Empire of Ivory, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey, 2007)

After a near-epic journey halfway across the world to China and back, surviving adventures, treachery, and battles galore, Captain Will Laurence and his dragon companion Temeraire thought they could settle back into something resembling a normal life. Normal, that is, … Continue reading

Burden of Proof, by John G. Hemry (Ace, 2004)

It has been over a year since Paul Sinclair, legal officer for the Space Navy’s USS Michaelson, testified in the court-martial of his first commanding officer. Since then, he’s settled down to a life in space, serving to the best … Continue reading

No Phule Like An Old Phule, by Robert Asprin and Peter J. Heck (Ace, 2004)

Captain Willard “Jester” Phule of the Space Legion, and his irrepressible team of misfits, Omega Company are back for their fifth action-packed outing in No Phule Like An Old Phule. Ever since Phule took over the leadership of Omega Company, … Continue reading

The Clone Alliance, by Steven L. Kent (Ace, 2007)

In the far future, war has broken out across the arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, as the Unified Authority fights against the secessionist Confederate Arms Treaty Organization and the fanatically religious Morgan Atkins Believers (or Mogats). Caught in the … Continue reading