Showing posts with label SF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SF. Show all posts
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Gregory Benford: The Galactic Center Companion, an ebook

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First things first:  truth in advertising or full disclosure or whatever it's called.  First, I received a free copy of The Galactic Cen...
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Friday, May 2, 2014

Some novels, stories, and poems that I revisit regularly

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 The following is a short list of some novels, poems, and short stories that I reread irregularly for the most part.  There's no particu...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Combination Plate 17

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Combination Plate 17 Some books and some films and some thoughts about them-- 1. The Purple Plain , a film set in Burma during WWII 2. Mic...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Science Fiction: What if...? or If this goes on...

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Many years ago, in an intro to an SF book, the author suggested that there were two broad types or categories of SF. One asked "What i...
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Friday, January 2, 2009

Isaac Asimov: 1920-1992

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Isaac Asimov was born on Jan. 2, 1920 in Petrovichi, Russia, and died on April 6, 1992. In his 72 years, he wrote or edited over 500 books. ...
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Monday, December 15, 2008

Torchwood--CSI meets the X-Files

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Torchwood is a British TV SF series that is described as a spin-off of Doctor Who , the modern series. I gather that's because of th...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

V for Vendetta--the film

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I haven't read the comic book or graphic novel that this movie, V for Vendetta, is based on, so I can't comment on the relationshi...
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