Showing posts with label SF novels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SF novels. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Simon Clark: The Night of the Triffids

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Simon Clark The Night of the Triffids 469 pages published in 2001 It's been twenty-five years since Bill Masen with his fa...
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Frank Herbert: The Exploits of Jorj X. McKie, Saboteur Extraordinary

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Frank Herbert Whipping Star   a novel Once, long centuries past, con-sentients with a psychological compulsion to "do good" ha...
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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Alfred Bester's Masterpiece: The Stars My Destination, Pt. 1

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Alfred Bester The Stars My Destination   It's been often said that character development is rather weak in SF, as science and tech...
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Monday, February 9, 2015

Some Great Books Read in 2014

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The following are books that I really enjoyed reading during the past year, and, if granted time, there's a good chance I will read the...
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Friday, February 7, 2014

Some great books I read in 2013

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As I had mentioned in my previous post, I lost considerable information regarding books I had read.  This will therefore be a partial list o...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

IN MEMORIAM Ray Bradbury

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Ray Bradbury:  August 22, 1920  to  June 5, 2012 We shall not see his like again. Novels The Martian Chronicles Fahrenheit 451 Da...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias (California Troika)

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While Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias occupy differing universes, there still are some interesting links drawing them together...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

Kim Stanley Robinson: The California Troika

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When Kim Stanley Robinson published these three novels-- The Wild Shore (1984), The Gold Coast (1988), and Pacific Edge (1990)-- they w...
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Alfred Bester, a brief look at two novels

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Alfred Bester , is probably best known for two novels, The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination. While many SF writers are abl...
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