Review: Anvil of Stars

Anvil of Stars by Greg Bear
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great book, as are all Greg Bear books I have read so far. I must now reread "Forge of God" because it has been many years since I read it and I can't recall the details to connect with "Anvil of Stars".

I reread Forge of God. So, naturally, I had to reread Anvil of Stars to keep the continuity straight (also, it has been years since I read it). I am currently rereading Anvil of Stars. Forge of God and Anvil of Stars are both just as good as they were the first time I read them.

A few details to flesh out the original review:

Spoiler Alert: the Forge of God part of this review has a few spoilers if you haven't read Forge of God, read Forge of God first then come back.

In Forge of God the Earth is destroyed by alien killer machines. Other ships show up and, warring with the killer machines, they manage to destroy them, save a couple thousand humans and start the terraforming of Mars and Venus so humans will have planets to live on.

Anvil of Stars continues with teenagers and young adults, that were children when Earth was destroyed, onboard a Ship of the Law. A Ship of the Law is a ship created by the machines of the Benefactors and crewed by children that volunteered to carry out Justice against the original creators of the killer machines.

A pair of fantastic books by a very imaginative writer. I highly recommend them both.

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Review: Galactic Legend of Life and Death

Galactic Legend of Life and Death by Boian Alexandrov
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A strange story overall.

I liked it, but it was somewhat difficult to follow.

The primary concept of this book is not unique but is unique in the way the author treats it.

It is a mix of spirituality, fantasy, science fiction and probably a couple of other genres.

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Review: The Descendants

The Descendants by Nathan Wall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Descendants Evolution of Angels Volume 2)
by Nathan Wall
I read the third one first and it was so good I bought this one and volume one.
This trilogy is intriguing. It is a unique blend of mythology, religion, and technology.

Angels that seem to depend on technology instead of being supernatural. Humans that may be supernatural under the right conditions. This is an interesting reversal of religion and mythology.

This book has lots of action, mystery, technology that's advanced enough to seem like magic, murder, mayhem, angelic revolution, betrayal, loyalty, etc.

This book is very hard to put down before finishing it.

I think everyone should read this.

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Review: The Phoenix Conspiracy

The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L. Sanders
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Calvin Cross is sent to find a rogue battleship and arrest or kill Asari Raidan, former Captain of the ISS Phoenix and fugitive from “justice”.

He finds himself saddled with Commander Summers Presley, former XO of the Phoenix, as his XO. There is more than a little friction between them.

A Lieutenant Commander in Intel Wing, Cross is not stranger to investigations. His research into Raidans' actions and motives gains him knowledge that makes him doubt Raidans' guilt and puts him and his crew in danger. And that's just the beginning.

Will the Empire survive? Who are the good guys? Bad guys? I don't know yet, I've only read four of the six book series but I am definitely going to read the rest.

Outstanding writing. Plenty of action, emotional interaction, conspiracies, organized criminal families, other shady and dangerous people, aliens, etc.

Mr. Sanders writes about people, and other characters, that seem to be real.

Highly recommended.

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Review: The Quantum Brain Maximum Speed

The Quantum Brain Maximum Speed by John Freitas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I like the plot.

I got this book through Goodreads giveaways.

The characters were three dimensional which made them seem real, except that some of them had contradictory personalities. The main guy seemed very naive and slow but he is the man that created the quantum brains.

His teenage neice was apparently smarter than he was.

The writing was stiff, there were too many times that titles, first names and last names were all used together when a pronoun (he, she, it) or a first name or last name would have sufficed, and would have been more realistic.

Take the stiffness out of the characters conversations and the writing, also. Make the progression of the story flow better and make people and androids that are supposed to be smart, smart.

More maturity in the writing is needed.

I have not read the first three books. This one is written well enough to provide enough background information to make it pretty easy to understand. It stands on its own very well.

I liked the plot.

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Review: The Ascension Series, Books 1-3: Sacrificed in Shadow, Oaths of Blood, and Ruled by Steel

The Ascension Series, Books 1-3: Sacrificed in Shadow, Oaths of Blood, and Ruled by Steel by S.M. Reine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Ascension Series, Books 1-3: Sacrificed in Shadow, Oaths of Blood, and Ruled by Steel
by
S.M. Reine
5 stars

Elise Kavanagh, preternatural investigator and exorcist, legendary demon hunter known as the Godslayer, and the most powerful demon to ever walk the Earth is back for some more kick-ass adventures.

She and her friends, the last werewolf pack on Earth, have the unenvious job of proving a murder was not committed by a werewolf while trying to find the real perpetrator and prove his guilt.

Then Elise, who, in addition to her other supernatural qualifications, is also the only exorcist left in America, must deal with a werewolf that has gone insane because of possession by a demon.

Also, having failed to prevent the Breaking, she and rogue angel Nash Adamson might have to make a deal with the Devil to stop Hell from overrunning Earth.

So Elise has her hands full, just as in the Descent Series. Some day she may get to rest.

Ms. Reine continues to write outstanding stories with unique viewpoints. These books are full of non-stop action just as the Descent Series was, even more so.

Enjoy these, they are outstanding.

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Review: The Girl in the Box Series Books 1–3: Alone, Untouched and Soulless

The Girl in the Box Series, Book 1-3: Alone, Untouched, and Soulless
by Robert J. Crane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Outstanding books.Mix super heroes, mythology, espionage, lots of action, romance and a lot more, then you will still need to read the books because they are much more, and better, than the sum of their parts.

Great proofreading. Of all three books I only noticed one grammatical error, most self-published ebooks are full of them. Only noticed two instances of small errors like Sienna wearing boots then a couple of paragraphs later, with no possibility or reason to, she is suddenly wearing tennis shoes. Only two bloopers? Great job on that.

5/5 stars on these books. I loved them.

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