November is over as I type this, and I can’t believe it’s been a month already, you guys. Everyone did fabulously, and I cannot thank you enough. Let’s look back at the final week’s reviews, read-alongs and interviews!

 

Reviews

Amanda at Classy x Book Reviews: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson | Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud | To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

Alex at Book Blurb: Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

Ollie at Infinite Speculation: Ghost Species by James Bradley | Radicalized by Cory Doctorow

SJ Higbee at Brainfluff: Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell/Ribbonworld by Richard Dee (mini reviews) | Stranger Still by Marilyn Messik | A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine | The Sculpted Ship by K.M. O’Brien

Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy: The Rush’s Edge by Ginger Smith

Mervi’s Book Reviews: Crimson Son by Russ Linton | Star Wars Vol. 3: Rebel Jail by Keiron Gillen & Jason Aaron (writers), Àngel Unzueta, Mike Mayhew, & Lenil Francis Yu (artists) | A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

Susy’s Cozy World: Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

Elena Square Eyes: Upgrade (movie review)

Mogsy at The BiblioSanctum: Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne | Red Noise by John P. Murphy

The Captain at Captain’s Quarters: Embers of War | Fleet of Knives | Light of Impossible Stars by Gareth L. Powell | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (movie review)

Lisa at Way Too Fantasy: Rebel by Krista D. Ball | Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik

Oliver at OllieSpot SFF Book Review: The City Below the Clouds by T.S. Galindo (review & author interview)

Laura Tisdall: Lakewood by Megan Giddings/Kindred by Octavia E. Butler/Escape Pod, ed. Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya/New Suns, ed. Nisi Shawl (round-up)

Annabel at Annabookbel: The Strange Bird by Jeff Vandermeer

Dianthaa Dabbles: Planetfall by Emma Newman/Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee/The Vanished Birds by Simon Jiminez (mini reviews)

Bob/Sally at Beauty in Ruins: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht

Chris at Calmgrove: The Wall by John Lanchester

Maxine’s Obsessions: The Secrets of Star Whales by Rebecca Thorne | Doors of Sleep by Tim Pratt

Maddalena at Space and Sorcery: Control (Star Trek Section 31) by David Mack | Battlestar Galactica, Season 4

Mayri at Bookforager: Tales from the Loop by Simon Stalenhag | Hidden in Sight by Julie E. Czerneda

John Folk-Williams at SciFiMind: Nophek Gloss by Essa Hansen

Jake is Reading: The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

Calypte at LittleFrogScribbles: Star Trek: Picard, Season 1

Maryam at The Curious SFF Reader: Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonald

Interviews/Guest posts

Arina at The Bookwyrm’s Guide to the Galaxy absolutely knocked it out of the park with five different author interviews and guest posts! Check them all out…

• Interview with Erin K. Wagner on A.I., being a Medievalist, and centering women creators
• Dom Watson, “Building Testament: A Cathartic Exploration of a Fictional City (Probably)”
• Interview with Craig Hallam on Oshibana Complex, nuanced characterisation, and ungendered societies
• Interview with Rebecca Crunden on Dust & Lightning, tech and politics, and character-driven stories
• Interview with Gautam Bhatia on compelling worlds, imagining alternatives, and unlearning

 

 

Mayri and imyril had to continue on in this readalong without me after Real Life and an unfortunate DNF decision forced me to bow out last week, but this week they reached the finale! Here are their thoughts on the conclusion of Golden Witchbreed:

Bookforager | There’s Always Room For One More

That’s almost it for our Mission Log recaps, but look out for a quick round-up of posts from the last couple of days of November!

All Systems Read

One last thing: we mentioned a special announcement on Twitter a little bit ago, and here it is: Sci-Fi Month will return with a mini-event in April! For four days over the Easter weekend, we will host All Systems Read – a casual SF readathon, and the only “rule” is you get to choose a theme for your reading! Got a backlist you want to whittle down? A series you want to catch up on/finish? An author whose work you love or a subgenre you fly your nerdy flag for? Here’s a fun opportunity!

See you then…