The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi

December 05, 2025

John Scalzi can say more in a short story than many authors can in an entire novel. “The Tale of the Wicked” is a satisfying, surprising story with clever plotting. Even in a short story, his characters can grow and change, including a battle ship itself....

An Election by John Scalzi

November 21, 2025

After reading John Scalzi’s Constituent Service, set in the Third District of an unnamed planet, I went back to read the short novella, An Election. In fact, it’s actually a short story more than a novella, but it’s amusing, as well as topical,...

Constituent Service by John Scalzi

November 17, 2025

Whoever did the cover art for John Scalzi’s Constituent Service did a wonderful job illustrating the various species that are in the book. I’m grateful for Jeff Meyerson who mentioned this amusing novella by Scalzi. Of course, his books always have serious...

“3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years” by John Scalzi

October 03, 2025

I read Kelley Armstrong’s time travel historical mystery “Rip Through Time” series. But, I really kicked off my interest in time travel stories in fifth grade when we read H.G. Wells’ Time Machine. But, my all-time favorite time travel story is...

The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi

September 16, 2025

Today is release day for John Scalzi’s The Shattering Peace. Although I enjoy Scalzi’s books, I’ve never read one in his military science fiction series, Old Man’s War. This is the seventh in the series, and I liked this one so much I’m...