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Your Best Science Science Fiction, and Fantasy of March

Your Best Science Science Fiction

Your Best Science, Science Fiction, and Fantasy of March is right here. Author Andy Zach scans the internet for you. What’s there?

I’ve got so much for you! Where do I start?

Here’s a science fiction review of one of my favorite books:

Overall 5 out of 5 stars

Performance 5 out of 5 stars

Story 5 out of 5 stars

03-23-22

Another winner by Andy Zach!

Unique and wonderful book for young people. Kids see a whole new side of kids with special needs. Not weird. Just kids who are facing a different sort of challenge than they are. The story is fun and believable. It kept me interested, and I’m an old lady!

june on Audible

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These audiobooks include the following as well:

Life After Life Chronicles March Fourth Your Best Science Science Fiction
Enjoy all four novels in audiobook, paperback, or Kindle format!

Your Best Science Science Fiction Ahead!

At this point in the bloc you get some science fiction. Along with some laughs.

New review for Zombie Turkeys!

Overall 4 out of 5 stars

Performance 4 out of 5 stars

Story 4 out of 5 stars

03-18-22

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This is a parody of all those zombie apocalypse books and films. Zombie turkeys are loose in Illinois. It was hysterical when the fresh turkeys in the grocery store came to life. I had fun imagining the governor calling out the National Guard to protect turkey farms and hunt down the zombie turkeys. They were to use specially trained turkey dogs. Give this a try.

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We’re Not Done! Your Science Science Fiction Fantasy Continues Below

Enjoy these gorgeous pictures of – cold water invertebrates. Who would have thunk it?

How do I follow up such a nerdy article? With a nerdier video about battery manufacturing and technology.

You see, I’m a nerd. I love all science and technology. But I’ve been especially following Tesla battery and electric car technology. Check out the next video.

What can top these stories? How about this fantasy story below?

Your Best Science Science Fiction
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A half-goblin and his pet honey badger battle pirates

A humorous origin story

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Available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub

When a teenaged Anuka Sandbar, criminally handsome half-goblin, visits the world’s most famous Orc brothel only the sort of fun Anuka is known for can ensue. This short story is an introduction to the beloved hero of the Dragons of Dorwine Series.

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Out of the Dark Fantasy Book

Get Your Favorite Science and Fantasy Books from my reviews. I’ve been busy reading and I try to review every book I read. Here are the very best books I’ve read this month.

If you want free audiobooks, you can get them here, through my newsletter by clicking here. If you want a free ebook (and laughter!), just contact me here and I’ll send you one, Zombie Turkeys, my first novel.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Books – You Begin Here

Out of the Dark - SciFi/Fantasy Book
David Weber’s book

David Weber once again creates a page-turning series. This one focuses on an invasion of the Earth by an alien species sent from a galactic empire.

The Earth is devastated. Half the population is killed from kinetic bombardments. Will the Earth surrender?

With vastly superior technology, the alien species is confident of conquest. Too bad humanity doesn’t know how to surrender.

The plot proceeds somewhat predictably but ends with a surprise twist. Some reviewers hated the twist. I liked it. Maybe I’m twisted?

If you like David Weber’s Honor Harrington series or John Ringo’s Posleen series, you’ll probably like this one

Andy Zach’s review on Goodreads and Amazon

Here Comes Your Fantasy Book Review

Song for the Basilisk - Fantasy Book
Song for the Basilisk by Patricia McKillip

This was my second reading of ‘Song for the Basilisk’, the last one was over 20 years ago.

It’s even better the second time. I read it more slowly and understood the political machinations and the mysteries the author presented the reader. Patricia McKillip definitely has the ‘mystery’ + ‘fantasy’ combination to herself.

The premise is simple. There are four factions contending for rulership of the kingdom. The Basilisk slaughters one that has ruled for hundreds of years. One child escapes to a school for the bards.

The bards are musicians, storytellers, and magicians. But they only come to power by going to the hinterlands, where the magic is.

Meanwhile, the Basilisk rules in peace for 37 years. He has several daughters, one of which grows up learning all his magic.

Ms. McKillip brings all the elements together in a dramatic and surprising novel. It’s one of her best and that says a lot.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads and Amazon

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New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible! Overall 5 out of 5 stars Performance 5 out of 5 stars Story 4 out of…

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New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible!

Overall 5 out of 5 stars

Performance 5 out of 5 stars

Story 4 out of 5 stars

Dumb…silly…juvenile…couldn’t put it down. Comfort food for that juvenile part of you that never quite outgrew your comic books. Just forget that it’s preposterous (after all, you were already warned by the title; what did you expect?), and go with the flow…

Andy 03-20-21 on Audible

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Your Best Internet Science and Science Fiction and Fantasy

Your Best Science

Your Best Internet Science and Science Fiction and Fantasy – what do I mean by that?

I’ve read through the internet this January and these are the best science articles, science fiction, and fantasy books I’ve found. Plus my usual quirkiness and unpredictability.

Let’s begin now

Your Best Internet Science Articles

Let’s begin with AI combined with jet fighters.

AI Top Gun?

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, January 28, 2021

What can top an AI Top Gun? How about a science story that could come out of Star Trek or Star Wars?

Posted by Andy Zach on Saturday, January 23, 2021

Your Best Science Fiction

Here’s the first science fiction book I read this year and my review. I recommend this series.

Your Best Internet Science
Macedonian Hazard cover

This is the second book in this alternate history series, where a large ocean liner and its refueling tender have both gone back to 320 BCE. They arrive in the middle of Alexander the Great’s generals fighting over his empire.

The ship goes from port to port, officially neutral and promoting peace. However, they have aligned themselves with Alexander’s heir Philip and his mother Euyadice. Naturally, aside from advancing technology to the industrial revolution, the modern ship is smack in the middle of Grecian politics.

There are murders and battles, as the iron age civilization modernizes to the steam age within years. Eric Flint and his co-authors, Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett keep the plot moving and the reader engaged with colorful characters from the 21st century and the 4th BCE.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads
How many of these fictional starships do you recognize in this video? Let me know and I’ll give you a free copy of Zombie Turkeys, my comical zombie apocalypse book.
Fictional Starhip Size Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTPwbVqU6lc&feature=share

Next, you have a science fiction, steampunk, time-traveling trilogy I’m planning. I’m basing it upon the life of Nicola Tesla. Give me some encouragement, because I’m stuck right now. I can’t figure out how to work with Nicola or with time traveling. Can you?

I am planning a trilogy about Tesla time-traveling back in time. I'll use this interview as source material.

Posted by Andy Zach on Friday, January 29, 2021

Coming up is the best book trailer I’ve seen. I’ve never made a trailer for one of my books, but now I’ll seriously consider it.

Your Best Fantasy Books Are Next

I have to include this new short story anthology. Two of my short stories are in it. Actually, only one. The other was written by my daughter.

I collaborated on this horror short story anthology. Thanks for bringing this together, Trubbshore Gloria!

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, January 28, 2021

Then there’s this fantasy book. It’s the best fantasy book you’ve never heard of.

The cover of ‘The Throme of the Erril of Sherill’

I’m wildly biased in favor of Patricia McKillip. I’ve loved every book she’s written in her 40-year career. Like most of her books, ‘The Throme of the Erril of Sherill is full of beautiful language and imagery. Here are her opening two sentences:

“The Erril of Sherill wrote a Throme. It was a deep Throme, and a dark, haunting, lovely Throme, a wild, special, sweet Throme made of the treasure of words in his deep heart.”

But beyond the beautiful language is a complex, fairy-tale type plot with many twists, full of laughter and surprises.

If you love fantasy, read this book.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads

Let’s close this blog post with an ambiguous video. Is it science fiction? Or science fact?

Some science issues with this SF short. Can you find them?

Posted by Andy Zach on Friday, January 22, 2021