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Category Archives: Science Fiction
The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Has it really been 25 years since Consider Phlebas, the first novel in Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, came out? My goodness. Does this make anyone else feel old at all? Not to worry though: a new novel in this … Continue reading
Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
Trent McCauley is a talented teenager: his main hobby, more an obsession really, is creating movie clips by downloading, remixing and reassembling footage of his favorite actor. Problem is, those movies tend to be copyrighted, which means Trent’s innocuous pastime … Continue reading
At the Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson
It’s hard to believe that it’s taken until 2012 to get an actual, printed volume of Kij Johnson’s short stories. After all, Kij has been publishing stories for a quarter of a century now, and several of them have won … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Kij Johnson, Small Beer Press
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Near + Far by Cat Rambo
Cat Rambo has published over a hundred science fiction and fantasy short stories to date, in places like Asimov’s, Weird Tales, and on Tor.com. The field of short genre fiction is quite crowded nowadays—which is wonderful, don’t get me wrong—but … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Cat Rambo, Hydra House
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Clean by Alex Hughes
Adam was a successful and talented member of the Telepaths’ Guild until his drug habit got him kicked out. Now he works for the Atlanta police department as a consultant and interrogator: after all, a Level Eight Telepath like Adam, … Continue reading
Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald
Be My Enemy is the sequel to last year’s Planesrunner, the book that launched Ian McDonald’s first ever YA series in spectacular fashion. I dearly love both of these novels and don’t want to ruin your enjoyment of them in any … Continue reading
Legion by Brandon Sanderson
Stephen Leeds, the main character in Brandon Sanderson’s new novella Legion, has a unique mental condition. It resembles multiple personality disorder but is much stranger and infinitely more useful: he has a group of imaginary personae who “live” with him … Continue reading
vN by Madeline Ashby (includes giveaway!)
Here’s my review of Madeline Ashby’s debut novel vN, out last week from Angry Robot. Thanks to the publisher, I have two copies of the novel to give away to readers in the US, Canada, and EU. Details on how … Continue reading
Existence by David Brin
The opening scene of Existence, David Brin’s long-awaited return to novel-length science fiction, is a great set piece that’s meaningful in a number of ways: astronaut Gerald Livingstone is working on the border of Earth and deep space, literally between … Continue reading
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
One of my favorite sections in Kim Stanley Robinson’s famous Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars) occurs towards the end of the series, when the author briefly describes the development of other planets in the solar system. … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 