Blood Song: Book 1 of Raven’s Shadow by Anthony Ryan
I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy recently as I am, like thousands of others, writing a fantasy novel. Fantasy was one of my favourite genres throughout my teens (science … Read More
Tag: Books
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
I’m a huge Vonnegut fan. I’m an even bigger Douglas Adams fan. So when Mrs Scifiward read The Sirens of Titan and asked me why I hadn’t read it if … Read More
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
The City and the Stars is a rewrite of Arthur C. Clarke’s first ever book – Against the Fall of Night. And it’s bloody good. The story revolves a city … Read More
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
You’ll never guess what happens in Robopocalypse! Robots rise up and start killing everyone in a robot apocalypse type scenario. Actually, the title may have been a clue. Robopocalypse (surely … Read More
The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester
When Gulliver ‘Gully’ Foyle is first introduced he is adrift in a crippled spaceship and although he has been there for 6 months, ‘he is not quite dead’. He’s described … Read More
Harry Harrison
It’s a sad day. Harry Harrison, a legend of Science Fiction, has passed away. R.I.P Mr H. I’ve always been meaning to write about a couple of Science Fiction writers … Read More
The Forge of God by Greg Bear
The Forge of God is an acknowledged ‘classic’ of the science fiction genre. It tells the story of aliens arriving and they have a spectacularly miserable message. The story begins … Read More
Scifi in Chiangmai
Greetings fellow Scifi fans. Huge apologies for not having written much but I am currently in Laos – a place that is very far from the futuristic realms I always … Read More
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
I’ve recently decided to get into epic Space Opera. So I’ve stocked up on Iain M. Banks, Peter F. Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, and so on. Plus I’ve also just finished … Read More
Incompetence by Rob Grant
Incompetence by Rob Grant is funny. In case you didn’t know, Rob Grant was one of the writers of Red Dwarf and I suspect he was the one who wrote … Read More