Category Archives: Science fiction

Peter F. Hamilton – The Reality Dysfunction (1996) Review

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

DNF at 65% Peter F. Hamilton’s first major space opera series clearly marks him as part of the British space opera revival movement that includes the authors Iain M. Banks, Alastair Reynolds and Neal Asher. Hamilton’s big fat 1200 page … Continue reading →

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Voltaire – Micromegas (1752) Review

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

What’s this, a story from 1752? Jeroen, why do you have to be so boring and intellectual? Why do you only read stuffy books from the attic? Why can’t you be more hip? I know you all want me to … Continue reading →

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Haruki Murakami – 1Q84, Book One (2009) Review

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 This is not an easy book to put in a box. Murakami wrote a kind of science fiction novel in which two main characters end up in a slightly alternate version of reality. It’s a form of slipstream fiction … Continue reading →

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R.A. Lafferty – Fourth Mansions (1969) Review

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 This is a long review. It’s Lafferty. Another crazy Lafferty novel that blew my mind. He has the greatest imagination of all science fiction writers. In this novel too, the writing is energetic, hyperactive even, but always controlled and … Continue reading →

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Alan Moore – Watchmen (1986-87) Review

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

I feel out of my depth talking about this graphic novel, because I am just not so familiar with the history of American superhero comics. I can’t be a proper spokesperson for this work, as I do not have a … Continue reading →

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Philip Jose Farmer – To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1972) Review

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

4/10 The thing about To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1972) is that it has a really intriguing concept, but is written down by a terribly mediocre writer. And when I tell you what this book is about, you might want … Continue reading →

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Roger Zelazny – The Second Chronicles of Amber (1985-’91) Review

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

Comprising: First, look at the time gap between the last book of the first cycle, The Courts of Chaos written in 1978, and Trumps of Doom in 1985. The first five books were a completed story, and Zelazny may well … Continue reading →

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Reviews: Final Incal (2014) & Metabarons Genesis: Castaka (2014) by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

This post reviews some ancillary works to Jodorowsky’s more famous Incal and Metabarons graphic novels. The two stories of this blog post aren’t fully necessary to enjoy those two famous books, but are nice additions and flesh out the stories … Continue reading →

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John Wyndham – The Kraken Wakes (1953) Review

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 Sequel to The Kraken Snoozes, followed by The Kraken Needs a Cup of Coffee and The Kraken Defrosts His Car. Ok, enough of that. This is an alien invasion story, very much in the tradition of H.G. Wells’ War … Continue reading →

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Saga, Book Three (2019) by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

5/10 Which covers volumes 7-9, or issues 37–54. Boy oh boy what a disappointment. I must be the only person on the planet who isn’t in love with this comic. The first volumes were great, but after that it has … Continue reading →

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