Novella Review: The Emperor's Soul

The Emperor's Soul, by Brandon Sanderson

Fantasy

5 out of 5 stars

http://brandonsanderson.com/books/elantris/the-emperors-soul/

A short review for a short book.

So much good in so few words. Detailed and highly-developed magic, good characters doing bad, bad characters doing good, a gloriously messy and unique fantasy story that hits all the right notes.

The world is so much richer thanks to Brandon Sanderson's fiction, and this little gem is worth your time.

Book Review: Earth Awakens

Earth Awakens, by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston

Science Fiction, prequel to Ender's Game

4 out of 5 stars

http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Awakens-First-Formic-War/dp/0765367386/

The final book in the First Formic War trilogy, Earth Awakens continues the story of humanity's struggle against not only the Formics, but also against itself. "Earth Awakens" is a great read, but if you're looking for surprises, you won't find many. This is a problem with prequels in general: you know the most important outcomes already. On the one hand, this allows you to focus more on the whos, hows, whats, and whys of the story. On the other hand, you also know that the story has to come to a satisfying close before the trilogy ends.

Book Review: Earth Afire

Earth Afire, by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston

Science Fiction, prequel to Ender's Game

4 out of 5 stars

http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Afire-The-First-Formic/dp/0765367378

Coming hot on the heels of one of the best books I'd read in a long time, Earth Afire had a lot to live up to. Unfortunately, it's not quite as good as Earth Unaware, but that's not to say it's bad. Far from it.

Book Review: Earth Unaware

Earth Unaware, By Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston

Science Fiction, Prequel to Ender's Game

5 out of 5 stars

http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Unaware-First-Formic-War/dp/076536736X

When you pick up a book and finish it in 4 days, you know it's good. It might start out a little slow, there might be some almost cartoonishly cliched (but honestly still believable) characters, and the book might end in a really frustrating place (for a reader), but anytime a book can hook you into reading it for hours on end on a Saturday, you know it's good.

MARKER is now live on iBooks and Kindle!

Chapters 1-8 are available in the iBooks sample. Chapters 1-4 are available in the Kindle sample.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1083970417

http://www.amazon.com/Marker-Geoffrey-I-Baxter-ebook/dp/B01BPBUFW0/

Marker gets a cover

Coming soon to iBooks and Kindle!

NEWS: Demo Gamer Hiatus

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