Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson

March 26, 2008

When I find an author I like I tend to binge and read their whole backlog of novels in short order. For Wilson I started with The Chronoliths (a 4/5), then progressed to Spin (my #9 and a 5/5), Axis (3/5) and now Darwinia. In this novel all of 1915 Europe is replaced by savage [...]

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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card – Cams #6

March 20, 2008

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is number 6 on my all-time top 10 list of Science Fiction stories you need to read. Written as a novella in 1977 and expanded into a novel in 1985, it won both both the Hugo and the Nebula awards that year. The follow up sequel Speaker for the [...]

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Moving Mars by Greg Bear

March 5, 2008

Superb. Greg Bear’s Moving Mars won the Nebula Award in 1994 and was a finalist for the Hugo the same year. It’s a gripping story about early colonial life, politics, science (the fictional kind) and deep characters. Written from the point of view of the central female character — who is both strong and flawed [...]

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Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven

February 8, 2008

Well as some of you know I was disappointed by Ringworld after 30 years of hype. Numerous people encouraged me to either re-read it or read the second book in the (unintentional) series, so I read Ringworld Engineers. Going in with much lower expectations helped me enjoy the book much more. I’m still not sure [...]

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My SciFi Reading Binge

January 17, 2008

So, as promised here is the result of my holiday reading binge. If you want more of my thoughts on a given book, use the comments to ask me and if there is enough interest I’ll do a dedicated review for some of these books. They are all worthy of a review, I just don’t [...]

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11 Best Geek Board Games

November 28, 2007

UPDATE: I’ve written a new post with three more great board games you’ll probably love too. Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek TNG) has this quote about how gaming shaped his inner geek in many ways. It inspired me to write this article. The games we play are an excuse to get together and [...]

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Startide Rising by David Brin – Cams #7

November 27, 2007

Startide Rising by David Brin is number 7 on my all-time top 10 list of Science Fiction stories you need to read. Written in 1983 it won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards, and is the second book set in Brin’s Uplift Universe. This novel spawned a whole sequel trilogy (that I haven’t read [...]

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Seeker by Jack McDevitt

October 30, 2007

I’m tired. For the last week I’ve been staying up late reading as fast as I can. Last night I finished Seeker by Jack McDevitt and tonight I’m going to bed early. Seeker is my first exposure to Mr. McDevitt’s work and was a recommendation that Amazon gave me based on the other books I’ve [...]

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World, Other World by Simon Just

October 20, 2007

Every so often I’m contacted by a new author who would like me to read his or her new book. If they’ve at least bothered to print a hard copy that I can read in bed, then I usually accept. Far too long ago, Simon Just contacted me and asked me if I’d be interested [...]

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The Space Merchants by Pohl and Kornbluth

October 19, 2007

Last night I finished reading The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and CM Kornbluth. This one has been on my list for a very long time. I’m not sure where I got the recommendation, but whoever told me about it — Thank You! It’s a short book and probably could be described as a novella [...]

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The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov – Cams #8

October 18, 2007

No “Ultimate Top 10 Science Fiction” list would be complete without a little Asimov, but this is one of his lesser known works. Nearly everyone is familiar with I Robot after Hollywood got through with it, and the Foundation series isn’t far behind. However, I chose what I believe is Asimov’s most powerful, gripping and [...]

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