Tag Archives: action
The Red by Linda Nagata
Read November 2025 Recommended for fans of military sci-fi ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Linda Nagata has been on my watch list for a long time. She is fairly prolific, and, interestingly, one of the few ‘hard’ sci-fi … Continue reading
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
Edit Edit date and time Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of space adventures! Fast-n-furious! ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This is the literary equivalent of the weekend action-adventure movie. Although initially slow to grab me, in the … Continue reading
Finder by Suzanne Palmer
Read July 2019 ★ ★ ★ ★ A bit of a slow start that required a reboot, then once I reached chapter seven or so, became very hard to put down. It didn’t occur to me while reading, … Continue reading
Pulling Strings by Nick DeWolf
Read October 2018 Recommended for fans of King, thrillers ★ ★ ★ Well, I’ve got myself in a pickle. I rarely do ARCs, and for the most part, the ones I do are for books I intend to … Continue reading
The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata. Not the Last Good Woman.
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of military thrillers ★ ★ ★ Short version: a nail-biting action thriller. Read it if you want thriller, but not to experience anything new in female characterization or military sci-fi. “If Daniel could offer … Continue reading
Red Knight Falling by Craig Schaefer
Read January 2017 Recommended for those times you want UF action without overt sexism ★ ★ ★ Urban fantasy often falls into what I think of as ‘gym reads.’ They tend to be light-weight philosophically, action-focused with streamlined … Continue reading
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Read August 2013 Recommended for fans of absurdist thrillers ★ ★ ★ ★ I opened Angelmaker with high expectations. I enjoyed The Gone-Away World a great deal, and admired the blend of characterization, humor, and social commentary with a … Continue reading
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Read January, 2014 ★ 1/2 This is a tough one to review. Not because my reaction to the read wasn’t particularly clear –it was– but because my good friends over at Shelf Inflicted and I differ significantly in our … Continue reading
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey. Or Action movie 101.
Recommended to Carol by: Kristen Read from September 22 to 23, 2012, read count: twice ★ ★ ★ After the second read-through, I’ve come to the conclusion that Sandman Slim is Jason Statham starring in a Simon R. Green … Continue reading
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Recommended for: urban fantasy readers who love action Read in May, 2011 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Turned out to be a fun, engaging read, and I’ll definitely check out the next book in the series. The first person point of … Continue reading
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