Ahoy there me mateys! This be the first read in me April BookBum Club Challenge! This sci-fi novella caught me eye because one of me favourite authors, Ann Leckie, talked about it in one of her blog posts. She states, "This is volume 1 of the Murderbot Diaries, and I suspect a certain percentage of … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – all systems red (Martha Wells)
Ahoy there me mateys! I absolutely fell in love with this author's novel the long way to a small, angry planet. In fact, readin' me review after all this time made me heart happy as I recaptured the feel of how great that book truly was. While this book is the second book in the … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – a closed and common orbit (Becky Chambers)
Ahoy there me mateys! I received this sci-fi eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here be me honest musings . . . autonomous (Annalee Newitz) Title: autonomous Author: Annalee Newitz Publisher: Macmillian-Tor/Forge Publication Date: Available Now!! (hardback/ebook) ISBN: 978-0765392077 Source: NetGalley Well me mateys, while this be an interesting read, … Continue reading On the Horizon – autonomous (Annalee Newitz)
Ahoy there me mateys! This book has been getting praise from me crew and know I know why. First of all it has the most beautifully evocative cover: And the story is unusual and compelling. This is a post-apocalyptic story of what happens when the war between the humans and robots is over and the … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – sea of rust (C. Robert Cargill)
Ahoy there me mateys! This novel was on me radar forever and finally got around to reading it. While I did enjoy many parts of the novel, overall it was just an okay read for me. Mostly I found myself comparing it to other robot related novels and finding it slightly lacking. This story involves … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – robopocalypse (Daniel H. Wilson)
Ahoy there me mateys! I was looking to read something short that fit me current mood and this book was found in the hold. This is listed as a middle-grade but bah! I don't put age limits on things. This is about a robot whose crate gets washed overboard from a cargo ship and she … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – the wild robot (Peter Brown)
