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- jun - @J I had the same thought about the rhino. And he’s nearly drowned twice so far. @K I’m glad to...
- K - It was the passage of time between advances that really got me. On the one hand, yeah, Cal is a 15 year old...
- J - Wow. You’ve convinced me I made the right decision in not reading the rest. How many times does he nearly...
- J - True. Like we can’t rebuild our society without some cataclysmic tragedy to motivate us.
- K - I think part of the issue is that so many dystopian books are also post-apocalyptic. It’s often used as...
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J’s Take on Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsAt first this seemed like a typical dragon book. A orphan who’s about 10 is caring for some captive dragons. One talks to her telepathically. She escapes with him and this dragon stone. Yawn, ho-hum.... -
Nebula Project: Forever War, part 2
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 1 CommentIn this part, we'll look at a revised version published more recently, as well as the short story/novella "A Separate War" which tells the last portion of the book from the perspective of a different character. -
Conspiracy 365: January – March by Gabrielle Lord
Posted on March 15, 2012 | 3 CommentsFor 2012, the three of us at Triple Take have decided to focus on YA fiction from Australia and New Zealand. First up is the first volume (January) of Gabrielle Lord’s Conspiracy 365 series, in... -
Nebula Project: Forever War
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 CommentIt's the dawn of a new century and the human race has begun exploring space in earnest after the discovery of 'collapsars' which permit instantaneous travel between two distant points in space. Unfortunately, humanity has also discovered it's not alone in the universe and is now embroiled in a war with a race they call the Taurans. -
J’s Take on The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsI’m going to venture into spoilers for The Tomorrow Code, but I’ll try to do this chronologically, so the big spoilers won’t come until near the middle or end of this review. I’ll warn you...