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reviewed War of the Marionettes. May 03, 2011
posted in SF Signal
War of the Marionettes
The third Andrea Cort novel (so far only published in German) offers one step forward and two steps back. I liked the first two novels in the series immensely, but hesitate to recommend this one. Whereupon …
reviewed Pushing Ice. April 07, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Pushing Ice
Unlike most of his space opera novels, Pushing Ice is set in a different universe than the one of the Inhibitors. This gives Reynolds the freedom of a new history and new ideas, but he keeps the high …
reviewed Under the Dome. March 29, 2011
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Under the Dome
Under The Dome. Well, you read the synopsis.  The story takes us into a small town in (where else) Maine, where an invisible dome has appeared (pretty clever the way that ties in with the title, …
reviewed Walter Kraft and the Alien Menace. March 17, 2011
posted in SF Signal
In the distant future, a mysterious Alien is trying to obliterate mankind and mankind’s only hope is a bounty hunter Walter Kraft. This is the story of Walter Kraft and the Alien Menace a SCI-FI …
reviewed The Flying Sorcerers. March 17, 2011
posted in SF Signal
The Flying Sorcerers
   I love science fiction humor - when it's done well, and Flying Sorcerers is one of the best.       SF comedy as a sub-genre hardly exists at all.  Most such …
posted a Quick Tip about Gordon R. Dickson. March 05, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Gordon R. Dickson
Time Storm was a remarkable book, epic in its vision of a planet ravaged by post-apocalyptic survivors of these "Time Quakes" that have fractured the Earth's space-time continuum casing geographic time …
reviewed Transition. March 04, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Transition
And now, my second attempt to "get" Iain Banks... Transition is a frustrating book.   This is my second attempt at reading Iain Banks. My first attempt at reading him, Inversions, …
reviewed State of Mind. March 02, 2011
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
State of Mind
From the marketing of this book to the actual content, author Sven Michael Davison had me hooked. I loved the premise of the book, and from there it just roared forward with entertainment, action and …
reviewed The Great Romance: A Rediscovered Uto.... February 27, 2011
posted in SF Signal
The Great Romance: A Rediscovered Utopian Adventure (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)
The Great Romance   By The Inhabitant   Edited by Dominic Alessio   $17.95   University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books Summary: A second section of a short novel …
reviewed Dark Sky Legion. February 26, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Dark Sky Legion
Dystopias often come in a few, easily recognized flavors: there's the surveillance state, the moral society taken to its insane conclusion, the slowly decaying future that poaches in post apocalyptic …
reviewed The Gods Themselves. February 26, 2011
posted in SF Signal
The Gods Themselves
The soft ones are one of the coolest alien species I have read of in over 30 years of science fiction reading. They are truly alien, and the nature of the existence and civilation is a well written mystery. …
reviewed Template. February 24, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Template
Coming-of-age stories aren't restricted to young characters. The hero of Template, Conn Labro, is already an adult and secure in his believes. But once he leaves his world to find out who wants to …
posted a Quick Tip about The Gods Themselves. February 24, 2011
posted in SF Signal
The Gods Themselves
Perhaps one of Asimov's best; his aliens living in a different dimensional world than our own are truly novel. Been quite a while since I re-read this one.
reviewed The Years of Rice and Salt. February 24, 2011
posted in SF Signal
The Years of Rice and Salt
The use of the Tibetan Buddhist idea of reincarnation as a metaphor for human civilizations' evolution and striving for 'enlightenment'/'utopia' is brilliant and moving. Sadly, I have read this book only …
reviewed A Fire Upon The Deep. February 24, 2011
posted in SF Signal
A Fire Upon The Deep
   When I think of the coolest beginning chapters for space opera tales, I think of this novel. Its first few chapters are soo friggin cool. And as you read on, you find a weird alien species, …
reviewed Saturn's Children. February 23, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Saturn's Children
This starts with a dedication to Asimov and Heinlein, so it's most interesting to see what Stross has taken from whom and incorporated into his semi-homage. Well, it's a future limited to the …
reviewed Saturn's Children. February 23, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Saturn's Children
This review originally appeared in RayGun Revival magazine in early 2008      Saturn's Children by Charles Stross  Ace, 2008, 336 pages      I've …
posted a Quick Tip about A Fire Upon The Deep. February 22, 2011
posted in SF Signal
A Fire Upon The Deep
This is one of my all time favorite books and one of only a handful I've read twice- and I may just read it again.
posted a Quick Tip about A Canticle for Leibowitz (Bantam Spec.... February 22, 2011
posted in SF Signal
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Bantam Spectra Book)
Fantastic "allegory of our times" (our times if you lived through the cold war). This is a seminal post-apocalyptic tale and a book that should be on every SF reader's list.
posted a Quick Tip about Speaker for the Dead. February 22, 2011
posted in SF Signal
Speaker for the Dead
   yet more trash from the nameless one who just never knows when to keep his big yap shut
posted a Quick Tip about A Fire Upon The Deep. February 22, 2011
posted in SF Signal
A Fire Upon The Deep
   deep and dense, Vinge's classic is one of those books that can claim direct descent from Doc Smith's legendary space operas
reviewed A Heinlein Trilogy. February 22, 2011
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
A Heinlein Trilogy
I picked up this book from a library book fair, it had been awhile since I had read a Heinlein and I wanted to read some classic sci-fi from one of the masters. It’s three of his stories.  The …
posted a Quick Tip about A Canticle for Leibowitz (Bantam Spec.... February 22, 2011
posted in SF Signal
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Bantam Spectra Book)
I probably read this at least 20 years ago. I honestly don't remember much about it except that it was very interesting. Its a book I would like to reread.
reviewed The Gods Themselves. February 22, 2011
posted in Forbidden Planet - Sci-Fi Books & Films!
The Gods Themselves
It's rough to take the position that an award winning novel by one of the most respected science fiction authors is tough to read because of its slow pace, but that is how I would describe The Gods Themselves. …
reviewed The Snow Queen. February 21, 2011
posted in SF Signal
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is the selection for my Hugo Winners Book Club's March meeting. I was surprised how hard it was to find. I'm not sure if it's out of print, but it's not available from Amazon, either as …
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