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Category Archives: Future History
Shadow of the Giant, Orson Scott Card (TOR, 2006 {MacMillan Audio, Narrator: Scott Brick, David Birney, Cast})
Shadow of the Giant is the fourth book in Orson Scott Card‘s ‘Shadow’ series, thus part of the Ender’s Game world. Here at last we see the story line moving beyond Bean’s childhood issues to follow on with the ramifications of the end of the Bugger war (giggle) and the return to Earth of a school filled with supergenius’ trained to lead armies. A solid addition to the series, but it does get bogged down with political diatribes. for the full review go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading
Posted in Chronicle, Coming of Age tale, Cycle, Future History, Military Science Fiction, Political Drama, Saga, Science Fiction, Serial, Series, Space Opera, Thoughtful, Uncategorized, World
Tagged Audiobook, best military science fiction, book review, China, Cultural Revolution, enders game, Military Science Fiction, Orson Scott Card, Science Fiction, Science Fiction book review, Venezuela
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Happy 3rd Birthday to the Archaeologist’s Guide to the Galaxy!
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 Art, Arts, Audiobook, Audrey Niffenegger, Battletech, best military science fiction, Blackstone Audiobooks, Book, book review, books, Cold War, Cyberpunk, Dan Simmons, David Weber, Douglas Adams, Earth, Espionage, Fiction, Galaxy, Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Loren L. Coleman, Military Science Fiction Book Review, Science Fiction, Science Fiction book review, Space opera
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The Archaeologists’ Guide to The Billanobian Hegemony
T.L. Evans discusses the Billanobian Hegemeny Continue reading
Posted in Chronicle, Cultural Contact, Cycle, Espionage, Far Future, Future History, Generation Ship, Hard SciFi, Identity, Military Science Fiction, Music, Mystery, New Space Opera, Original Fiction, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Planetary Romance, Political Drama, Post Colonial, Post Modern, Ripping Yarn, Saga, Science Fiction, Series, Space Exploration, Space Opera, Spy Thriller, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Thoughtful Espionage Tale, Thriller, Uncategorized, Unique or Imaginative World, World
Tagged Art, Arts, Asia, best military science fiction, Book, Caste and Communal Issues, Espionage, Faster-than-light, Fiction, generation ship, generation ships, Government, Hegemony, History, India, Literature, lost colony, Military Science Fiction, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, space colony, Space opera, Star Trek, Terran Federation, United States
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Strings on a Shadow Puppet: The Art of a Book Cover
I have long said that, initially, the cover art for a novel is more important to a novel’s success than the writing itself.[1] We may all say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but if we are honest, we … Continue reading
Posted in Chronicle, Classic Sci Fi, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Novel, Cyberpunk, Cycle, Espionage, Far Future, Future History, Identity, Military Science Fiction, Mystery, New Space Opera, Non-Fiction, 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, Series, Space Exploration, Space Opera, Spy Thriller, Stand Alone Novel, Strong Characters, Thoughtful, Thoughtful Espionage Tale, Thriller, Title, Titles, Uncategorized, World
Tagged Art, Author, best military science fiction, Best Science Fiction, best space opera, BioShock Infinite, Concept art, Cover art, Don't judge a book by its cover, espionage novel, Military Science Fiction, mystery, Publishing, Sandy Hook, Science Fiction, Shadow play, Shopping, Southern Connecticut State University, Space opera, Thriller, Visionary art, Work of art
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The Archaeologist's Guide to the Galaxy.. by Thomas Evans 