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Monthly Archives: May 2011
House of Suns, Alistair Reynolds (ACE Science Fiction, 2010; Gollancz, 2008)
House of Suns is the award winning novel by one of my favorite authors, Alistair Reynolds. As with many of his works, it combines mystery with Science Fiction in an Ultratech future with realistic Science. (For an indepth review, go to: sophyanempire.wordpress.com)
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Revelation Space, Alistair Reynolds (Gollancz, 2000)
Revelation Space was Alistair Reynolds’ first book, and serves as the first volume of the continuing Series of the same name. It is a stand alone novel, and though in that sense, one does not feel cheated at the end as one sometimes does in the Serial form of story telling. It is, however, a remarkible opening salvo for one of the most imaginative worlds I have seen in Science Fiction, and I cannot imagine many people who like Science Fiction being able to resist the next book. (for more indepth review, see http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com) Continue reading
Posted in Hard SciFi, Identity, New Space Opera, Post Modern, Ripping Yarn, Science Fiction, Series, Space Exploration, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World
Tagged Arts, Fictional universe, General relativity, Hard Science Fiction, New Space Opera, Revelation Space, Science Fiction, Space opera, Speculative fiction
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Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia and Margeret Stohl (Little Brown Books, 2009) {Hachette Audio, 2009; Narrated by Kevin T. Collins, featuring Eve Bianco}
Beautiful Creatures is a YA Paranormal Romance which received sixth place in the 2010 Teens Top Ten Award. God only knows why. The writing flows and is easy to follow, but the story failed on a number of levels, not least of which was the authenticity of the narrator. While it would have made a brilliant short story, novelette or maybe even novella, coming in at around 600 pages, it drags more than just a little. For a full review, go to: http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Romance, Series, Urban Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, YA
Tagged Arts, Beautiful Creatures, Ethan, Ethan Frome, Fiction, Online Writing, Short story
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The Archaeologist's Guide to the Galaxy.. by Thomas Evans 