Category Archives: Dystopian

Empty, Not Hollow: And Other Stories, by A.C. Adams (2014)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by tom

A.C. Adams’s “Empty, Not Hollow: And other stories” is the perfect book for a Sunday afternoon. It’s not long–92 pages on the Kindle–but it’s ideal for sitting back with a big glass of red wine (The book is dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Moriarty, by Daniel Corey (story) & Anthony Diecedue, et al, (illustration) (2013)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by tom

The Dark Professor Returns (nb: I received an advance review copy from the publisher via NetGalley) Sherlock Holmes has been dead for twenty years, and there’s nobody to rein in Professor James Moriarty. Can the world still be standing? The … Continue reading →

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Swans and Klons, by Nora Olsen (2013)

Posted on May 4, 2013 by tom

(nb: I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley) Rubric and Salmon Jo have a seemingly idyllic life. They are students at a top academy. They are ready to begin working with their mentors, and they have each … Continue reading →

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Celebrity in Death, by J.D. Robb (2012)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by tom
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Ready, Player One, by Ernest Cline (2011)

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tom
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The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (Book, 2008)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by tom

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s a dystopian world, and North America is now called Panem, divided into twelve districts. District 12 is down at the bottom, an impoverished, coal-mining misery pit. Survival … Continue reading →

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