Category Archives: Science fiction

Brian Aldiss – Hothouse (1961) Review

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

The novel that couldn’t stop embarrassing itself. A billion years in the future, the Earth and Moon have stopped rotating. The dayside of the planet is covered by thick jungle. Mile-long spiders move along webs between Earth and the Moon. … Continue reading →

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Theodore Sturgeon – More Than Human (1953) Review

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

9/10 Starting More Than Human is like a weight settling on you. Both for the flowing, dense, poetic writing that settles on you like a blanket, and for the grisly subject material that leaves a pit in your stomach. Cursed … Continue reading →

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Douglas Adams – The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979-’92) Series Review

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

A reread of Douglas Adams’ The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series is the perfect remedy when you’re feeling down. That is, of course, if his humor appeals to you. For me, reading Adams is easy; writing a review … Continue reading →

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Richard K. Morgan – Thin Air (2018) Review

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

7/10 With a Richard Morgan novel, you know you’re in for a ride. The funny thing is, though, that he writes the same novel every time. Thin Air is about a mercenary, genetically bred for violence and “decanted” from a … Continue reading →

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Roger Zelazny – This Immortal (1966) Review

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

This Immortal is one of Roger Zelazny’s best known books, but some may know it under the title of “… and Call me Conrad”.  Under that name it won the Hugo award of 1966, in a tied win with Frank … Continue reading →

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Ada Palmer – The Will To Battle (2017) Review

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

Also in this series: Too Like the Lightning (2016) Seven Surrenders (2017) How did the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the cataclysm of the First World War? Fat history books have been written to explain the lead up … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Elysium Fire (2018) Review

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

At this point, a newcomer to Alastair Reynolds’ novels would be totally confused on the order and chronology of the novels and which belong to what series. Elysium Fire is sold as the sequel to the novel Aurora Rising, which … Continue reading →

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