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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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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

January 28, 2022December 24, 2021

Blood Music – Greg Bear

A relatively character-less novel that holds up pretty well.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

November 12, 2021October 31, 2021

The Death of Grass – John Christopher

2021, What a time to read this book.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Short Stories  1 Comment

July 23, 2021March 24, 2021

The Doors of His Face, The Lamp of His Mouth – Roger Zelazny

A highly acclaimed book of short stories.

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June 25, 2021July 4, 2021

MaddAddam – Margaret Atwood

Better than the middle novel but still not nearly as good as the first, this final installment still feels very peripheral to Oryx and Crake.

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May 28, 2021January 20, 2021

Evolution – Stephen Baxter

If the sentence “Baxter did a Stapeldon” makes sense to you, you will enjoy this review.

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