The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, and the Big Fun in a Little Package Novella Challenge. This story won the 1977 Hugo, Nebula and Locus for Best Novelette. Once again, Asimov proves his mastery of the medium of “science fiction story.” He […]
Read More Book Review: The Bicentennial Man by Isaac AsimovBarrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, the Military Spec-Fic Challenge, the Women of Genre Fiction Challenge, the Read the Sequel Challenge, and the Space Opera Challenge. This book won the 1992 Hugo and Locus Awards. This is not the first time, nor even […]
Read More Book Review: Barrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldWeyr Search by Anne McCaffrey My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, the Big Fun in a Little Package Novella Challenge, the Women of Genre Fiction Challenge, and the Grand Mistresses of Genre Fiction Challenge. This classic novella, which won the Hugo award for Best Novella in 1968 and […]
Read More Book Review: Weyr Search by Anne McCaffreyThe Centauri Device by M. John Harrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the Hard-Core Sci-Fi Challenge, the Space Opera Challenge, the SF Masterworks Challenge, and the Science Fiction Masterworks Book Club here on Goodreads. This crazy book reads like a combination of Philip K. Dick, Alfred Bester, and Douglas Adams. Part madcap […]
Read More Book Review: The Centauri Device by M. John HarrisonOld Man’s War by John Scalzi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for the Military Spec-Fic Reading Challenge, the Second Best Reading Challenge, and the Space Opera Reading Challenge. This book was nominated for the Hugo and Locus Awards 2006. I really, really liked this book! It’s kind of like the bridge between Starship […]
Read More Book Review: Old Man’s War by John ScalziBy Lauren Davis There are so many words and phrases that we use in science fiction—and even science—without giving it much thought. But where did we get terms like “death ray,” “terraforming,” “hive mind,” “telepathy,” and “parallel universe”? Read the full article at io9.com.
Read More 31 Essential Science Fiction Terms And Where They Came FromDearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love Dexter. Dexter is a guilty pleasure. I read him when I want something that isn’t too cerebral. That being said, the thought that goes into these thrillers, and the study of psychopathy that the author has engaged in to make his […]
Read More Book Review: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff LindsayA Case of Conscience by James Blish My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, the Hard Core Sci-Fi Challenge, and the SF Masterworks Challenge, as well as the Science Fiction Masterworks Book Club here on Goodreads. This book won the 1959 Hugo Award. I loved this book! I have […]
Read More Book Review: A Case of Conscience by James BlishThis is one of my favourite novels of all time, one that actively whetted my interest in science fiction. Just FYI. 16 I first found Dawn, about fifteen years ago, in my local library. I hadn’t heard of Octavia Butler. I’m not sure why I picked Dawn up. It was probably the post-apocalyptic blurb; I’ve always been drawn to […]
Read More Starting with the Womb: Octavia E Butler’s DawnDownbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, the LGBTQ Speculative Fiction Challenge,, the Military Spec-Fic Reading Challenge, the Women of Genre Fiction Challenge, the Grand Mistresses of Genre Fiction Challenge, the Hard Core Sci-Fi Challenge, the Read the Sequel Challenge, and the Space Opera […]
Read More Book Review: Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
