Michael LeonApr 202 minChandelier Review TourLatest Review This was a brilliant new take on the Phantom of the Opera. As a fan of the original story, I’m absolutely thrilled at how...
Michael LeonNov 4, 20212 minPhantoms Review TourLatest Review This was a brilliant new take on the Phantom of the Opera. As a fan of the original story, I’m absolutely thrilled at how...
Michael LeonJul 28, 20214 minAntithesisAntithesis is a collection of vivid and exhilarating science fiction stories, tied together by characters whose moral challenges offer...
Michael LeonJun 22, 20215 minThe Electric GirlBook Overview Polly Michaels is trying to forget that her mom has cancer. She keeps busy at school and plods through a normal social...
Michael LeonJun 13, 20211 minThe City We BecameThere is a threat to New York of ‘Lovecraftian’ proportions, waged on New York by parallel universe apparitions. I thought I’d try the...
Michael LeonApr 12, 20213 minNecrogarden ReviewNecrogarden (Book Two: NeuralTech Rising Series) Necrogarden, the second in Bryon Vaughn's trilogy, moves straight into the action as...
Michael LeonFeb 11, 20213 minThe Time GathererBook Overview Coming of age as a time traveler isn’t easy. Young George St. James gets help from a magical medieval monk and a 23rd...
Michael LeonJan 29, 20211 minAncillary JusticeAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie is set thousands of years into the future when the Radch Empire is the primary galactic power of...
Michael LeonDec 21, 20201 minMachines Like MeI'm a fan of Ian McEwan's fiction, so I was interested to see how he tackled the Science Fiction genre. As expected, his portrayal of...
Michael LeonNov 14, 20202 minReview Tour: SentientBlurb A century has passed and yes, the human race stumbled into evolutionary compromise. But it’s not the androids who are the victors....
Michael LeonNov 11, 20202 minThe Ministry for the FutureThe Ministry for the Future is established in 2025 as a response to an unfolding climate change catastrophe. A heatwave kills 20 million...
Michael LeonNov 10, 20204 minReview: The RoseBook Overview A masterful, dystopian science fiction thriller of underground genetic experiments, telepathic evil greys, mysterious...
Michael LeonNov 4, 20204 minBlurb Blitz Tour: CentricityBook Overview The world already ended once. Now it's up to an outgunned negotiator, a disavowed spy, and an immersion-addicted hacker to...
Michael LeonOct 6, 20204 minVirtual Book Tour: NeurogardenReview Neurogarden, Bryon Vaughn’s imaginative debut novel, delves into the possible future of AI technology. The theme is a familiar...
Michael LeonAug 18, 20203 minBook Blast Tour: Dark MatterBlurb Earth is dying. The only salvation for humanity is colonizing space, yet so far that has failed. The last hope for survival exists...
Michael LeonAug 7, 20201 minReview: A Memory Called EmpireThis year’s 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel. It’s hard to believe this is a debut novel as Arkady Martine’s tale is an accomplished work...
Michael LeonJun 16, 20201 minReview: Children of RuinThe sequel to Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time, begins with an Earth terraforming program ship sent to the stars, where it makes an...
Michael LeonMay 30, 20201 minReview: The Light BrigadeThe Light Brigade is set in a future where corporate giants rule a broken down society that stretches the solar system. War has broken...
Michael LeonMay 28, 20201 minReview: The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryJanuary Scaller is raised as a ward of the wealthy Mr Locke, a member of the exclusive New England Archaeological Society, who employs...
Michael LeonMay 26, 20201 minReview: The City in the Middle of the NightThe story of this Hugo nominated novel takes place on the planet January, a sphere tidally locked to its star, creating two worlds, one...
Michael LeonMay 6, 20203 minBook Blast Tour: Biology of the BrainBlurb Are you sick? Are you plagued by chronic health problems with no cure or remedy in sight? Are you tired of spending thousands on...
Michael LeonMar 26, 20201 minBook Review: The Obelisk GateThe key protagonist, Essun, remains the hero in The Obelisk Gate, as she settles into the underground community of Castrima. The surprise...
Michael LeonMar 3, 20201 minBook Review: The Fifth SeasonThe Fifth Season is an epic story of survival in an unstable planet, oppressed by nature - Father Earth, and human against human. Earth...
Michael LeonFeb 9, 20202 minBook Review: The Calculating StarsMary R Kowal’s novel - The Calculating Stars - takes place in an alternate history where the USA’s scientists are not driven by the...
Michael LeonFeb 2, 20201 minBook Review: The Three Body ProblemWhere Cixin Liu's characters fall short, his world building shines, as does his take on theoretical physics, which dazzles like a noon...
Michael LeonJan 20, 20204 minReview Tour: BULBReview Get ready for a glimpse of our 'tech-morphed' future. It makes our current world of selfies and social media look positively...
Michael LeonDec 25, 20191 minBook Review: 21 Lessons for the 21st CenturyWhere Harare's two previous best sellers covered the past (Sapiens) and the future (Homodeus), his latest book, 21 Lessons for the 21st...
Michael LeonDec 24, 20192 minBook Review:Third Industrial RevolutionIn the Third Industrial Revolution, Jeremy Rifkin describes the fast approaching third industrial revolution and what it means for the...
Michael LeonDec 4, 20192 minBook Review: CubeballRead the Blurb A naturally gifted ex-national champion and a savant with a computer-like mind compete against the world's best in the...
Michael LeonDec 2, 20192 minBook Review: HomodeusHomodeus: This book is packed full of so many ideas. If you're interested in the future of our planet, buy this book! I read this while...
Michael LeonNov 23, 20192 minBook Review: EmissaryRead the Blurb Vincent is a scientist plagued with strange nightmares since childhood. He has successfully treated his illness with drugs...
Michael LeonSep 12, 20192 minBook Review: Phantoms Read the blurb The legend lives on in Phantoms as modern day Phantom of the Opera, Erik Destler, plots to take over and rule the famous...