Tag: review

Magazine Review

Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Four): Reviews of Clarkesworld, GigaNotoSaurus, Asimov’s, and Analog (January 2024)

tarvolonLeave a comment

After a year of reading three magazines cover-to-cover, I’m going to scale back a little bit in 2024. It was a good experience overall, but life is getting more complicated, I have a lot pressing for my reading time, and I want to make sure this stays a hobby and doesn’t turn into a job.… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Four): Reviews of Clarkesworld, GigaNotoSaurus, Asimov’s, and Analog (January 2024)

Reviews

Sci-fi Book Review: Thrill Switch by Tim Hawken

tarvolonLeave a comment

My judging team for the third annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC3) has scouted our entire allotment and selected seven books to be passed around the team for full evaluations by our entire complement of judges. As I read two of the seven in the scouting phase, that will mean five new reads for me personally, all books that… Continue reading Sci-fi Book Review: Thrill Switch by Tim Hawken

Reviews

Sci-fi Novella Review: The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

tarvolonLeave a comment

This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Tusks of Extinction will be released on January 16, 2024. I read Ray Nayler for the first time in 2022, and he quickly became a must-read author. So when I saw he had… Continue reading Sci-fi Novella Review: The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

Reviews

Sci-fi/Fantasy Collection Review: Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi

tarvolonLeave a comment

This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Convergence Problems will be released on February 13, 2024. I’ve been following Wole Talabi’s recommendations for African short sci-fi and fantasy for several years now, and after loving “The Regression Test” and “A Dream… Continue reading Sci-fi/Fantasy Collection Review: Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi

Reviews

Sci-fi Novel Review: Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley

tarvolonLeave a comment

This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Three Eight One will be released on January 16, 2024. Aliya Whiteley doesn’t have an enormous following in my corners of genre fandom, but I’ve heard her cited several times as an exceptional author… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley

Reviews

Sci-fi Novel Review: Red Darkling by L.A. Guettler

tarvolonLeave a comment

My judging team for the third annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC3) has scouted our entire allotment and selected seven books to be passed around the team for full evaluations by our entire complement of judges. As I read two of the seven in the scouting phase, that will mean five new reads for me personally, all books that… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: Red Darkling by L.A. Guettler

Reviews

Sci-fi Novel Review: The Automaton by Ian Young

tarvolonLeave a comment

My judging team for the third annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC3) has scouted our entire allotment and selected seven books to be passed around the team for full evaluations by our entire complement of judges. As I read two of the seven in the scouting phase, that will mean five new reads for me personally, all books that… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: The Automaton by Ian Young

Reviews

Sci-fi Novel Review: Tasmanian Gothic by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky

tarvolonLeave a comment

My judging team for the third annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC3) has scouted our entire allotment and selected seven books to be passed around the team for full evaluations by our entire complement of judges. As I read two of the seven in the scouting phase, that will mean five new reads for me… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: Tasmanian Gothic by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky

Reviews

Sci-fi Novel Review: Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn

tarvolonLeave a comment

My judging team for the third annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC3) has scouted our entire allotment and selected seven books to be passed around the team for full evaluations by our entire complement of judges. As I read two of the seven in the scouting phase, that will mean five new reads for me… Continue reading Sci-fi Novel Review: Stargun Messenger by Darby Harn