16 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: space, the future
8 Stars
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For years humans had thought themselves alone in space. But then the Tampies made themselves known. And they, unlike humanity, had the ability to jump through space. Where humans were trapped into a small section of space the Tampies could … Continue reading
16 December 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
9 Stars
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Book three of The Wheel of Time spoiler warning in effect for this and *previous* titles in the series. At the end of book two Rand proclaimed himself the Dragon Reborn, but he is still in denial, and wants to … Continue reading
26 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: 1880s, Pacific islands
8 Stars
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Read/Download for free from The University of Adelaide Read for Coursera Sci-Fi course & for RIP VII After his death the nephew of a Mr. Edward Prendick found a strange account among his papers. It was known that Prendick had … Continue reading
25 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: alien
8 Stars
2 Comments
Lixia has just landed on an alien planet. Humanity have come exploring the stars, with high-minded ideals, and rules about what action should be taken depending on how advanced the peoples they meet are. Nia has grown up among the … Continue reading
22 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: Juv/YA, sff
Setting: Celtic world, Thisby
9 Stars
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Near the village of Thisby on the island of Skarmouth lives Puck Connolly her two brothers. Her parents were killed a few years back, they went out on the boat fishing and the capaill uisce got them. And what, you … Continue reading
31 July 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: The Stone body
9 Stars
2 Comments
Book one in the Promise of Stones series. Fox is a young girl growing up on the Stone Body, a land ruled over by the Compionarii. She is a member of an Indiginy tribe. A long time ago the Stone … Continue reading
16 July 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction, sff
Setting: 1940s, England, Germany
8 Stars
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Book one in the Milkweed Triptych In a remote part of Germany a doctor has been hard at work, he has had plenty of test subjects, the Great War left many orphans and foundlings, and he paid good money for … Continue reading
10 May 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: historical, Juv/YA
Setting: 1940s, France
9 Stars
7 Comments
Received free from NetGalley “Verity” has been captured by the Germans. Held in a converted hotel in France she is tortured and forced to give up all her secrets. But in her confession and her report on all her secrets … Continue reading
20 February 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: detective & mystery, short stories
Setting: England
8 Stars
2 Comments
In a small English village something is afoot. A local gent has lost his head, quite literally. Someone has murdered Donny Crispin by chopping his head off. And so Tim Rice comes to investigate. After all, Donny did some work … Continue reading
Read for the Not just for Stormtroopers sci-fi challenge & for Carl’s Science Fiction Experience. As I mentioned in my review of Wool, the first in this series, I came across this author through a post on metafilter. He has … Continue reading
