodReads | Amazon Airships, kick-ass women, and military fiction with a hint of fantasy… I mean, really, what more could you want? The Guns Above is author Robyn Bennis’ debut novel and already she’s starting off strong with […]
Brian Staveley’s ‘Skullsworn’ is the Perfect Standalone Introduction to His ‘Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne’ Series
Author: Brian Staveley Release Date: April 25, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Review Spoilers: — GoodReads | Amazon While some of you are likely already familiar with Brian Staveley’s Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series, I was not. At least, I wasn’t familiar with it until I decided to check out Skullsworn. Set within the same world and […]
A Masterfully Built Future Begins to Fall Apart in Ada Palmer’s “Seven Surrenders”
A REVIEW COPY OF SEVEN SURRENDERS WAS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLISHER IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW. NERDOPHILES WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW. OUR OPINIONS ARE OURS AND OURS ALONE. Author: Ada Palmer Release Date: March 7, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Terra Ignota #2 Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Last year I fell […]
Celtic Magic Comes to Life in Erika Lewis’s Debut Novel, ‘Game of Shadows’
A REVIEW COPY OF GAME OF SHADOWS WAS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLISHER IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW. NERDOPHILES WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW. OUR OPINIONS ARE OURS AND OURS ALONE. Author: Erika Lewis Release Date: February 28, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon Some books are just so captivating you […]
Charles Stross Invites New Readers to Jump Into the Merchant Princes Multiverse With ‘Empire Games’
A REVIEW COPY OF EMPIRE GAMES WAS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLISHER IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW. NERDOPHILES WAS IN NO WAY COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW. OUR OPINIONS ARE OURS AND OURS ALONE. Authors: Charles Stross Release Date: January 17, 2016 Publisher: Tor Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Before receiving our review copy […]
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