John D Loyd

The Collected Lives of Chuck Burke by @ShawnInmon #MiddleFallsTimeTravel Chuck uses his MFTT do overs to overcome his collecting(hoarding) compulsion. Nice addition to the series. 4.5 stars. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-co…

@KevinPhyland @Analog_SF @fandsf I enjoyed the #Raffalon story in N/D 2013 FSF sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/05/novemb…

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Dec 1989 INTERZONE #31 Sep-Oct 1989 F&SF Nov/Dec 2013 INVERTED WORLD - Christopher Priest (1974) DAWN - Octavia E. Butler (1987) @Analog_SF @fandsf

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Cinderella type fairy tale where Ella is given the "gift" of obedience. Loved the movie twenty years ago, loved the book. Enough different to be worth it. 4.7 stars sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/06/ella-e…

The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson #GirlOfFireAndThorns #3 Elisa found the zafira, but now she has to go on a rescue mission, neutralize the Invierne threat, and end the brewing civil war in Joya d'Arena peacefully. 4.8 stars. excellent conclusion. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-bi…

@KevinPhyland @orsonscottcard @SusanPalwick Had to check if I'd read Orbit 4. It's on my shelf, but no. I have read "Grimm's World" a fix up novel that started with the story in this anthology. I love the premise of the thousand year old magazine. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2016/02/grimms…

Highlights etc... Frederik Pohl @orsonscottcard Spider & Jeanne Robinson Barry N. Malzberg Phyllis Eisenstein Kate Wilhelm Charles L. Harness Harlan Ellison Vernor Vinge Rachel Pollack @SusanPalwick Robert Grossbach Albert E. Cowdrey Marc Laidlaw KJ Kabza Greg Bear

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Oct 1978 ORBIT 4 - (ed.) Damon Knight (1968) F&SF Sep/Oct 2013 IN THE MOUTH OF THE WHALE - Paul McAuley (2012) ARTERY OF FIRE - Thomas N. Scortia (1972) @Analog_SF @fandsf @UnlikelyWorlds Charles Mobbs Jacob Transue Rob Chilson

@KevinPhyland @Analog_SF @fandsf @UnlikelyWorlds I write the reviews because stories don't stick with me very long. Several VG ones in S/O'13 F&SF. #Gorlen, "Hhasalin", #JackShade, "MyPhone20" sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2020/08/sepoct…

The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson #FireAndThorns #2 A few months of relative peace since book #1 doesn't last long. Assassination attempts. A push for Elisa to remarry. Then a quest to the gates of life. 4.7 stars. Cliffhanger. Have book #3 ready. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-cr…

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Book 1, but standalone, no cliffhanger. Elisa carries a (once a century) Godstone. Nice hook, she is 16, being married off to King Alejandro. She's smart, but has been kept in the dark. She's learning now 4.7 stars sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-gi…

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig Math teacher inherits a house in Ibiza. Why her? She barely new Christina. She did befriend her that once, but... Grace checks it out in person (since it's written in retrospect we know she stays) 4.3 stars. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-li…

The Icarus Plot by Timothy Zahn Icarus Saga #1 -- standalone, plot resolved, no cliff hangers. Roarke and Selene and manipulated into their old (more dangerous) bounty hunter job, to search for Tera C. Clever plot twists. 4.0 stars sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-ic…

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Platform Decay by Martha Wells #MurderbotDiaries #8 Rescue mission on a planet sized torus. Get in, retrieve hostages, get out. Great MB action and humor. 5.0 stars. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/05/platfo…

@KevinPhyland @Analog_SF @fandsf @StephenKing I didn’t rate any stories VG in M/J 2013 FSF. Stewart and White were Good. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/07/mayjun… I’ve said it before, but in the 80s Simak was my favorite author. I loved everything except for City.

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jun 1978 INTERZONE #30 Jul/Aug 1989 F&SF May/Jun 2013 DUMA KEY - Stephen King (2008) OUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN - Clifford D. Simak (1974) @Analog_SF @fandsf @StephenKing

Among Others by Jo Walton Morwenna loves to read SF. After a couple lonely months at her new boarding school she hears of a SF book club. Did she magically conjure it into existence. Magic can always be debunked. 3.8 stars. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/04/among-…

@KevinPhyland @Analog_SF @fandsf FSF—I love the #Seastead stories. “Solidarity” is Excellent. Also great “The Long View” & “The Boy Who Drank from Lovely Women” sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2019/10/marap-…

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Apr 1978 ORBIT 3 - (ed.) Damon Knight (1968) F&SF Mar/Apr 2013 METROPOLITAN - Walter Jon Williams (1995) WORLD’S END - Joan D. Vinge (1984) @Analog_SF @fandsf Joanna Russ Gene Wolfe Kate Wilhelm Wilson Tucker

The Adventure of the Demonic Ox by Lois McMaster Bujold. #PenricAndDesdemona #14 Pen checks out a possible new demon. Otta along for training, Rina to keep her company. Rina may have ulterior motives. 4.8 stars. Downside? Too long since the last one. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-ad…

Apr 1979 @fandsf Astronaut returns from Tau Ceti w/ news that it has a civilization. Powers that be are aghast w/ xenophobia "Genocide Man" by Steven Utley sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/04/apr-19…

Mar 1979 @fandsf Simon finds an old flame while researching architecture "Broken Stairways, Walls of Time" Lee Killough Ken "The Attenuated Man" is first to trasmat to Mars. The tech has worked flawlessly on Earth. Joe Patrouch. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/04/mar-19…

@KevinPhyland @Analog_SF @fandsf In J/F 2013FSF. Didn’t miss not having a Hughes’ series characters, it was great. Also “The Lights and the Darks” with the skeptic assigned to a paranormal story was cool. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/11/janfeb…

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Feb 1978 GALAXY May 1973 F&SF Jan/Feb 2013 CHILDREN OF RUIN - Adrian Tchaikovsky (2019) THE SWORD OF THE LICTOR - Gene Wolfe (1982) @Analog_SF @fandsf Albert E. Cowdrey Desmond Warzel

The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson Three people (well, one's a fox) have to overcome their longings/dissatisfaction and come to grips with life. With a love triangle thrown in. sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-fo…