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Alternate History, Fiction, Science-Fiction  1 Comment

March 17, 2023July 10, 2022

The Power – Naomi Alderman

I enjoyed the hell out of this novel, flaws and all.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

March 3, 2023February 12, 2022

Replay – Ken Grimwood

I don’t think you need to get the moral of something exactly right for your to enjoy it.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  2 Comments

January 6, 2023October 31, 2021

Slan – A. E. van Vogt

Once upon a time, science-fictions fans referred to themselves as Slans. Now it seems a bit much.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  3 Comments

December 23, 2022October 27, 2021

The Inverted World – Christopher Priest

Good sci-fi is hard to pull off, and as the technology improves, it is getting increasingly harder.

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Fiction, Novel, Reviews that are really about something else, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

October 28, 2022October 12, 2021

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe – Charles Yu

What even is sci-fi?

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Fiction, Novel, Schlock, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

September 16, 2022August 29, 2021

The Infinite and the Divine – Robert Rath

This Warhammer book handles a a common sci-fi trope really poorly. But who cares?

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Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

August 19, 2022August 24, 2021

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse – K. Eason

A futuristic fairy tale.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  8 Comments

June 24, 2022July 28, 2021

Ringworld – Larry Niven

If ever you want to see the power of Worldbuilding, this is the book that will show it to you.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  3 Comments

March 18, 2022May 7, 2021

The Gods Themselves – Isaac Asimov

Considered one of the best sci-fi novels for a reason….

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  2 Comments

February 11, 2022February 2, 2022

Leviathan Falls – James S. A. Corey

Sometimes you should like something, and somehow just can’t.

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