From the back cover: Flung far across the universe, from star to star, faced with monsters, magicians, and maybe new friends... an Earth girl named Zita must find a way home. Review: I'm always impressed by children's fiction that doesn't underestimate its audience, especially stories with multiple plot threads that wind up stitching together in a way that's both surprising … [Read more...] about Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke: A-
Sci-Fi
Better Than Life by Grant Naylor: C
From the back cover: Life just couldn't have been better—or maybe it couldn't have gotten worse. Aboard the massive starship Red Dwarf, life was barely happening at all. Holly, the ship's computer, had gone from super genius to so dumb that even a talking Toaster could hold its own with him. And the only surviving human aboard, David Lister—along with the holographic Arnold … [Read more...] about Better Than Life by Grant Naylor: C
Human Nature by Paul Cornell: B-
From the back cover: "Who’s going to save us this time?" April, 1914. The inhabitants of the little Norfolk town of Farringham are enjoying an early summer, unaware that war is on the way. Amongst them is Dr. John Smith, a short, middle-aged history teacher from Aberdeen. He’s having a hard time with his new post as house master at Hulton Academy for Boys, a school dedicated … [Read more...] about Human Nature by Paul Cornell: B-
Immortal Rain 3-5 by Kaori Ozaki: A-
It's been a year since I read the first two volumes of Immortal Rain, and though I was initially somewhat lost when I started the third, the heartbreaking nature of Rain's backstory immediately pulled me back in. Hints had been sprinkled through the first two volumes, but here we get the whole, terrible story. We learn about Rain's relationship with Freya—the woman he once … [Read more...] about Immortal Rain 3-5 by Kaori Ozaki: A-
Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Grant Naylor: B
Book description: The first lesson Lister learned about space travel was you should never try it. But Lister didn't have a choice. All he remembered was going on a birthday celebration pub crawl through London. When he came to his senses again, he was living in a locker on one of Saturn's moons, with nothing in his pockets but a passport in the name of Emily Berkenstein. So he … [Read more...] about Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Grant Naylor: B