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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 […]
Review: Zodiac by Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite authors. But unfortunately Zodiac is not one of my favorite books. Neal Stephenson Zodiac is named after the rigid inflatable boat that is […]
Retro Review: Nova by Samuel R. Delany
Nova was published in 1968 before Samuel R. Delany entered his more experimental writing phase, beginning chiefly with the monstrous Dhalgren. It’s a tale that can be consumed and interpreted […]
Retro Review: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
One person’s utopia is another person’s dystopia. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley has been a book long in my library, always in the reading queue (aren’t they all?) but […]
Review: Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days
Before delving in to the Revelation Space universe I first suggest perusing the chronology and consider reading the books in order. This is Part 3 in my series of reviews focusing on […]