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Tag: fiction
Revelation Space Reading Order
In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but […]
An Interview with Best-Selling Science Fiction Author Alastair Reynolds
I’ve just published a long in the works interview with space opera master Alastair Reynolds over at Futurism. We discuss science, astrophysics, philosophy, science fiction, his upcoming novel Elysium Fire . . […]
Review: Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds
It’s no secret that I’m an Alastair Reynolds fan. His mixture of astrophysics, space opera, and gothic noir really scratches my space opera itch, especially his Revelation Space setting. All of […]
Sci-Fi Short Friday: Wanderers
If you like science, space, fiction and the extrapolation/melding of the three then Wanderers may be the most amazing video you will see in a long time . . . all […]
First 26 Pages of Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves
Noah’s Ark . . . 30,000 years after the flood. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anatham, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting new science fiction epic […]
2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist Announced
The six shortlisted books for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year published in 2014 are: The Girl With All The Gifts – M.R. Carey […]
2015 British Science Fiction Association Awards
The winners for the 2015 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award, were recently announced at Eastercon Best Novel Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie (Orbit) Short Fiction “The Honey Trap”, Ruth EJ Booth […]
Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015
Sad news today in the publishing world. Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66. Pratchett was the author of over 70 books, but he’s most remembered for his […]
Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order
With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) […]
Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
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 […]
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, […]
