Nophek Gloss

NOPHEK GLOSS is such a difficult book to categorize. This is a very good thing mind you. Yes it contains some amazing space opera moments, yes it also dabbles in a good amount of hard SF, absolutely does it touch on some classic science fiction elements as well. So there's a lot to digest in the not......more

Caveat: This is not your usual book review; I've included some "behind the scenes" musings for once. If you prefer my usual reviews, this may not be your cup of tea. Okay, caveats out of the way--let's go! There's a lot of mutual back-scratching (praise my book, and I'll praise your book!) which goes......more

3.5 Stars This novel has an incredibly strong start with an opening sequence that was brutal and devastating. It is always fantastic to find an author who isn't afraid to write something dark. Beyond the beginning, the story mostly read like a fairly conventional space opera. It followed the major tr......more

I'm sorry to report this book just didn't work for me. The first part of the book is a bit of a slog, awash with unfamiliar terms and flooded with complex descriptions of new things, people, and places. I was impressed with the variety and abnormality of this strange multiverse, but I struggled to v......more

This might be the best debut of 2020. It certainly has my vote in that regard at this point. The sheer imagination in this book is staggering. It reminds me of the most imaginative work of CJ Cherryh in that regard, and if you know me you know that's some seriously high praise. I would read chapters......more