Review of Station in The Sky

Station in the Sky: a post-apocalyptic journey by Caye Marsh

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book is a mystery novel, which makes reviewing it hard without providing spoilers. It also opens a bit unpromisingly - the narrator wakes up with amnesia. More promisingly, they're in a cage with a girl and are both being held prisoners. The novel then becomes one of discovery - the narrator discovering themselves as we discover our world.

I read this book in one shot while on a long flight back from Victoria, BC, Canada. It was entertaining and gripping, if dark. There are some books where the story is told competently but you're not sure if you agree with the ending. This is one of those stories.



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Review of Poor Man's Fight

Poor Man's Fight by Elliott Kay

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I met the author at a science fiction convention - we were both on the same panel - and the premise of "piracy and student debt" struck me as interesting. Intrigued, I bought the book.

Our hero, Tanner Malone, lives on a human-colonized planet in which students on graduating high school take a test. Based on the test results, they get assigned debt for their education. In part due to some pre-test personal issues and in part to a heavily-hinted-at attempt to cook the books, Tanner ends up with a substantial debt. Desperate, he joins the local Space Force. Unfortunately, said Space Force is running up against a pirate problem.

The book has multiple points of view and covers a broad swath of it's world. I found it highly entertaining, although at a couple of points I felt that Tanner just got too lucky. Overall I recommend it.



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