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Heart of Gold by Sharon Shinn (Ace, 2001)

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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Sharon Shinn’s latest novel delves deep into the nature of love and racism, setting the age-old concepts on a world where three separate races must manage to coexist without letting their underlying distrust of each other destroy them all. For … Continue reading →

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First Contract by Greg Costikyan (Tor, 2001)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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When the aliens finally come, it’s not going to be to kill us, mate with our women, enslave us, destroy us, or enlighten us. No, it’s going to be to open up new trade routes, and do to the Earth … Continue reading →

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Fallen Host, by Lyda Morehouse (Roc, 2002)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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In this sequel to Archangel Protocol, Lyda Morehouse takes another look at a future society forever transformed after a disastrous war. Religion has taken hold in a serious way; either you believe, or you’re a non-citizen. Now, the world’s only … Continue reading →

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The Doomsday Brunette, by John Zakour and Lawrence Ganem (DAW, 2004)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last freelance private investigator on Earth, is called upon to unravel yet another bizarre case in The Doomsday Brunette, his second outing. This time, he and his AI partner are summoned to the estate of Ona … Continue reading →

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The Disappeared and Extremes by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Roc, 2002 and 2003)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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In the future, we’ve finally made contact with alien races. The only problem is, they come complete with laws and mores that occasionally seem incomprehensible to us, and part of the diplomatic concessions made to these aliens grants them the … Continue reading →

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Deathstalker Return, by Simon R. Green (Roc, 2004)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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In the latest installment of Simon Green’s universe-spanning space opera, things just keep getting worse for the main characters, and the universe as a whole. Former Paragon and King’s Champion Lewis Deathstalker is on the run, disgraced and condemned by … Continue reading →

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Channeling Cleopatra, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Ace, 2003)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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A radical new scientific discovery has unlocked the past. Now anyone can, for the right price, undergo a procedure to bond dead people to them, using their DNA to summon forth memory and personality. You can be implanted with anyone … Continue reading →

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Callahan’s Con, by Spider Robinson (Tor, 2004)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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The Callahan’s crew is back once more for another wild adventure from acclaimed author Spider Robinson. It’s been ten years since Jake Stonebender, his wife Zoey, their daughter Erin, time-traveling genius Nikola Tesla, inveterate punster Doc Webster, organ-playing Fast Eddy … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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It’s 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 of … Continue reading →

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Blind Waves, by Steven Gould (Tor, 2001)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael M. Jones
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The future lies underwater. After the Deluge, a global flooding caused by the melting of ice caps, humanity lives on what little surface remains above water, or on any of the newly-erected floating cities, such as New Galveston. The second … Continue reading →

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