Science Fiction Book Reviews

John Graham spirals deeper into the realms of high sci-fi with Swarm, the fourth thrilling installment of the Voidstalker series.

Gabriel Thorn’s daring and unauthorized behavior from previous books has put him in hot water with Red-Eye, the cold and calculating Director General of the DNI. Despite being manipulated and punished at seemingly every turn, even when his breaches of conduct serve the greater good, he remains a loyal voidstalker. He may be on administrative leave, but when an ancient evil is stirred up during a routine geological survey on a barren planet, threatening the DNI’s future, Thorn is […]

Michael Mussachia adds another layer to his complex Savior universe with his sixth book, Sienna, a deep and extensive character study of a second mutant child born in the near-future, and potentially the perfect partner for the planet’s savior.

This well-penned novel traces the origins, development and adventures of a young mutant girl, Sienna, who is growing up in tandem with this series’ legendary Russian mutant boy, Mikhail Ivanov. Between her premature birth, unnaturally rapid growth, and extreme intelligence, it is clear from the start that this beautiful child with the golden glowing eyes is going to be something special […]

A gifted young researcher finds her life rocketing in a new direction – to the stars – in Callisto 2.0 by Susan English, a creative, time-warping thrill.

This foundation-building novel is a strong start for a new feministic science fiction series, landing as both timely and relatable. After an astonishing sequence of unlikely events, Callisto finds herself orbiting the moon, in awe of her out-of-this-world boss, and working on the greatest unsolved problems of human space travel. However, despite being surrounded by an entire space station of brilliant and unique women from across the globe, there are dangerous secrets lurking […]

K3+ by Erasmo Acosta with Gala Stevenson is a stunning piece of futurist sci-fi – a visionary story that proposes the shape of mankind’s destiny in the universe.

A wildly creative futuristic vision, this novel tracks the origins of the fictional Space Initiative and its first nascent steps among the stars, led by its unlikely and uncompromising leader, Federico. As an added twist, readers are also given a glimpse far into the future – a billion years – to the intergalactic evolution of the human race, with its population in the nonillions and energy-capturing megastructures placed around billions of stars.[…]