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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XIIIA selection of read science fiction novels from my shelves What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this...
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Short Story Review: Robert Abernathy’s “Single Combat” (1955)In January, I inaugurated a new review series on the urban landscape in science fiction. I finally present the second post! And it’s a...
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Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXXXIV (Robert Silverberg, Best SF of 1979, C. L. Moore, George Hay)Spring semester in the books! It’s now time to read (and go on vacation). Which books/covers/authors in the post intrigue you? Which...
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Short Book Reviews: Clifford D. Simak’s They Walked Like Men (1962) and Jacques Sternberg’s Sexualis ’95 (1965, trans. 1967)Note: My read but “waiting to be reviewed pile” is growing. Short rumination/tangents are a way to get through the stack before my memory...
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XIIA selection of read volumes from my site What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month?...
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Short Story Reviews: Clifford D. Simak’s “Masquerade” (1941) and “Tools” (1942)Today I’ve selected two early Clifford D. Simak “apprentice” stories–“Masquerade” (1941) and...
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Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXXXIII (Keith Laumer, Vernor Vinge, Mack Reynolds, Daphne du Maurier)Which books/covers/authors in the post intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy, Keith...
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Generation Ship Short Story Review: Fred Saberhagen’s “Birthdays” (1976)This is the 19th post in my series of vintage generation ship short fiction reviews. I am not entirely sure this Saberhagen’s vision fits...
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Short Story Reviews: Robert Bloch’s “Daybroke” (1958) and “The Head” (1976)After watching the first episode of the new Fallout (2024) adaptation a few nights ago (I like it!), I impulsively decided to push aside all my...
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XIA selection of read volumes from my site What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month....
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Short Story Review: Vladimir Colin’s “The Contact” (1966, trans. 1970)Today I’m joined again by Rachel S. Cordasco, the creator of the indispensable website and resource Speculative Fiction in Translation ,...
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Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXXXII (Vernor Vinge, Brian Stableford, Joan Cox, and Pierre Boulle)Which books/covers/authors in the post intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. The Witling, Vernor Vinge (1976)...
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Book Review: Clash by Night and Other Stories, Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (1980)Chris Moore’s cover for the 1st edition 3.5/5 (collated rating: Good) From 1937 to 1958, the dynamic writing duo of Henry...
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Short Story Review: Kōbō Abe’s “The Flood” (1950, trans. 1989)Today I’m joined by Rachel S. Cordasco, the creator of the indispensable website and resource Speculative Fiction in Translation , for...
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XA selection of read volumes from my shelves What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month?...
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Short Fiction Reviews: Alice Eleanor Jones’ “Life, Incorporated” (1955), “Miss Quatro” (1955), and “Recruiting Officer” (1955)I ranked Alice Eleanor Jones’ apocalyptic slice-of-life nightmare “Created He Them” (1955) as my favorite SF short story of...
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Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXXXI (Iain M. Banks, Mike Resnick, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, and David J. Skal)Which books/covers/authors in the post intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future , Mike...
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Book Review: John Brunner’s The Squares of the City (1965)Murray Tinkelman’s cover for the 1978 edition 4/5 (Good) Nominated for the 1966 Hugo Award for Best Novel John...
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. IXA selection of read volumes from my shelf What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading or planning to read this month? Here’s...
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Book Review: Clifford D. Simak’s Worlds Without End (1964)Richard Powers’ cover for the 1st edition 3.25/5 (collated rating: Above Average) I’m a compulsive list maker. In...
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Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXXX (Tim Powers, Octavia E. Butler, George Alec Effinger, and Tom Purdom)Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. Dinner at Deviant’s Palace , Tim Powers (1985)...
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Short Story Reviews: Howard Waldrop’s “Mary Margaret Road-Grader” (1976), David J. Skal’s “Chains” (1971), and Tom Purdom’s “Courting Time” (1966)Howard Waldrop (1946-2024), David J. Skal (1952-2024), and Tom Purdom (1936-2024) all passed away since the beginning of the year. As...
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. VIIIA selection of science fiction novels from my shelves I hope you’ve gotten off to a great reading start to 2024! What pre-1985...
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Book Review: Kate Wilhelm’s The Killer Thing (1967)Paul Lehr’s cover for the 1969 edition 4/5 (Good) On the last page of the March 1968 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy...
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Updates: Holiday Purchases! No. CCCXXIX (George Alec Effinger, Margot Bennett, anthology on Nuclear War, and Michael Conner)Time for more holiday finds! Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. When Gravity Fails ,...
