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Monthly Archives: January 2013
A Murder of Quality, John LeCarré (Penguin Books, 1962 {Penguin Audio: Narrator: Michael Jayston)
A Murder of Quality, John LeCarré’s second book, serves as a more-or-less pedestrian murder mystery albeit with George Smiley. There is no spying, but rather a bit of amateur sleuthing. If you like mysteries, this is a fine read, but if not, give this book a pass. For a full review, go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading
The Problem with Military Science Fiction Part 2: or why archaeologists get so bent up about taxonomy…
The Problem with Military Science Fiction Part 2: or why archaeologists get so bent up about taxonomy…
Tom blabs on about more reasons that MilFic gets such a bad rep…
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Posted in Alternate History, Hard SciFi, Military Science Fiction, Opinion Piece, Paranormal Mystery, Post Modern, Present Day Sci Fi, Ripping Yarn, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World
Tagged best military science fiction, book review, David Weber, Forever War, John Scalzi, Lost Fleet, Military Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction Book Review, OLD MANS WAR, Science Fiction, Science Fiction book review, Starship Troopers
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The Hydrogen Sonata, Iain M. Banks (Orbit, 2012)
The Hydrogen Sonata is not Iain M. Banks’ best book, but is a good read for any fan of his Culture series. I suspect, however, that it won’t appeal to people who are not at least somewhat familiar with the Culture and will have no appeal to individuals who don’t like Science Fiction. Continue reading
Posted in Chronicle, Conspiracy Novel, Cultural Contact, Cycle, Far Future, Identity, New Space Opera, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Post Colonial, Post Modern, Saga, Science Fiction, Series, Space Opera, Stand Alone Novel, Thoughtful, Thriller, Ultratech, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World, World
Tagged Banks, book review, Consider Phlebas, Gzilt, Hydrogen Sonata, Hydrogen Sonata review, Iain Banks, Iain M Banks, Mind, Science Fiction, Science Fiction book review, science fiction books, Space opera, Space Opera Book, Space Opera Review, Sublimed, The Culture
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The Art of a Book Cover Part 2 – The Winner for Strings on a Shadow Puppet
The Art of a Book Cover – The cover for “Strings on a Shadow Puppet is revealed! Continue reading
Posted in Chronicle, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Novel, Cultural Contact, Cyberpunk, Cycle, Espionage, Far Future, Hard SciFi, Identity, Military Science Fiction, Mystery, New Space Opera, Opinion Piece, Original Fiction, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Political Drama, Post Colonial, Post Modern, Ripping Yarn, Saga, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Spy Thriller, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Thoughtful Espionage Tale, Thriller, Titles, Ultratech, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World, World
Tagged Art, Arts, best space opera, Book, book cover, book covers, Cover art, Cyberpunk, Espionage, Faster-than-light, Kevin Klakouski, Mil Spec, MilFic, Military Science Fiction, mystery, mystery book, Narrative mode, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Science Fiction book, science fiction books, Shadow play, Shauni, Space opera, Strings on a Shadow Puppet, Vladimir Shpitalnik, Wayang, Work of art
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The Archaeologist's Guide to the Galaxy.. by Thomas Evans 