Escape Velocity

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Inheritance

Review: Inheritance – Christopher Paolini

Part four of the Inheritance Cycle – As the Varden gain ground the inevitable clash between Eragon and Galbatorix looms on the horizon. But how can the young rider defeat the ancient king?

Brisingr

Review: Brisingr – Christopher Paolini

Part three of the Inheritance Cycle – Reunited with his brother Roran, Eragon must take on old enemies to save Roran’s betrothed – and both brothers must earn their place in the Varden for the upcoming war.

Review: Eldest – Christopher Paolini

Part two of the Inheritance Cycle – After the battle of Farthen Dur, the dragonrider Eragon must go to the elves in Ellesmera to continue his training. Meanwhile, the Varden rebels prepare for all-out war.

Review: VAST Horizon – Fool & Scholar Productions

The Bifrost was meant to transport its passengers to a yet-to-be colonised solar system, but when Dr. Nolira Eck wakes up from stasis, the ship’s systems are malfunctioning and the rest of the crew has disappeared. Assisted by the ship’s AI, Nolira fights to survive and to find out what fate has befallen her crewmembers.

Review: Eragon – Christopher Paolini

Book one of the Inheritance Cycle – when Eragon finds a mysterious stone in the forest, he initially takes it home to sell. However, he realises that it is in fact a dragon egg – and Eragon is thrust into a dangerous adventure.

The Three Body Problem

Review: The Three Body Problem – Liu Cixin

Part one of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy – Wang Miao is recruited to infiltrate a secretive organisation of scientists connected to a series of suicides, and takes up a mysterious videogame, Three Body, in the process.

City of Brass

Review: The City of Brass – S.A. Chakraborty

Part 1 of the Daevabad Trilogy

Nahri, a shrewd young woman from Cairo, is unexpectedly plucked from her human life and ends up in an unknown world of magic and supernatural jinn. Meanwhile, Ali, a young jinn prince, finds himself in the midst of the political tensions of the royal capital.

Conqueror's Moon

Review: Conqueror’s Moon – Julian May

Part one in the Boreal Moon Trilogy – Prince Conrig Wincantor has the ambition to unify the island of High Blengholme under Cathran Sovereignty. With the help of the sorceress Ullanoth and Deveron Austrey, his secret spy, he sets in motion his daring plan.