Petrik Leo, Author at Novel Notions

A Song of Legends Lost is a Final Fantasy X inspired debut with magic summons reminiscent of Spirit from Shaman King or Stand from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. …

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Book Review: Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Martha Wells

April 20, 2025 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: The Murderbot Diaries (Book #3)

Genre: Science Fiction

Pages: 150 pages (Kindle Edition)

Word count: 32,400 words

Published: 7th August 2018 by Tordotcom

An action-packed story and Miki turned Rogue Protocol into a pleasant surprise for me, despite my preliminary disappointment.

“There needs to be an error code that means “I received your request but decided to ignore you.”

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Book Review: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) by Martha Wells

April 18, 2025 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: The Murderbot Diaries (Book #2)

Genre: Science Fiction

Pages: 149 pages (Kindle Edition)

Word count: 32,400 words

Published: 8th May 2018 by Tordotcom

Artificial Condition offers one great new supporting character to accompany our beloved Murderbot.

“I would defer to your expertise in shooting and killing things. You should defer to mine in data analysis.”

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Book Review: The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) by Dan Simmons

March 29, 2025 Petrik Leo Comments 1 comment

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The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Hyperion Cantos (Book #2 of 4)

Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera

Pages: 676 pages (Kindle Edition)

Word count: 184,000 words

Published: 1st March 1990 by Spectra

Utterly awesome. This book was phenomenal in every way. The Fall of Hyperion is a riveting sci-fi epic with heart, intensity, unpredictability, and gigantic scope.

“It’s hard to die. Harder to live.”

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Book Review: An Inkling of Flame (Song of the Damned, #0.5) by Z.B. Steele

March 24, 2025 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

An Inkling of Flame: A Song of the Damned novella by Z.B. Steele

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Song of the Damned (Book #0.5)

Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy

Pages: 89 pages (Paperback edition)

Published: 13th January 2025

An Inkling of Flame by Z.B. Steele does what the title signifies. It shows the burning potential the series has to leave its scorching mark in the genre. …

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Book Review: A Darkness at Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga, #4) by Raymond E. Feist

March 13, 2025 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

A Darkness At Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: The Riftwar Saga (Book #4 of 4), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #4 of 31)

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy

Pages: 401 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 7th February 1986

A Darkness at Sethanon successfully provided a climactic final few chapters to The Riftwar Saga trilogy, but as an installment, it is also the weakest book of the trilogy.