A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Literally several people have noticed that I haven’t reviewed a book for a while and were wondering what the hell I’ve been doing. Well, I have an excuse as I … Read More
Category: Books
New Science Fiction eBook site
I bought a kindle about a month ago and have been experiencing a bank-busting eBook buying frenzy. I love books and will always buy them. Especially second hand science fiction … Read More
What to read next?
A friend of mine sent me a very cool link to a marvelous site called SFSignal (http://www.sfsignal.com). It’s a pretty cool site. Almost as cool as this one. Almost. To … Read More
Hothouse by Brian Aldiss
I recently read Non-stop by Aldiss and having thoroughly enjoyed it I thought I’d give Hothouse a go. Happily I loved this too. Hothouse is set in the future. The far, … Read More
Geek Wisdom
Geek Wisdom – The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture is a fun book. It is essentially a load of quotes from movies, books, comics, TV shows and so on, and … Read More
Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters
BEDBUGS When Susan and Alex Wendt find their ideal Brooklyn apartment, everything looks rosy for the couple and their young daughter. Soon after moving in they begin to discover the … Read More
Flood by Stephen Baxter
The book starts in the year 2016. It begins superbly with the main protagonist, Lily, bound and gagged in the boot of a speeding truck. Her and some other hostages … Read More
A New Age of Science Fiction
The Ages of Science Fiction Science Fiction has been around since Lucien’s True History in the 2nd century AD. That’s almost two millenia of Scifi which is pretty damned cool. But I’m … Read More
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
A man called “Man” and a boy called “Boy” walk down a road called “The Road”. Ok those aren’t literally their names, they just don’t seem to have any. On … Read More
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl & Cyril M. Kornbluth
This book is a gem. It was written over 50 years ago but deals with topics still relevant today. The story is about a star-class copysmith Mitch Courteney who works … Read More