Read The Downloaded

Finished reading The Downloaded by Robert J. Sawyer

The new novel by Canada’s top Science Fiction writer. In 2059 two very different groups have their minds uploaded into a quantum computer in Waterloo, Ontario. One group consists of astronauts preparing for Earth’s first interstellar voyage. The other? Convicted murderers, serving their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But when disaster strikes, the astronauts and the prisoners must download back into physical reality and find a way to work together to save Earth from destruction. The Downloaded debuted in a six-month exclusive window as an Audible Original narrated by Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser promoted by national TV and radio ad campaigns. This print edition is coming out immediately after Audible’s exclusivity ends and is being supported by a six-city cross-Canada author book tour.

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:12:40 -0800

Read The Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide, Vol. 1

Finished reading The Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide, Vol. 1 by Dan Slott

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1-5.

The world’s greatest super hero goes global! Parker Industries is more successful than ever, with new offices in Shanghai, London and San Francisco. Peter Parker is racking up the frequent-flyer miles β€” with his “bodyguard” Spider-Man in tow! But success breeds enemies, like the astrological Zodiac who have widened their scope to threaten the entire Earth. Pete isn’t neglecting New York β€” but his new HQ is in the former Baxter Building, and the Human Torch is going to have something to say about that! And while Spider-Man has expanded his reach, so have his foes. Someone in Africa is masquerading as a member of the Goblin family, and it’s up to everyone’s favorite wall-crawler to investigate.

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:47:15 -0800

Read Star Trek: The Next Generation - Through the Mirror
The Mirror Universe Next Generation crew is looking for…

Finished reading Star Trek: The Next Generation – Through the Mirror by Scott Tipton

The Mirror Universe Next Generation crew is looking for new worlds to conquer, and they’re crossing over to the Prime Star Trek Universe to find them! When the Enterprise-D discovers a burned-out, pillaged Andorian vessel, the search for the culprits behind it leads to some startlingly familiar faces. But, how did the Mirror Universe crew find their way to ours, and what does Emperor Spock have to do with it? Plus, it’s interstellar espionage aboard the Enterprise-D when the Mirror Universe crew infiltrates Captain Picard’s ship!

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:09:27 -0700

Read See Me
Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. At 28, he's focused only on walking a straight line - getting his teaching degree, working out at the gym religiously, and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his earlier life. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But when Maria Sanchez crosses paths with him on a rainswept night in North Carolina, his plans are upended in a way that will rattle the foundations of his carefully structured life. As for Maria, the hardworking lawyer and daughter of Mexican immigrants, Colin will challenge every notion she's ever had about herself and her future, making her question what truly makes her happy. Before the couple has a chance to envision what a life together might look like, however, menacing reminders of events in Maria's past begin to surface. And as the threat of violence begins to shadow her every step, she and Colin will be tested in increasingly terrifying ways. Will demons from their past destroy the tentative bonds they have forged, or will their love protect them, even in the darkest hour? See Me is a story of obsession, reinvention, and a love that defies every expectation, reminding us that destiny often rests in our own hands - even in matters of the heart. Β©2015 Nicholas Sparks (P)2015 Hachette Audio

Listened to See Me by Nicholas Sparks on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/B014JWSCWW

Read Dawn Of X Vol. 12
Collects Hellions (2020) #4, Marauders (2019) #10, X-Factor (2020) #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto (2020) #1, Cable (2020) #2. Matters of life and death in the Dawn of X! As the Hellions face the Goblin Queen, where will Havok’s allegiances lie? The Marauders set their sights on the power-dampening technology that has made its way into far too many hands β€” most notably, the Russian Army! When a mutant dies, someone must investigate in order to uphold the Krakoan rules of reincarnation. Northstar, Polaris, Prodigy, Eye-Boy, Daken and Prestige take the case as X-Factor β€” your new favorite mutant team! The Master of Magnetism and the King of Atlantis make for a powerful duo as Magneto heads underwater with Namor the Sub-Mariner! And when mutant babies go missing, Cable takes it personally β€” almost as personally as his complicated love life.

Read Guardians of the Galaxy: Guardians of Infinity
Collects Guardians of Infinity #1-8 (A stories). You know the Guardians of the Galaxy. You know the Guardians of the 31st century. But who are the Guardians 1000? Find out as the galactic protectors of three eras unite to face a threat to all of space and time! Past, present and future collide at the dawning of the age of Hermetikus! But what is Hermetikus's strange connection to the Guardians of a previous millennium and their leader, Stella Nega? Rocket, Drax and Groot may be in over their heads, but firebrand of the future Nikki Gold is in her element! The centuries-spanning supergroup battles to save all the days β€” but Hermetikus, who was there at the very start of the Guardians of the Galaxy, is determined to be there at the end!

Finished reading Guardians of the Galaxy: Guardians of Infinity ASIN B01IO3NJWK

Read Doctor Strange: Damnation - Complete Collection
Collects Doctor Strange: Damnation #1-4, Damnation: Johnny Blaze β€” Ghost Rider #1, Doctor Strange (2015) #386-389, Iron Fist (2017) #78-80 and Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #15-17. The city of sin meets its biggest sinner yet. When Doctor Strange raises up Las Vegas from its destruction during SECRET EMPIRE, he inadvertently opens a door for the embodiment of evil: Mephisto! When the Lord of Hell claims the gambler's paradise for himself and sets his sights on the rest of the world, it will take a diverse group of heroes to beat the devil at his own game. Wong's makeshift band of Midnight Sons β€” Iron Fist, Blade, Moon Knight and Scarlet Spider β€” must face down a whole platoon of Ghost Riders…but where does Johnny Blaze stand? DAMNATION transforms the life of Doctor Strange β€” and the magical landscape of the Marvel Universe!

Finished reading Doctor Strange: Damnation – Complete Collection https://www.frederickcalica.com/2023/05/10/3346265/

Read Entropy Effect
The Enterprise is summoned to transport a dangerous criminal from a starbase prison to a rehabilitation center: brilliant physicist Dr. Georges Mordreaux, accused of promising to send people back in time - then killing them instead. But when Mordreaux escapes, bursts onto the bridge and kills Captain Kirk, Spock must journey back in time to avert disaster - before it occurs. Now there's more at stake than just Kirk's life. Mordreaux's experiments have thrown the entire universe into a deadly time warp. Spock is fighting time...and the universe is closing in on itself with the relentless squeeze of… The Entropy Effect.

Finished reading:
The Entropy Effect
Vonda N. McIntyre
ISBN 978-0-7434-1209-4

Read The Eye Of The World
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.