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unlocked the Mindscan badge   March 23, 2012

took a poll "Robert J. Sawyer Novels - A Short List!"   March 07, 2012

took a poll "Best Connie Willis Novels!"   March 07, 2012

took a poll "Best John Scalzi Novels!"   March 07, 2012

took a poll "Best Vernor Vinge Novels!"   March 07, 2012

took a poll "Heinlein's Juvenile Books - Which are your Favorites?"   March 07, 2012

took a poll "Vote for the Best China Mieville Novel - Science Fiction!"   March 07, 2012

posted "Time Travelers Never Die, Do They?" about Time Travelers Never Die.   March 05, 2012

Time Travelers Never Die, Do They?
I like time travel stories and this one is mildly entertaining but not particularly fulfilling.  Call it time travel light.      …

posted "Plodding Prose, Not Entertaining" about Embassytown.   January 27, 2012

Plodding Prose, Not Entertaining
   China Mieville is a mixed bag for me and Embassytown just didn’t do it for me.  It has an overly complicated plot, bloated pre …

posted the Quick Tip, " I am one of the few people who don't see to love the Hyperion series.  This first in the series is ...", on the topic Hyperion.   April 04, 2011

took a poll "21st Century Sci-Fi Movies"   March 21, 2011

took a poll "Ursula LeGuin's Science Fiction Novels & Novellas!"   March 21, 2011

took a poll "Ben Bova Sci-Fi Novels!"   December 15, 2010

took a poll "21st Century Sci-Fi Movies"   November 27, 2010

answered the question 'Are you familiar with China Mieville's books and if so which is your favorite or what would you rec' about The City & The City   November 26, 2010

took a poll "Ben Bova Sci-Fi Novels!"   October 09, 2010

took a poll "Van Vogt Short List of Classic Sci-Fi Novels!"   September 09, 2010

posted "A Disappointing Third Installment of the Series" about Doubleblind (Sirantha Jax, Book 3).   September 07, 2010

A Disappointing Third Installment of the …
   This is the third novel in the Sirantha Jax series. With so much potential it utterly falls flat, for the most part, in advancing the sto …

took a poll "Fun Sci-Fi Films of the 1950s!"   September 06, 2010

took a poll "Robert J. Sawyer Novels - A Short List!"   September 06, 2010

posted a comment on Count_Orlok_22's list, "Time Travel Movies".   September 02, 2010

took a poll "Best Time Travel Novels"   July 29, 2010

posted a comment on kwnewton's list, "10 Favorite Science Fiction Novels".   July 21, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "Time travel is always a fun subject for a novel and this short romp is quite entertaining. It all st ...", on the topic A Shortcut in Time by Charles Dickinson.   July 18, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "Timeline essentially uses time travel as a device to thrust modern humans into the medieval past to ...", on the topic Timeline.   July 18, 2010

took a poll "Best Science Fiction Films"   July 05, 2010

took a poll "Best Time Travel Novels"   July 05, 2010

posted "Kraken: There is a Story Buried Somewhere in this Bloated Novel" about Kraken.   July 01, 2010

Kraken: There is a Story Buried Somewher …
   I really like China Mieville and have read most (but not all) of his books.  But, he is a bit hit or miss for me.  Kraken is a …

posted "Mildly Entertaining Time Travel Story" about Faces in Time: A Time Travel Thriller.   June 30, 2010

Mildly Entertaining Time Travel Story
Faces in Time is a mildly entertaining time travel romp with some rather interesting new twists on the concept.       Chester …