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Book Review: Blindsight by Peter Watts
From the realm of hard and dark science fiction comes a book about … space vampires? Well, not exactly, but I had to get it out of the way. This book does include vampires, but that’s just a small part … Continue reading
Book review: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed is one of the most awarded science fiction novels. It won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards, and has been widely recognized even outside its sci-fi genre. With a good reason, I may add: the book crosses over … Continue reading
Modern Classic: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The notion of “uplift”, intelligent species genetically modifying animals to sentience, has been tossed around science fiction for quite some time, but never gained much prominence. Save for the first work credited with uplift, The Island of Doctor Moerau by … Continue reading
Classic review: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness is considered one of the most important works of modern science fiction. Published in 1969, it opened up the world of sci-fi to the concepts of gender fluidity, and is widely considered one of the … Continue reading
Modern Classic: Will Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw
Chances are, you’ve never heard of this book or its author, but if you read science fiction over the past decade you came across works by John Scalzi. The short version of this review thus could be that Yahtzee Croshaw’s … Continue reading
Warren Ellis: Superstar of science fiction in comics
For many people who don’t read comic books, comics is largely about superheroes. In some cases, there have been sci-fi subplots to create superheroes (Fantastic Four, for example), but until the recent crop of Marvel movies featured a band of … Continue reading
Modern Classic: The Border by Robert McCammon
Alien invasion books are a dime a dozen. Post-apocalyptic alien invasion books are almost as numerous. So, it’s difficult to come up with at least a semi-original premise, and package it into a refreshing and gripping story. McCammon manages to … Continue reading
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Book review: The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker
The End of the World Running Club is a living proof that quality literature can survive and thrive, even if it starts without a publishing deal. Originally self-published, this book was later reprinted by Del Rey Books and eventually found … Continue reading
Classic review: Way Station by Clifford Simak
It is difficult to find a more enjoyable, wholesome and indeed delightful science fiction book than Way Station. One of the most deserving Hugo winners, this short novel is full of inaction, takes place in a tiny setting that barely … Continue reading
Book Review: The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin
The 2015 Best Novel Hugo Award is a controversial book. Some hail it as an excellent work of art, which truly deserves the Hugo award, while others see it as mediocre at best, not deserving the recognition. I’m part of … Continue reading