Category: Fiction
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The importance of a correct worldbuilding: Lagrangian points
Astrophysics has to make sense, especially in a SF book. When designing your fictional worlds you need to make sure things can survive on their own,…
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SF Classics – Helliconia Summer by Brian W. Aldiss
Helliconia Summer (1983) by Brian W. Aldiss is the second instalment of the Helliconia Trilogy, set on the Earth-like Helliconia. The planet, orbiting a…
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Fiefdom, by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent. A review
Approaching the second instalment of a story without reading what comes first is never recommended, for obvious reasons, and this advice is even more…
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Spin (2005) by Robert Charles Wilson, describes a future Earth that a race of powerful aliens, the Hypotheticals, have put in protective cocoon –…
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Zombification, a first-hand report. I Zombie I by JacK Wallen
Last weekend I decided I needed a few hours of distraction. Zombie stories always looked to me a good pick, because even when they are bad,…
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SF Classics – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) is a novel by Philip K. Dick, a dystopia set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where nuclear radiations…
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SF Classics – Shikasta by Doris Lessing
Shikasta (1979) by Doris Lessing is a speculative fiction novel. The book is the first of the series Canopus in Argos, and portraits the final days…
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Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel. A review.
When I asked the editor (Pan Macmillan) through Netgalley for a copy of Station Eleven – in exchange of a honest review, as usual –…
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang
The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate (2007) by Ted Chiang, follows a fabric merchant of the ancient city of Baghdad that one day discovers…
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Guardians of the Galaxy – ガーディアンズ・オブ・ギャラクシー. A review
As Steve Davison has written on Amazing Stories a while ago, Guardians of the Galaxy might well be this generation’s Star Wars, and it has…
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SF Classics – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966) is one of Robert A. Heinlein’s most famous novels. Narrating a lunar colony’s revolt against Earth’s rule…
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The roguish charm of a super-villain – Loki. Brother of Thor
If you have been – like me – only half convinced by the whole Thor stuff, and that half you have liked is actually…
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SF Classics – Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Ender’s Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card is a military SF novel, and one of the most famous books of this genre, with sequels,…
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Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes: a review
It’s a given: on paper, this new book of Lauren Beukes is not one I would read. Mystery and thrillers I can do if…
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SF Classics – Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Lord of Light (1967) is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Roger Zelazny. It obtained a Hugo Award in 1968 and was also nominated for…
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SF Classics – I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
I Am Legend (1954) by Richard Matheson is one of the most influential books written in speculative fiction. It is a SF/horror novel, featuring…
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Guest post: Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック. A review
This is a guest review on Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック (2013) – the latest movie of the manga/anime created by Leiji Matsumoto in the 70s.…
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SF Classics – Raft. The Xeelee Sequence, by Stephen Baxter
Raft (1993) by Stephen Baxter, tells the story of a few thousand humans in an increasing hostile environment, located in an alternate, high-gravity universe. They…
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2014 Hugo Awards – almost there
Friday 1 August was the last useful day to vote for the 2014 Hugo Awards and now, finally done with them, I must admit I…
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SF Classics – The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids (1951) by John Wyndham is a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi horror novel where mankind, with the exception of the protagonist, Bill…
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – Equoid by Charles Stross
A visionary and ironic melange of comedy and SF, Equoid (2013) is a brilliant example of Charles Stross’ prose and a stand-alone novella in…
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Book Review: The Shadow Master, by Craig Cormick
I have to admit the reason why I have requested the The Shadow Master, by Craig Cormick, in ARC is that I read so…
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SF Classics – Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune (1965) by Frank Herbert, is the world’s best-selling SF novel and possibly the most famous and popular ever. Paul Atreides, the planet Arrakis…
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SF Classics – Neuromancer by William Gibson
Neuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, and the first in the cyberpunk genre. Also the first book to win the…