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March 28, 2016

Review: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. In this post-nuclear-war future (centuries from now),...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Unemployed programmer Hiro Protagonist works as a pizza delivery guy in a not too distant...

July 03, 2015

Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

Mockingbird by Walter Tevis In the far distant future, an academic, Paul Bentley, moves to Columbia...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

Book Review: City Beyond Time by John C. Wright

City Beyond Time: Tales of the Fall of Metachronopolis by John C. Wright Nothing lasts...

October 2014

October 25, 2014

Review: Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited

Brave New World is a classic in dystopian fiction. It shows the world circa 700...

October 30, 2013

Mind Over Psyche

Mind Over Psyche is the second in what's promised to be a trilogy. (I'm holding...

June 2013

June 01, 2013

A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil

Are you aiming for world domination? Looking for tips on minions and henchpeople? Need a...

March 2013

March 11, 2013

Farmer in the Sky by Robert Heinlein

The Earth is crowded and food is rationed, but a colony on Ganymede, one of...

March 08, 2013

Wool by Hugh Howey

Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finished this book...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

I Left My Brains in San Francisco: More than Just Zombies

Lately, I've caught myself reading books with zombies in it. I don't really like horror. I...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Joe’s Back and This Time It’s Biblical: Reviewing “The King of Plagues” by Jonathan Maberry

... He paused. "Tell me again what Scofield said to you. About the river of...

July 25, 2012

Polaris by Jack McDevitt

Since we've been talking about Jack McDevitt's books lately, with Will giving a great overview...

July 20, 2012

The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt

The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt My rating: 3 of 5 stars My review...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Books of Summer: Crater by Homer Hickam

Crater by Homer H. Hickam My rating: 4 of 5 stars Crater Trueblood is an...

June 14, 2012

The Books of Summer: Polaris by Jack McDevitt

Polaris by Jack McDevitt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having really enjoyed McDevitt's Engines...

May 2012

May 09, 2012

Reviewing “A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales About the Christ”

A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales About the Christ by Michael G. Bishop My...

May 07, 2012

What I’ve Been Reading: Feed by Mira Grant

Feed by Mira Grant My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm a bit tired of...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Got Kindle? Free Story by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko.

Maureen at Aliens in This World gives us a heads up:Marina and Sergey Dyachenko are...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Here Be Dragons. Literally. Reviewing “The Dragon Factory” by Jonathan Maberry

"Detective Ledger?" he said, and held out an ID case. "NSA." "How do you spell...

January 18, 2012

Time Travel Made Easy (Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Pratchett)

JOHNNY AND THE BOMB (book 3 of the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy) by Terry Pratchett In...

January 17, 2012

Days of the Dead (Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett)

JOHNNY AND THE DEAD by Terry Pratchett (book 2 of the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy) Twelve...

January 16, 2012

Space Aliens Unite (Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett)

ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND (Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, book 1) by Terry Pratchett The Johnny...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

Alien First Contact with a Catholic Twist: Reviewing “The Deacon’s Tale” by Arinn Dembo

"This enemy seems to arrive in small numbers, but their attacks result in mass disappearances:...

December 16, 2011

In My Ears: The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry

The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry Calloo callay! Just got this Audible version of the...

December 12, 2011

In My Ears: The All Pro by Scott Sigler

The All-Pro by Scott Sigler My rating: 3 of 5 stars Seven centuries into the...

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