We Read Science Fiction

Some modern science fiction novels have awesome new technologies, some have awesome stories and others have great characters, but as we’ve debated here, rarely are they all combined into one compelling, cohesive and thrilling story. This is that rare book that I use to judge all other “high tech” science fiction novels against.
A Deepness in [...]

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Number 5 on my all-time favourite novels list is Gateway by Frederik Pohl. This is a hard read for many people due to its use of flash-backs, but the fact that it won the Hugo, Nebula and John W Campbell awards means should at least be up for consideration in any top 10 list. [...]

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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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Startide Rising by David Brin is number 7 on my all-time top 10 list of Science Fiction stories you need to read. Written in 1983 it won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards, and is the second book set in Brin’s Uplift Universe. This novel spawned a whole sequel trilogy (that I haven’t [...]

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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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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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