Category Archives: Science Fiction

Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Police drama, mystery, military action, aliens, and expansive world building, all packed together in a 900+ page science fiction epic. Peter F. Hamilton just can’t do small! And I’m all the happier for it. This is a must read book if you … Continue reading →

The Phoenix Rising by Richard L. Sanders My rating: 4 of 5 stars After reading the first book, ‘the Phoenix Conspiracy’, I was left with the feeling that the book was ok, but not spectacular; it had an interesting story, but suffered from some obvious editorial needs. However, I have to say that ‘the Phoenix … Continue reading →

The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found this to be a rather interesting collaboration by two authors I never would have expected to get together. I’ve admittedly not read very much by Terry Pratchett, probably because his style of fictional humor simply isn’t my favorite genre. I am … Continue reading →

Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford My rating: 4 of 5 stars Seems there are quite a few low ratings for this book on GoodReads.com; I think this just shows me to be a bit old-school when it comes to my sci-fi. I rather liked the book and didn’t mind that it didn’t try to … Continue reading →

The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L. Sanders My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a free e-book available from several vendors. It is a fast paced military/mystery sci-fi similar to a Star Trek novel. Don’t expect any mind-blowing hard science here though, it’s not that deep; in this one the futuristic world is just … Continue reading →

Dune: The Battle of Corrin by Brian Herbert My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m a bit torn with some of the Dune prequels. I’m loving the back story and how it shows what eventually turns into the classes of humanity that we see in the original Dune series, but at the same time, the … Continue reading →

Existence by David Brin My rating: 4 of 5 stars David Brin has been staying low profile on the sci-fi book scene for almost 10 years. Existence is his return to the genre, and a very welcome one at that. The story starts as a near future setting. The issues covered run the gamut, from … Continue reading →