science fiction author
I first read Old Man’s War about 8 years ago and it was one of those books that I couldn’t put down. I am only 2 years younger than him, and I feel like the SF that motivated him in his debut novel was similar to what I read. I read Starship Troopers multiple times, enjoyed Friday for its strong female lead (I know that Heinlein is problematic in some ways but to have a…
I haven’t been able to put this book down all week. I have been reading it in every spare moment. And I figured out the third book that this series crosses with besides Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games… it is Dune. The houses, the families, the Greek mythology, coupled with epic space battles, and the rise to power where there can be only one survivor. I had read some reviews of this book and…
Red Rising, by Pierce Brown I needed something to do on a cross-country flight and a friend suggested this book once she confirmed I liked both Ender’s game and the Hunger Games. I listened to the first 33 chapters over the last month and just sat down and finished the book in an about 2 hour push. If you like Ender’s game or the Hunger Games, I think this book will suit your tastes as…
