Started reading "Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy The Storm" by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland.
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Didn't get too far into it yet, but I've liked their individual books a lot, so...

Finished reading Wil McCarthy's "Beggar's Sky."
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Like the previous books in this space thriller series, this was energetic, clever, and very entertaining.

Despite what the name implies, "Monster Jam Showdown" isn't a game in which sentient and evil jellies face off. No matter, this monster truck racing / trick doing game still looks like it might be fun. Here's the link to my preview.
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In my exclusive interview with author Zac Topping about his military science fiction novel "Rogue Sequence," he talks about the military and sci-fi stories that inspired and influenced it ... before adding that, "it's probably about as 'military' as the Mission: Impossible franchise."
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Started reading Traci Brimhall's "Come The Slumberless To The Land Of Nod: Poems."
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Starts strong; curious to see where it goes.

In my new interview with author Tim Pratt, he invokes the immortal words of the Reese's corporation when he says his new sci-fi space opera novel "The Knife And The Serpent" is like, "You got space opera all over my multiverse!"
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Started reading Wil McCarthy's "Beggar's Sky."
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Seems like this is going to be as fun and engaging as the previous books in this series.

Finished reading Suyi Davies Okungbowa's "Lost Ark Dreaming."
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Really good and interesting. Kind of like a unique spin on Hugh Howey's "Silo" stories.

Finished reading Jabari Asim's "Stop And Frisk: American Poems."
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Not everything worked for me, but the stuff that did, was very effective.

Along with power tools and cooking, Leatherface was always known for his love of pinball. ... Okay, not really, but that didn't stop the good people of Zen Studios from making "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball" for "Pinball M." Here's the link to my review of this bloody good virtual pinball table.
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Started reading Suyi Davies Okungbowa's "Lost Ark Dreaming."
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Very intrigued and engaged by this inventive story.

Finished reading Jason Pargin's "Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia."
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Was as gloriously ridiculous and crazy as the first two books ... and just as good.

All good things must end, and for author Suzanne Palmer, it's time to end her humorous sci-fi space opera series, "The Finder Chronicles." In this exclusive interview, she discusses why that end is coming with the new novel, "Ghostdrift."
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Started reading Kang Young-sook's "At Night He Lifts Weights: Stories."
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Can't remember where I heard of her ("The New Yorker" maybe?), but the first story was super good.

Started reading Jabari Asim's "Stop And Frisk: American Poems."
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Good stuff so far. Vivid in both subject and execution.

In my new Q&A with author Adrian Tchaikovsky, he says his humorous science fiction novel "Service Model" is "Mad Max starring C-3PO." To find out what else it is, and what inspired and influenced it, check out this exclusive interview.
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Finished reading Andrea Kriz's "Learning To Hate Yourself As A Self Defense Mechanism And Other Stories."
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Really enjoyed this collection of that were often and always so much more.

Finished reading Sara Daniele Rivera's "The Blue Mimes: Poems."
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Well, this was really good, especially in her use of varied structures, and how they never became crutches or made these feel like novelties.

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