4/5 Stars Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation by Catherynne M. Valente

Narrated by Tom Taylorson Run Time: 8 hrs and 51 mins Summary: The ship carrying Quarian, Batarians, Elcor, and Drell falls under a biological catastrophe. Is it accidental or criminal? How can they fight something never encountered in the history of every sentient race? Additional Comments: The book blurb is absolutely, unequivocally useless. Blah, blah,…

Audiobook Reviews 4.25/5 Stars Mass Effect: Initiation by Mac Walters, N.K. Jemisin

Audiobook Reviews 4.25/5 Stars Mass Effect: Initiation by Mac Walters, N.K. Jemisin

Narrated by Fryda Wolff Run Time: 8hrs and 13 mins Summary: Cora Harper, a powerful human biotic, takes on the job of recovering some valuable stolen data. Additional Comments: – I have the paperback for this book and just never finished it. I tried on and off for like 4 years. Just didn’t get into…

5/5 Stars Skin, The X-Files Book 6 by Ben Mezrich

5/5 Stars Skin, The X-Files Book 6 by Ben Mezrich

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor Run Time: 8 hrs and 29 mins Summary: A series of fantastic, seemingly unrelated events send Mulder and Scully halfway across the world to hunt down a legend. Additional Comments: Story has great flow. There are a lot of seemingly unrelated things happening, but they don’t feel contrived. The murders are…

4.5/5 Stars Antibodies, The X-Files Book 5 by Kevin J. Anderson

4.5/5 Stars Antibodies, The X-Files Book 5 by Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor Run Time: 7 hrs and 48 mins Summary: Is it a miracle cure or a deadly plague? This tale sets Mulder and Scully frantically searching the backwoods of Oregon to find a young boy and his mother who might be in grave danger. Additional Comments: Nanotechnology is always fascinating, especially in…

4/5 Stars Whirlwind, The X-Files Book 2 by Charles Grant

4/5 Stars Whirlwind, The X-Files Book 2 by Charles Grant

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor Run Time: 5 hrs and 42 mins Summary: Serial killers usually have a pattern, but this time, there’s seemingly no link between the victims. Male, female, young, old, human, and animal have been targeted. The method of the kill is highly unusual. Additional Comments: Albuquerque, New Mexico has seen its share…

Book Review 4.5/5 Stars Mercy’s King

Book Review 4.5/5 Stars Mercy’s King

*spoilers are possible in discussion  Summary: Probably the most violent and action-packed of the series to date.  Additional Comments:  – The king ails under something mysterious, but it’s time for the annual tournament. Dragons are attacking outlying villages. Valerian gets some of the blame. He and Merry ride hard to discover what has happened. –…