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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Consider Phlebas, Iain M. Banks (Orbit, 1987)
Consider Phlebas is one of the best Science Fiction books I have read. It launched Iain M. Banks’ Culture world/series and demonstrates that good Science Fiction can stand up to any other form of literature.
Posted in Espionage, New Space Opera, Political Drama, Post Modern, Ripping Yarn, Science Fiction, Series, Spy Thriller, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Ultratech, Unique or Imaginative World
Tagged Artificial intelligence, Arts, Culture series, Fiction, Iain Banks, Iain M Banks, Literature, Science Fiction
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Airborn: Matt Cruise Series – Book 1, Kenneth Oppel, Thorndike Press (2006)
Set in a steampunk world of airships and adventure, Airborn is an exciting romp through an Early-to-Mid 20th Century world that never was. A simple, fun adventure of exploration and pirates set aboard a dirigible skyliner, this was a great read, particularly for the YA audience. This is the second review I’ve given of this text: the first was of the audiobook, which sucked. Continue reading
Posted in Alternate History, Ripping Yarn, Series, Steampunk, YA
Tagged Airborn, Arts, Kenneth Oppel, Young-adult fiction
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The Dark Door, Kate Wilhelm (St. Martin’s Press, 1988) {Blackstone Audiobooks 2006; Narrator: Anna Fields}
The Dark Door by Kate Wilhelm is part Science Fiction, part Horror and part Mystery. It is an immediately engaging book with excellent characters and an easy writing style that makes it a joy to read or listen to. Continue reading
Posted in Crime Thriller, Mystery, Ripping Yarn, Romance, Science Fiction, Series, Strong Characters, Zombies
Tagged Art, Constance, Fiction, Hamlet Trap, Kate Wilhelm, Science Fiction, United States
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Arthur and the Invisibles, Luc Besson (Harpur Collins, 2006){HarpurAudio,2006; Narrator: Jim Dale}
Arthur and the Invisibles is a reasonable mid-grade reader by French Director Luc Besson that was tied into the children’s films of the same name. It is a good enough story with excellent visual descriptions that mirror Besson’s vivid cinematography. The story, however, is not terribly original, in some places seems to underestimate the intelligence of young readers, and has an air of Western European superiority clinging to it that seems out of place in the world of modern storytelling. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Ripping Yarn
Tagged Art, Arthur and the Invisibles, Fiction, France, Jim Dale, Luc Besson, White Man's Burden
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The Archaeologist's Guide to the Galaxy.. by Thomas Evans 