Book Review

Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice was the “it” book of science fiction in 2013. It won the 2014 Hugo, the Nebula, the Arthur C. Clarke, the Locus, and other awards. The list of books that have simultaneously won those awards is the pantheon of science fiction. We’re talking Dune…

Song of the Exile, by Kiana Davenport

Song of the Exile is an extraordinary, powerful, heartbreaking novel. It follows the lives of Keo, a native Hawaiian who burns to play jazz, and Sunny, a Korean/Hawaiian student, as they fall in love, are separated by the tides of World War II, and try to find…

The Knowledge, by Steven Pressfield

You probably know Pressfield as the author of Gates of Fire. Or maybe The Legend of Bagger Vance. Or maybe The War of Art. All amazing works.

The Knowledge is like no other Pressfield book. Hemingway famously said “Writing is easy. All you…

The Last Supper, by Charles McCarry

Charles McCarry might be the true heir to John Le Carré. His spy novels have plenty of thrills, but focus on the human aspects of espionage, the betrayals, the inability to trust anyone, the costs of being “in the business”.

The Girl from Venice, by Martin Cruz Smith

From it’s evocative cover to its low key, upbeat ending, The Girl From Venice is an enjoyable, surprisingly romantic outing from Martin Cruz Smith.

Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming

Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well…

Ghosts of the Desert, by Ryan Ireland

As someone who lived in Utah for many years, I was interested to read Ryan Ireland’s…