The Dragonriders of Pern on orig. published 1978 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Dragonflight To the nobles who live in Ruatha Hold, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands…. Read more »
Genre: Science Fiction
Restoree (Anne McCaffrey)
Restoree by Anne McCaffrey Published by Del Rey on 1967 (original pub. date) Genres: Science Fiction Pages: 256 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Catalyst, The Dragonriders of Pern Sara had been torn from Earth by a nameless black force and taken to… Read more »
The Martian: A book-and-movie review
The Martian by Andy Weir Published by Crown on Feb. 11, 2014 (hardcover) Genres: Science Fiction Pages: 387 Format: Paperback Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Project Hail Mary Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now,… Read more »
Cress, by Marissa Meyer (review)
Cress Series: Lunar Chronicles #3 on February 4, 2014 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Cinder, Scarlet In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and… Read more »
‘Scarlet’ lives up to ‘Cinder’
Scarlet Series: Lunar Chronicles #2 on February 5, 2013 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Cinder, Cress Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison–even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted… Read more »