Reviews and Comments

5 out of 5 stars Kudos to Mr. Scalzi on an excellent addition to the Old Man's War series. The main characters Gretchen and Ran (minor characters from The Last Colony) are very compelling and the story is engaging with many unexpected twists. #Bookstodon

5 out of 5 stars An interesting story with good character development. A twist that I didn't expect but it fit well in the story. #Bookstodon

5 out of 5 stars My wife highly recommended I read this and I highly recommend it to you as well. Excellent world building and story, it was easy to imagine this being a probable story of future England after a world-wide civilization collapse. The well fleshed out secondary characters generally made me at least a little empathetic even when I disagree with their thinking or viewpoints. (Some characters did not of course.) I look forward to reading the rest of this series.

5 out of 5 stars Again the flock find themselves solving a murder mystery (or even two) in France. This time they are experienced but will that be enough in the end? A thoroughly good read with great characters and unexpected twists and turns. #Bookstodon

5 out of 5 Well written (very grim) short story about population control.

5 out of 5 stars Very good mix of stories this month.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent end to the Discworld series, very well done by Terry and his team. Great reminders that humanity is flawed but the best among us come together in times of need to help.

5 out of 5 stars Lots going on in this book but it came together nicely by the end.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting collection of non-fiction writing and speeches. Warning: Deliberate usage of a racial slur describing a type of fireworks.

5 out of 5 stars Commander Sam Vines goes on holiday to his wife's family estate and yet again turns the world on its head. Young Sam is a joy in this story with his delighted investigations of everything, especially poo.