Category Archives: Science fiction
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. Must I?
Read September 2017 Recommended for fans of classic sci-fi ★ ★ And today, mine is going to be unpopular. But remember the advice from 9th grade Advanced English teacher Mrs. Muench about metaphors. Or maybe I mean false equivalency. … Continue reading
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Read September 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, AIs ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “Confession time: I don’t actually know where we are…. I hadn’t looked at the maps yet and I’d barely looked at the survey package. In my … Continue reading
Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi fantasy that messes with the rules ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “I made a mental note to tell the next Street Engineer I met that they were doing a damn fine job. … Continue reading
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Read June 2017 Recommended for classic sci-fi fans ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 An excellent analysis of the Trump candidacy and events leading up to his election as #45. Uses both his perspective and that of the anonymous supporter to chilling … Continue reading
When Gravity Falls by George Alec Effinger
Read June 2017 Recommended for people who enjoy futuristic detective noir ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I don’t even. This book engrossed me, sucked me in, took me to the seediest bar in town, plied me with cheap booze and left … Continue reading
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi and mysteries ★ ★ ★ ★ Think And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, only with cloning chambers. It’s been a bit since I’ve enjoyed a sci-fi mystery–quite possibly not … Continue reading
The More than Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide by Douglas Adams
Listened May 2017 Recommended for fans of the absurd ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The edition of the Guide that replaced all others in my library, it contains an introduction by Douglas Adams that adds interesting details for fans … Continue reading
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of character-driven stories, sci-fi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I understand that some people weren’t fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Personally, in my heart of hearts, I kind of … Continue reading
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A new classic.
Read January 2017 Recommended for sci-fi fans, people who wanted to like Aurora and didn’t, fans of Charlotte’s Web ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Sympathetic spiders? Inconceivable! –I do not think that word means what you think it means– Nope, … Continue reading
Dissension (Echo Hunter 367) by Stacey Berg
Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of kick-ass women ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 It is not always easy to say why some books spark our interest, is it? In retrospect, I’m not actually clear on why I added … Continue reading
