We’ve just passed the halfway point on our journey, and the reports are coming in thick and fast from the ground crews and the wider Fleet. Adventure has been found in deep space, on other planets, in other times and dimensions and (of course) in a galaxy far, far away. Let’s take a look…

Welcome to half of the weekly SciFiMonth Mission Status log! I’ll be covering the week’s reviews and read-alongs – this week’s round-up of discussions and other comms chatter can be found over at Dear Geek Place.

Book Reviews

• ILONA ANDREWS – Sweep of the Blade | S J Higbee
• MARGARET ATWOOD – The Handmaid’s Tale | Dr Laura Tisdall
• LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD
  • The Vor Game | Space and Sorcery
  • Cetaganda | Space and Sorcery
  • Labyrinth | Space and Sorcery
• SUE BURKE – Interference | The Bibliosanctum
• ARTHUR C CLARKE – Childhood’s End | There’s Always Room For One More
• JULIE CZERNEDA – Changing Vision | Bookforager
• NICKY DRAYDEN – Escaping Exodus | The Captain’s Quarters
• MIRA GRANT – Into the Drowning Deep | Jessticulates
• CHRISTOPHER HINZ – Starship Alchemon | S J Higbee
• DAN JURGENS – Superman vs Aliens | Mervi’s Book Reviews
• MEGAN O’KEEFE – Velocity Weapon | Off the TBR
• URSULA LE GUIN – The Left Hand of Darkness | Cupcakes & Machetes
• JANE LOWRY – The Whyentist and the Wild Weather | Jorie Loves A Story
• JOHN MARRS – The One | The Captain’s Quarters
• ARKADY MARTINE – A Memory Called Empire |Realms of My Mind
• KATHARINE McGEE – The Dazzling Heights | Realms of My Mind
• KRISTYN MERBETH – Fortuna | The Bibliosanctum
• TONYE ONYEBUCHI – War Girls | The Captain’s Quarters
• MEG PECHENICK – Bright Shards | S J Higbee
• KELLY ROBSON – Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach | Before We Go
• JANE ROGERS – Body Tourists | S J Higbee
• NICHOLAS SANSBURY – Hell Divers VI: Allegiance | Brian’s Book Blog
• JOHN SCALZI – Old Man’s War | Maxine’s Obsessions
• KAIA SØNDERBY – Failure to Communicate | A Dance With Books
• AMOR TOWLES – You Have Arrived At Your Destination | Brian’s Book Blog
• JACK VANCE – City of the Chasch | Mervi’s Book Reviews
• H G WELLS | A Dance With Books
• MARTHA WELLS – All Systems Red | Dear Geek Place

TV & Movie Reviews

• The Mandalorian
  • Episode One | Perfectly Tolerable (spoiler free) | Dave Walsh
  • Episode Two | Dave Walsh
• Total Recall | The Captain’s Quarters

Read-alongs

We have two read-alongs in full swing!

The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell

• Week 1 | There’s Always Room for One More (incl. Amithi in the comments)| Dear Geek Place | Mark on the Goodreads group
• Week 2 | There’s Always Room for One More (incl. Amithi in the comments) | Dear Geek Place
• Week 3 | Wednesday 20th: Chapter 20-26
• Week 4 | Wednesday 27th: Chapter 27- end
• The Captain of Captain’s Quarters | Review (‘ware, spoilers)

Record of a Spaceborn Few – Becky Chambers

• Week 1 | There’s Always Room for One More | Dear Geek Place | Tethyan Books
• Week 2 | There’s Always Room for One More | Dear Geek Place
• Week 3 | Friday 22nd: Parts 5, 6 & 7

Anyone chipping in who has read the books already – please, no spoilers!

Giveaways

• Tammy will be giving away one of the books she discusses this month to a lucky winner – open internationally, keep an eye on Books, Bones & Buffy for more details!
• The Captain of The Captain’s Quarters is giving away a copy of Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden – open internationally, enter via the Rafflecopter. Closing date: Nov 30th
• The winner of the Blind Book Date is Caitlin – who will be receiving a copy of Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne!