Category Archives: Science Fantasy

It, Stephen King (Signet, 1987)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Happy Halloween! To commemorate one of my favorite holidays, I decided to review It by Stephen King! For the review go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com. Continue reading →

Posted in Coming of Age tale, Horror, Identity, paranormal or otherwise unexplained (possibly alien or magic) object, Ripping Yarn, Saga, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Series, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Supernatural, Thoughtful, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Xenocide, Orson Scott Card (TOR, 1991{Macmillan Audio (2006), Narrators: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Amanda Karr, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki})

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Xenocide by Orson Scott Card is the disappointing sequel to Speaker for the Dead and third volume of the Ender Wiggins series. While it has some interesting elements, it is mostly long discussions of Card’s personal philosophy and has a plot twist in the middle that forever changes an excellent Science Fiction world into a mediocre Science Fantasy one. For more detail go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

Posted in Chronicle, Cultural Contact, Cycle, Far Future, First Contact, Identity, Saga, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Serial, Series, Spiritual, Uncategorized, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy 3rd Birthday to the Archaeologist’s Guide to the Galaxy!

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Today I celebrate the third Anniversary of this blog![1]  This year saw a continued increase in readership, and as with last year, I thought I’d do a quick breakdown of the most popular posts. First, however, I thought it only … Continue reading →

Posted in Alien Object, Alternate History, Anthology/Collection, audio book, Chronicle, Classic Literature, Classic Sci Fi, Comedy, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Novel, Crime Thriller, Cultural Contact, Cyberpunk, Cycle, Dystopian, Espionage, Far Future, Future History, Generation Ship, Hard SciFi, Identity, Military Science Fiction, Music, Mystery, Near Future fic, New Space Opera, Non-Fiction, Opinion Piece, Original Fiction, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Place-Out-Of-Time, Planetary Romance, Political Drama, Post Colonial, Post Modern, Post-Apocolyptic, Present Day Sci Fi, Ripping Yarn, Romance, Saga, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Serial, Series, Space Exploration, Space Opera, Spy Thriller, Stand Alone Novel, Steampunk, Strong Characters, Supernatural, Thoughtful Espionage Tale, Thriller, Time Travel Story, Title, Titles, Trilogy, Ultratech, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World, Urban Fantasy, World, YA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Empire of the East, Fred Saberhagen (Ace, 1979 { Blackstone Audio, Inc, Narrator: Raymond Todd)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Empire of the East by Fred Saberhagen is the omnibus collection of this classic science fantasy novel. It is a rip-roaring speculative adventure whose best parts are hard to describe without giving spoilers. A great fun read for fans of sci-fi and fantasy. Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology/Collection, audio book, Chronicle, Classic Sci Fi, Cycle, Fantasy, Military Science Fiction, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Post-Apocolyptic, Ripping Yarn, Saga, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Series, Stand Alone Novel, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments