Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
September 2, 2016
For syfy, this book is as good as it gets. Jason is a college professor of Physics, has a wife and a kid, and is normal in every way. But
Orphan X, by Greg Hurwitz
September 2, 2016
Evan Smoak is an orphan who was recruited into a special government program, where he’s been trained to covertly kill for his country since being a teenager. It’s all he
The Girl with All the Gifts, by M.R. Carey
June 4, 2016
Sweet little Melanie–all she wants to do is be around her teacher, Miss Justineau. So, why does Dr. Caldwell want to cut her up into little pieces so she can
Power Down (Dewey Andreas, #1) by Ben Coes
May 16, 2016
Loads of fun–very fast moving, great plot, lots of action, likable hero. It starts off with an ex-Delta soldier, Dewey Andreas, working on an ocean drilling platform, thinking his military
I am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes
April 24, 2016
A spy thriller, in the same vein of a James Bond adventure, but make him an anti hero. Instead of a young, dashing, irresistible British heart throb, you get a
The Magic of Math, by Arthur Benjamin
March 12, 2016
This is one of those rare books that makes a technical subject interesting, but not only for the nontechnical average Joe, but also for those who are very comfortable with
Ready Player One, By Ernest Cline
November 12, 2015
I never thought someone could write a good book about one video game, but Cline has done it. Never mind the many references to adventure and action games from my
Red Rising, by Pierce Brown
November 1, 2015
An adult version of Hunger Games, with more advanced syfy mixed in. By adult, I mean a lot more brutality, but also more intense drama. By syfy, one example would
The Martian, by Andy Weir
April 8, 2015
The movie is getting ready to come out, so be sure you read the book first. It’s not syfy, in the sense of outer space exploration or fighting aliens, but
Revival, by Stephen King
April 8, 2015
This is one of King’s more creative works. We’re treated to themes of religion, atheism, horror (of course), tragedy, redemption, quackery, secret electricity, and bugs. A preacher, Charles Jacobs, starts