unlocked the Ender Fan badge   February 19

posted the Quick Tip, "I liked the book. I've read a good bit of dystopian literature,and I found the premise fascinating. ...", on the topic The Hunger Games.   April 16, 2012

posted the Quick Tip, "One of the best ever. Hands down! Comparable in power to "Leibowitz". Really.", on the topic The Hercules Text.   April 16, 2012

posted the Quick Tip, "I liked this book, but not as much as some of Jack's other stuff.", on the topic Infinity Beach.   April 16, 2012

took a poll "Heinlein's Juvenile Books - Which are your Favorites?"   April 16, 2012

unlocked the True Trekkie badge   March 23, 2012

posted the Quick Tip, "The is the one which won the Nebula Award. Deservedly so!", on the topic Seeker.   December 06, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "McDevitt's latest does not disappoint. The "Alex Benedict" novels just get better and better.", on the topic Echo.   December 06, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "The first attempt at a "backstory"; this novel about a brave Weyrwoman is very good.", on the topic Moreta, Dragonlady of Pern.   November 09, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "Arguably one of the best Pern novels of all. Jaygee and Ruth are a wonderful pair.", on the topic The White Dragon (Dragonriders of Pern Vol 3).   November 09, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "A really good Pern novel with good characters. The novels based in the Present Turn went downhill fr ...", on the topic The Renegades of Pern.   November 09, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "This was a really fun short story about a "niche" in Pern that we read about, but know very little a ...", on the topic The Runner of Pern.   November 09, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "With this book, one began to wonder if McCaffrey had gone as far as she should go in the Present Tur ...", on the topic All the Weyrs of Pern.   November 09, 2010

commented on fatherz's QuickTip of Gene Wolfe, "Reading a Gene Wolfe novel takes commitment. He has the most extensive vocabulary of anyone writing ...".   October 08, 2010

commented on fatherz's QuickTip of Gene Wolfe, "Reading a Gene Wolfe novel takes commitment. He has the most extensive vocabulary of anyone writing ...".   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "Reading a Gene Wolfe novel takes commitment. He has the most extensive vocabulary of anyone writing ...", on the topic Gene Wolfe.   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "I have yet to read a McDevitt novel I didn't like. In my view, one of the top three sci-fi authors a ...", on the topic Jack McDevitt.   October 08, 2010

took a poll "Best Time Travel Novels"   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "One of my favorite Heinlein titles -- but again, like "Freehold" time travel is more of a secondary ...", on the topic Time Enough for Love.   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "A good book, but not one of Heinlein's best. More of a social commentary on race relations than a tr ...", on the topic Farnhams Freehold.   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "I enjoyed the book and the movie. An extremely creative look at time travel -- and the paradoxes inv ...", on the topic Timeline (book).   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "I enjoyed the book and the movie. An extremely creative look at time travel -- and the paradoxes inv ...", on the topic Timeline (book).   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "One of my all-time favorite "Classic" Trek episodes. Simply a treat!", on the topic City on the Edge of Forever.   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "Madeline L'Engle's classic beginning to a series of entertaining and thought-provoking novels. Hones ...", on the topic A Wrinkle in Time.   October 08, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "A great, and very creative twist on the time-travel motif. This is Asimov at his best!", on the topic The End of Eternity.   October 08, 2010

commented on fatherz's QuickTip of Mission Earth, "+1 for this volume of "Mission Earth". The series varied hugely in quality. And Hubbard was from a d ...".   October 05, 2010

commented on fatherz's QuickTip of Mission Earth, "+1 for this volume of "Mission Earth". The series varied hugely in quality. And Hubbard was from a d ...".   October 05, 2010

took a poll "Best Science Fiction Books, Ancient to Modern!"   October 05, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "The first volume in an anticipated five. A true work of genius from a newcomer to the field. Simply ...", on the topic Lamentation.   October 05, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "The original "Foundation" trilogy was a sci-fi masterpiece. Some of the later books? Maybe not so mu ...", on the topic Foundation.   October 05, 2010