We Read Science Fiction

At the end of May I told you about a free online ebook that you could download and enjoy direct from the author. Simon Haynes was then kind enough to send me printed copies of the first three Hal Spacejock books for a review and discussion here.
I’ve just finished reading the second book in his [...]

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Earth by David Brin was nominated for a Hugo in 1991 and chronicles a large cast of characters through a number of ecological issues and crises. It’s a 50-year forward prediction (now only 30 years away) of the consequences of technology and commerce on the environment as he saw them in 1988. I enjoyed the [...]

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Aliens with scientific proof that God exists? What’s the catch? Calculating God by Robert J Sawyer is a novel set in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Royal Ontario Museum. That alone makes it cool in my books, so all you Americans can take this review with a grain of salt. I’ve been to the ROM, [...]

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When I find an author I like I tend to binge and read their whole backlog of novels in short order. For Wilson I started with The Chronoliths (a 4/5), then progressed to Spin (my #9 and a 5/5), Axis (3/5) and now Darwinia. In this novel all of 1915 Europe is replaced by savage [...]

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Well as some of you know I was disappointed by Ringworld after 30 years of hype. Numerous people encouraged me to either re-read it or read the second book in the (unintentional) series, so I read Ringworld Engineers.
Going in with much lower expectations helped me enjoy the book much more. I’m still not sure I [...]

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I’m tired. For the last week I’ve been staying up late reading as fast as I can. Last night I finished Seeker by Jack McDevitt and tonight I’m going to bed early. Seeker is my first exposure to Mr. McDevitt’s work and was a recommendation that Amazon gave me based on the other books I’ve [...]

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Every so often I’m contacted by a new author who would like me to read his or her new book. If they’ve at least bothered to print a hard copy that I can read in bed, then I usually accept. Far too long ago, Simon Just contacted me and asked me if I’d be interested [...]

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I’m not sure who recommended Pushing Ice to me (it might even have been Amazon), but whoever did — Thank You! I read this novel while on vacation at the cottage, and while it won’t get you thinking deeply about any topic, it was hard to put down for long.
Summary: This novel is a cliche, [...]

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So I’m 37 years behind the times — sue me. I wasn’t even born when this book was written (1970) let alone when it won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards for best novel. Now, at least, I can say I’ve read it.
Written and released during the golden age of science fiction, this book [...]

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In late August, Slashdot reported that a lost Robert A. Heinlein novel was mere months away from being released. True enough, Variable Star was completed and released on October 18th, 2006 by Spider Robinson, himself a distinguished speculative fiction writer. On the back cover, John Varley is quoted as saying “Completing a book from notes [...]

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