Nonfiction 5/5
Ripple effects from the launch of Sputnik on October, 1957, changed Russia, the USA, the space race, the cold war, and the world in multiple surprising ways. This detailed history reaches back into the roots of rocketry and politics to clarify numerous moving parts in this fascinating story.
Finished the editorial work, and got critique back on my Book 4 of the series–so that’s next!
Thriller 3+/5
When Ryan’s girlfriend is kidnapped, he is blamed, so he changes his name and builds a new life. But the mafia and the local police have other ideas. I loved the plot twists in this book that threw all sorts of balls up in the air and all of them land perfectly.
The retreat was super-productive, and I made it through my list of edits. Now I’m back to the manuscript review due at the end of the month.
Classic 3-/5
Three short stories are combined to provide a dystopian novel of epic proportions, covering the two thousand years that follow a nuclear holocaust. This novel is primarily important to read for its place in the science fiction canon, and for its examination of how failing to understand history and science leads to repetition of humanity’s worst hubris-driven catastrophes.
