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26. To Renew the Ages by Robert Coulson His name is Robert Coulson. His name is Robert Coulson. His name is Robert Coulson. I remember his name, but not much else about his original entry in the Laser Books, co-authored with Gene DeWeese: the entirely forgettable Gates of the Universe. So it is with great…
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25. Scavenger Hunt by Stephen Goldin If you scroll back far enough on Instagram, I’m sure you could find my posts from 2021 hailing Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk as visionaries and applauding the billionaire space race. I’m not being sarcastic; there is–and I shit you not–an Instagram post I wrote where I…
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24. Ruler of the World by J.T. McIntosh “Everybody wants to rule the world.” — Tears for Fears Another day, another milestone in the Laser Books. With the completion of J.T. McIntosh’s debut entry in the series, we will have finished another dozen books in this series. Good thing, too, because that’ll give me something…
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23. Birth of Fire by Jerry Pournelle Foreigners often ask, “What’s the difference between Canadians and Americans?” The simplest answer I like to give ’em is this: America was born in a war. Canada was born at a party. Our respective literature reflects this: you can’t throw a rock but that you hit a thousand…
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22. Keeper by Joan Hunter Holly Don’t you just hate emotions sometimes? Having lived with depression and anxiety, I can tell you there’s been many a time when I’ve wished I didn’t feel anything at all. It can be a terrible burden, being an emotional creature. But it is also the only way to know…
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21. A Law for the Stars by John Morressy I’m often asked, especially after installments like our last entry from Juanita Coulson, “James, why do you continue to torment yourself reading what is largely a very mediocre series of science fiction books?” And my answer is always the same. “For the memes, of course.” But…
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20. Space Trap by Juanita Coulson Whoa, 20 came around real fast. Juanita Coulson, the author of Laser Book 11. Unto the Last Generation, brings us a tale of exploration gone awry on a far off planet. Yes folks, this is the third shipwreck story we’ve seen on the Laser Books. But, if you’ll recall…
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19. The Unknown Shore by Donald Malcolm In the early 2010s, I went on a camping trip to Maritime Canada with my brother and father. It was a great trip. We saw whales, slept in the basement of a dilapidated (and possibly haunted) Red Bay schoolhouse, and discovered a rare species of mooseberry cheesecake. We…
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18. Legacy by J.F. Bone It’s become a habit of these reviews to choose a theme for each Laser Book motivated by the content of said book. F’rinstance, we had Star Wars for Seeklight, time travel for Serving in Time, and Mad Max: Fury Road for The Black Roads. I was about to do the…
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17. The Black Roads by J.L. Hensley … when you get to queue up some Mad Max memes for a review. Today we’re gonna be taking a look at Blackrooms. Sorry, The Back Roads. Argh! Sorry. Look, it’s been a phonetically-challenging week. I just watched Backrooms with my girlfriend L. and now my tongue is…