A self-correcting space-time continuum meets British sarcasm and pomposity, with a little love thrown in. Winner of the Hugo award in 1997, Ms. Willis’ novel had been recommended to me from several different people...
John at SF Signal did a great post on “16 SF/F Authors with The Highest Number of Hugo and Nebula Award Wins“. John is reading, reviewing and generally fanboy-ing short story collections (way to...
Ancient civilizations, martial arts, and a potential biological apocalypse. What more could you ask for in a novel? Don’t categorize it, just read it. I find Mr. Rosenfeld a kindred spirit: an author, a...
Elric The Chronicles of Corum The Eternal Champion Von Bek Hawkmoon Gloryanna The Warlord of the Air All are sitting on my shelves, all enjoyable reads from the venerable Mr. Moorcock, the subject of...
A billion-years old alien species; space wars with megalomaniacal leaders vs. old bureaucratic galactic governments; hidden wormhole networks; artificial intelligence; and the universal drive to survive! All in a beautiful NightShadeBook wrapper! Fassin Taak...
An enjoyable fantasy romp that would make Edgar Rice Burroughs proud! Paragaea is an enjoyable story with likeable characters, vivid imagery and enough homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs and other “pulp” fantasy/scifi authors to...
About a month ago, I wrote a brief post on wiki-scanner and Digg buriers called Wiki Washers and Grave Diggers (catchy, eh?). A longer version of it has just been published in this month’s...
Last year I was invited to be a part of the Trinity University Alumni Book Signing that occurs during alumni week. I have been invited back again this year; the event is October 20...
Entertaining and thought-provoking…all between the same two covers! Reader’s read with many motivations. Sometimes you read for entertainment, for the plot; sometimes to be intellectually stimulated (big words), for the ideas. When I want...
