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Voyagers, Ben Bova (TOR, 1981 {Blackstone Audio, Narrators: Stefan Rudnicki})

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Thomas Evans

Voyagers by Ben Bova is an alien contact book set in the early-to-mid 1980’s that is somewhat spoiled by the sexist nature of much of the text. ‘Tis a pity as that it had great potential. For a full review see http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

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The Draco Tavern, Larry Niven (Tor, 2006 {Blackstone Audio, Narrator: Tom Weiner})

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Thomas Evans

The Draco Tavern, by Larry Niven, is a themed anthology of short stories and vignettes set in or about an inn on the edge of an alien space port built in remote Siberia. The linked but stand alone nature of the stories makes this a great vacation read for Science Fiction Fans. (For more go to: http://www.sophyanempire.com) Continue reading →

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Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell, Pat Murphy (TOR, 2001){ Blackstone Audio, 2004; Narrator: Johanna Ward}

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Thomas Evans

Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell was a fun read that ties together other books by the same author under different pen-names. In some ways, the book was little more than an intellectual game played by the author, but in others it proved to be an enjoyable book that explored concepts of identity.

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