Let’s get this right out of the way. Slow River is not a science fiction novel. It’s categorize and pigeon-holed as such, but at best it’s speculative fiction, a category […]
Category: Books
Review: Transcendental by James Gunn
James Gunn was never in my wheelhouse. To be honest I’d never heard of him until sometime within the last year. Which is odd since he is a SFWA Grand Master, […]
Review: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
“Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.” ~Friedrich Schiller, The Maid of Orleans, 1801 Even the gods cannot fix stupidity. So contends Isaac Asimov in his Hugo and Nebula […]
Review: Marsbound Trilogy by Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF […]
Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will […]
Review: Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds
Before delving in to the Revelation Space universe I first suggest perusing the chronology and consider reading the books in order. This is Part 6 in my series of reviews focusing on […]
Review: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles has been a book long in the reading for me. I’ve known about it since I was a kid. I watched the terrible, terrible 1980 mini-series (video […]
Review: Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds
Galactic North represents a collection of novellas and short stories that take place in the Revelation Space universe. Great Wall of Mars If you are interested in how the Conjoiners came in […]
Review: The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth
Company man, ad man, star-class Mitchell Courtenay is living a lie. He exists in a world where everything and everyone has its place and function. Consumers consume. Producers produce. Ad […]
Review: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Before delving in to the Revelation Space universe I first suggest perusing the chronology and consider reading the books in order. This is Part 5 in my series of reviews focusing on […]
Review: The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
I was expecting a story about starships, adventure, and far-flung planets. Instead, I was rewarded with a haunting and touching tale about love, loss, and survival during the last days of humanity.
Review: Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Before delving in to the Revelation Space universe I first suggest perusing the chronology and consider reading the books in order. This is Part 4 in my series of reviews focusing on […]