Books: SF
Currently listing articles 646-601:
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of July 21, 2008— (Another) new James Patterson novel, along with new fiction by Daniel Silva, J. A. Jance, Suzanne Brockmann, and more.
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Book Review: The Host by Stephenie Meyer— Stephanie Meyer knows how to write a great page-turning summer read, expertly structuring her chapters so each one is a cliff-hanger.
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Graphic Novel Review: Aces: Curse of the Red Baron by Denton, Wilson & Square-Briggs— An entertaining action-comedy pits two squabbling WWI flyboys against a ghostly Red Baron.
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Book Review: Elric -To Rescue Tanelorn (Chronicles Of The Last Emperor Of Melnibone, Volume Two) by Michael Moorcock— To Rescue Tanelorn contains all the proof anybody would need that Moorcock is one of the great fantasy writers of ours or any time.
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Comic Book Review: Star Trek - Assignment Earth by John Byrne— Kinda flat, and not as fun as it should be--you know, like any comic adaptation of a late-sixties TV show that never existed.
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Manga Review: The Drifting Classroom, Volume Five by Kazuo Umezu— A classic survival horror manga pits school kids against an apocalyptic future world.
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Book Review: Philip K. Dick - Five Novels of the 1960s and ‘70s by Philip K. Dick, Jonathan Lethem (Editor) — "I want to write about people I love, and put them into a fictional world spun out of my own mind…”
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Book Review: The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made by David Hughes— A fascinating glimpse into the world of the motion picture industry.
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Book Review: Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
— The first of five novels featured on a new Library of American volume is a heady meditation on time and schizophrenia.
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Book Review: Very Hard Choices by Spider Robinson— An intelligent and thought provoking book that might have you challenging your own assumptions.
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Comic Review: Star Wars Omnibus: Droids — Star Wars Omnibus: Droids collects all the adventures of our favorite robotic duo!
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Book Review: The Mirrored Heavens by David J. Williams — Non-stop action and a cyberpunk influence categorize this future tale of terrorism and political power struggles
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Book Review: Steps Through The Mist by Zoran Zivkovic— "Steps Through The Mist" proves once again that reality can be even more fantastic than fantasy - if looked at in the right way.
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Book Review: Seven Touches Of Music by Zoran Zivkovic— This will be one of the most rewarding reads you've had in a long time.
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Beyond Bounds: Paranormal and Fantasy Favorites — Robin McKinley, Patricia A. McKillip, Diana Wynne Jones, Stephenie Meyer, Holly Black and Charlaine Harris
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Book Review: Neuropath by Scott Bakker— A taut and nerve wracking psychological thriller that is not only spine chilling, but also intellectually challenging.
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Comics in the Movies— What are your thoughts on the comics, the movies, and the media tie-ins?
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Book Review: Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick— Philip K. Dick's ultimate reality show.
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Book Review: Sly Mongoose by Tobias Buckell— With "Sly Mongoose" Tobias Buckell has written more than just another two dimensional space adventure.
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Graphic Novel Review: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely— Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely bring back the gentler years of Superman with a soft science fiction touch.
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Book Review: Outrageous Fortune by Tim Scott— Outrageous Fortune offers conclusive proof of that it takes more than a collection of funny bits to make a novel.
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Comic Review: Skaar Son of Hulk by Greg Pak & Ron Forney— The Incredible Hulk has a son! And a whole world is out to kill him! The world's in trouble!
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Book Review: Making Money by Terry Pratchett— Moist von Lipwig is back and instead of ‘Going Postal’ he’s ‘Making Money’
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Book Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro— Never Let Me Go is a very quiet novel in the sense that it works not only as a dystopian novel but also as a
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Book Review: From Deep Within The Earth - The Eternal Vigilance Series Book One Gabrielle Faust— Completely different from any vampire novel that you've ever read before.
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Interview with Scott Bakker, Author Of The Prince Of Nothing Trilogy and Neuropath
— "We are the last of the ancient delusions, soon to be debunked. 'I think, therefore I am' has morphed into 'It thinks, therefore something was.'"
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Comic Review: Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi - Volume 1 — Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi Volume 1, tells stories of the Jedi and their struggles thousands of years before The Battle of Yavin.
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Book Review: Aliens: Steel Egg by John Shirley — An attempt to tell of humanity's first encounters with the creatures from the Alien saga.
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Book Review: Predator: Flesh and Blood by Michael Jan Friedman, Robert Greenberger, and Stephen Youll— Ruthlessness and viciousness knows no species.
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Book Review: Days of Infamy by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen— After the attack on Pearl Harbor, things go from bad to worse for the U.S. Navy.
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Book Review: Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff— Valor's Trial performs the remarkable feat of lifting the mask we place over the face of soldiers, and letting us see the being beneath it.
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Comic Review: Superman: Last Son by Richard Donner et al— It's been a long strange journey for Superman Last Son partly written by Superman I and Superman II director Richard Donner.
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Book Review: Shadow Haven - Battle Across the Sands by N.P. Michaels— Michaels has formed a believable social society with detailed history, prejudice, epic adventure and magic.
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Free Book Giveaway: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
— Free Book Giveaway Contest: Win a copy of The Host by Stephenie Meyer!
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Book Review: Super-Detective Flip Book by Robert Leslie Bellem et al.— A little known pulp hero from the early 1940s gets two adventures reprinted in the old Ace Double format.
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Book Review: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
— The Host is a chilling science fiction romance about what it means to be human and to truly love another
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Book Review: Unholy Domain by Dan Ronco— A young man tries to escape his father's past only to find himself in the middle of a war over the ethics of technology.
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Made For TV Makes Me Happy— Some new movies and mini-series brightened up my Memorial Day Weekend.
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Interview with Fantasy Author A. F. Stewart— Fantasy author A. F. Stewart likes to combine history, legend, and mythology in her fiction.
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Interview with Christopher Hoare, Author of The Wildcat's Victory— Hoare's strong female protagonist blends femininity with fearless action.
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Interview with Dan Ronco, Author of Unholy Domain
— Ronco's techno-thriller is packed with adventure, greed and romance.
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Book Review: Trading In Danger by Elizabeth Moon— Elizabeth Moon starts a great military science fiction epic. Readers wanting action and an eye for detail get it all.
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Summer 2008 Political Fiction, Real World and Otherwise— Why do these books have politics as a subtext? Maybe because it's a political year - or maybe some strange force led me to them.
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DVD Review: Colossus - The Forbin Project (UK Release)— At long last, this little-known but much loved cult classic sees a release that does its considerable charms justice.
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Book Review: The Philosopher At The End Of The Universe by Mark Rowlands— A romp through sci fi films to get at the deeper questions that propel them.
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Book Review: Flight by Vanna Bonta— This novel within a novel will captivate readers with a story of space travel between dimensions.
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