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  • Published in 1987, this novel recounts the fictional story of one young New Zealand swimmer as she tries to win a spot on the 1960 Olympic team. I’m going to save the spoilers for the...

    J’s Take on In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder

    Published in 1987, this novel recounts the fictional story of one young New Zealand swimmer as she tries to win a spot on the 1960 Olympic team. I’m going to save the spoilers for the...

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  • At 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....

    J’s Take on Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson

    At 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....

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  • In 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.

    Nebula Project: Forever War, part 2

    In 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.

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  • It'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.

    Nebula Project: Forever War

    It'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.

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  • I’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...

    J’s Take on The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner

    I’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...

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