Mike Voss
@mfvoss.bsky.social
Reading, writing, editing & proofing fantasy and science fiction. Cats. Springsteen.
#2026reading: Over the years I've been enjoying Steven Konkoly's military thrillers, starting with his Black Flagged series. His Garrett Mann trilogy is the latest, concluding with A True Kill. I got an advance review copy through NetGalley. Releases Mar 10. 5/5 and my 11th completed read of 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 7:02 AM
#2026reading: Over the years I've been enjoying Steven Konkoly's military thrillers, starting with his Black Flagged series. His Garrett Mann trilogy is the latest, concluding with A True Kill. I got an advance review copy through NetGalley. Releases Mar 10. 5/5 and my 11th completed read of 2026.
Was lucky to receive a digital arc (Advance Review Copy) of Death Hymns of Homara by Zamil Akhtar, a standalone novel in his Gunmetal Gods universe. This was my tenth finished novel of 2026, 5/5 stars.
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Was lucky to receive a digital arc (Advance Review Copy) of Death Hymns of Homara by Zamil Akhtar, a standalone novel in his Gunmetal Gods universe. This was my tenth finished novel of 2026, 5/5 stars.
Day 25/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
Naomi Novik A Deadly Education (2020), book one in her Scholomance Trilogy.
Naomi Novik A Deadly Education (2020), book one in her Scholomance Trilogy.
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Day 25/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
Naomi Novik A Deadly Education (2020), book one in her Scholomance Trilogy.
Naomi Novik A Deadly Education (2020), book one in her Scholomance Trilogy.
February 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Day 23/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). Not the Frankenstein - nor the monster - you know from the movies.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). Not the Frankenstein - nor the monster - you know from the movies.
February 14, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Day 23/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). Not the Frankenstein - nor the monster - you know from the movies.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). Not the Frankenstein - nor the monster - you know from the movies.
Day 22/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
Martha Wells
All Systems Red (2017), book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries
It's not easy being Murderbot!
Martha Wells
All Systems Red (2017), book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries
It's not easy being Murderbot!
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Day 22/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
Martha Wells
All Systems Red (2017), book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries
It's not easy being Murderbot!
Martha Wells
All Systems Red (2017), book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries
It's not easy being Murderbot!
Day 21/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
The Sword of Kaigen (2019) by M L Wang. Airbender inspired magic against a aerial and ground assaults on a mountain compound. Heavy emotional content well handled. One of the better known indie fantasies like, ever!
The Sword of Kaigen (2019) by M L Wang. Airbender inspired magic against a aerial and ground assaults on a mountain compound. Heavy emotional content well handled. One of the better known indie fantasies like, ever!
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Day 21/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
The Sword of Kaigen (2019) by M L Wang. Airbender inspired magic against a aerial and ground assaults on a mountain compound. Heavy emotional content well handled. One of the better known indie fantasies like, ever!
The Sword of Kaigen (2019) by M L Wang. Airbender inspired magic against a aerial and ground assaults on a mountain compound. Heavy emotional content well handled. One of the better known indie fantasies like, ever!
Around Christmas I participated in a some book giveaways in a social media group dedicated to Military Thrillers. Thus M L Baldwin's Operation Fools Mate 24, sent in trade paperback format, became the 9th book I finished reading in 2026 - although I read an ebook copy in deference to my aging eyes.
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Around Christmas I participated in a some book giveaways in a social media group dedicated to Military Thrillers. Thus M L Baldwin's Operation Fools Mate 24, sent in trade paperback format, became the 9th book I finished reading in 2026 - although I read an ebook copy in deference to my aging eyes.
Day 20/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
M L Spencer
Dragon Mage (2020) book 1 of Rivenworld, finally about to get its sequel this year! Features a neurodivergent MC obsessed
with knots :-) .
M L Spencer
Dragon Mage (2020) book 1 of Rivenworld, finally about to get its sequel this year! Features a neurodivergent MC obsessed
with knots :-) .
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Day 20/30 #30daysbooksbywomen:
M L Spencer
Dragon Mage (2020) book 1 of Rivenworld, finally about to get its sequel this year! Features a neurodivergent MC obsessed
with knots :-) .
M L Spencer
Dragon Mage (2020) book 1 of Rivenworld, finally about to get its sequel this year! Features a neurodivergent MC obsessed
with knots :-) .
Day 19/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Many fans of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga start with The Warrior's Apprentice, but the story really starts in Shards of Honor (1986).
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Day 19/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Many fans of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga start with The Warrior's Apprentice, but the story really starts in Shards of Honor (1986).
Day 18/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Linda Nagata, The Red: First Light (2013)(Book 1 of The Red)
Another cool military science fiction tale, with a twist.
Another cool military science fiction tale, with a twist.
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Day 18/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Linda Nagata, The Red: First Light (2013)(Book 1 of The Red)
Another cool military science fiction tale, with a twist.
Another cool military science fiction tale, with a twist.
Day 17/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Best known for her debut series The Grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar (2024) is a more recent historical fantasy that marks her as a mature writing talent. Magic and manipulative politics change the life of a scullery maid in 1500s Madrid.
February 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Day 17/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Best known for her debut series The Grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar (2024) is a more recent historical fantasy that marks her as a mature writing talent. Magic and manipulative politics change the life of a scullery maid in 1500s Madrid.
Day 16/30: #30daysbooksbywomen: My taste for military thrillers was partly developed through military science fiction titles like Peacekeeper, first in the Major Ariane Kedros series by Laura E Reeves (2008).
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Day 16/30: #30daysbooksbywomen: My taste for military thrillers was partly developed through military science fiction titles like Peacekeeper, first in the Major Ariane Kedros series by Laura E Reeves (2008).
Take Down, an indie military thriller and 3rd in the Father Black series by Mick Williams, is my 7th completed read in 2026. Received as a review copy and reviewed on Goodreads with 4 stars. The next in series, due around the end of February, should be my next completed read this weekend.
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Take Down, an indie military thriller and 3rd in the Father Black series by Mick Williams, is my 7th completed read in 2026. Received as a review copy and reviewed on Goodreads with 4 stars. The next in series, due around the end of February, should be my next completed read this weekend.
Day 15/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Krystle Matar's indie debut Legacy of the Brightwash (2021), book 1 of The Tainted Dominion.
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Day 15/30 #30daysbooksbywomen: Krystle Matar's indie debut Legacy of the Brightwash (2021), book 1 of The Tainted Dominion.
#30daysbooksbywomen
Day 14/30: Kate Elliott, Black Wolves (2015)
Day 14/30: Kate Elliott, Black Wolves (2015)
February 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
#30daysbooksbywomen
Day 14/30: Kate Elliott, Black Wolves (2015)
Day 14/30: Kate Elliott, Black Wolves (2015)
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
#2026reading Back early with my 6th completed read of the year, Richard Swan's Empire of the Wolf prequel novellas The Scour. 5/5 VonValt and Bressinger snark it up while investigating murder charges against another Imperial Justice neither liked to start with, lol!
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
#2026reading Back early with my 6th completed read of the year, Richard Swan's Empire of the Wolf prequel novellas The Scour. 5/5 VonValt and Bressinger snark it up while investigating murder charges against another Imperial Justice neither liked to start with, lol!
#30daysbooksbywomen
Day 12/30: Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968)
Day 12/30: Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968)
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
#30daysbooksbywomen
Day 12/30: Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968)
Day 12/30: Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968)
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 11/30: Jen Williams's The Ninth Rain, first book in her Winnowing Flame Trilogy.
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 11/30: Jen Williams's The Ninth Rain, first book in her Winnowing Flame Trilogy.
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 10/3: J A Andrews, A Threat of Shadows (2018). Book 1 of The Keeper Chronicles, which I will finish reading this year.
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 10/3: J A Andrews, A Threat of Shadows (2018). Book 1 of The Keeper Chronicles, which I will finish reading this year.
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 9/30: Helene Wecker's brilliant historical fantasy debut set in NYC's Lower East Side and Little Syria in 1899, The Golem and the Jinni (2013).
January 31, 2026 at 12:32 PM
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 9/30: Helene Wecker's brilliant historical fantasy debut set in NYC's Lower East Side and Little Syria in 1899, The Golem and the Jinni (2013).
#2026reading An Advance Review Copy (or ARC) of Miles Lyon's Grimdark fantasy debut was the 5th book I finished reading in 2026. The ebook was given to me in exchange for an honest review, which can be found on Goodreads. Out Feb 24. 5/5 stars. Definitely in a writer to keep an eye on.
January 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
#2026reading An Advance Review Copy (or ARC) of Miles Lyon's Grimdark fantasy debut was the 5th book I finished reading in 2026. The ebook was given to me in exchange for an honest review, which can be found on Goodreads. Out Feb 24. 5/5 stars. Definitely in a writer to keep an eye on.
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 8/30: The one that would go at the top of these were ranked, Harper Lee's masterpiece To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 8/30: The one that would go at the top of these were ranked, Harper Lee's masterpiece To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 7/30: Probably better known for her fantasy work, I've enjoyed this 5 book SF series, Vatta's War by Elizabeth Moon a bit more. Starts with
Trading in Danger (2003)
Trading in Danger (2003)
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
#30daysbooksbywomen Day 7/30: Probably better known for her fantasy work, I've enjoyed this 5 book SF series, Vatta's War by Elizabeth Moon a bit more. Starts with
Trading in Danger (2003)
Trading in Danger (2003)