Dive Into the Future: Sci-Fi Book Reviews and Must-Reads!

In this week's edition of my newsletter, we're taking you on an interstellar journey through the cosmos of literature and ideas. Dive into our riveting sci-fi book review, join me for an enlightening conversation on Dr. Lisa L Campbell's podcast (available now on my website), and discover our curated "In the Stacks" book recommendations. Don't miss out on this adventure through the pages and beyond!

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Have a great weekend!

Kevin R Coleman

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MY BOOK REVIEW - PALE GREY DOT

What a fun read! The year is 2510, humanity has spread throughout the solar system, but the colonies struggle under the iron fist of the Earth Security Services (ESS) run by a mysterious central being known only as ‘She’

Three failed ESS operatives, exiled after failing to bring a peaceful end to the Mars Insurrection, are now scattered and cut off when they begin to be called back to service. However, the task is unclear, and the operatives are not as compliant as they once were.

The future is richly imagined and logically consistent throughout the novel. The characters are well-defined, each with their own drives and flaws. We come to care about them as the story unfolds. The result is a true planet-hopping adventure reminiscent of John Farley’s Eight Worlds novel Steel Beach

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IN THE STACKS WITH KEVIN

Diana Cumberlin knows one thing: he’s coming for her, and he’s not the only one.
Fleeing a ruined marriage and a mob boss with a vendetta for revenge, Diana will do anything to protect her five-year-old daughter.
From contacting long lost lovers to family she abandoned years ago, Diana is determined to set right her past transgressions on a road more traveled.

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Kinfolk is the first book in the trilogy A Mutiny of Pirates, a sci-fi adventure inspired by Treasure Island. If you like stories about imperfect heroes, found families, and unusual worlds, you’ll love Kinfolk. This isn’t a typical action story, but a character-driven journey of growth and redemption—with a few gunfights and explosions for good measure.

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What will it cost to keep her secret? Serious and haunted, Em protects orphans in her castle. Will the marauding, enemy clan who stole her virtue defeat her again? Or will the damage they've already done cause her death at the gallows for an atrocity she didn't commit? When she can no longer run in the dark, she must face her fear in the light of day.

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An occupied world. A slave labor mining camp. Two captured Fleet officers. And a frontier god who could no longer stand to watch innocent lives perish.

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A young fisherman, an archer, a kingdom on its knees — can this unexpected duo save their people?

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