My Review of The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars It scarcely seems necessary to do a review of this work, it is so well known, and recently turned into a movie series to boot. It … Continue reading
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first thing to get out of the way is the movie starring Will Smith. Basically someone negotiated the rights to use Asimov’s title, threw out all of his … Continue reading
My Review of Schneier on Security
Schneier on Security by Bruce Schneier My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bruce Schneier is one the experts on computer security, and I have followed him with pleasure and learned a lot. He has a very practical approach to understanding … Continue reading
My Review of Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is where it all started, the very first of the Nero Wolfe novels (referred to as The Corpus by dedicated fans). Most of the characters we come to know … Continue reading
My Review of The Cuckoo’s Egg
The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the kind of book that will appeal to computer nerds, and perhaps no one else, but since … Continue reading
My Review of The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great novel by Asimov, and it won both Hugo and Nebula awards. It was also Asimov’s favorite of his Science Fiction novels. The book is … Continue reading
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My Review of The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov My rating: 4 of 5 stars At one time Isaac Asimov wrote novels that were not connected to a series, and this is one of them, though later in life he tied it … Continue reading
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My Review of Dragonriders of Pern
The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey My rating: 5 of 5 stars This collected volume contains the first three of the Pern novels, and its a great way to get into this highly … Continue reading
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My Review of Lord of Light
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a fantastic book by a fantastic writer, and won both the Hugo and the Nebula when it was published. The opener is classic: “His followers called … Continue reading
My Review of The Red Planet
Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is one of Heinlein’s juveniles, and like a few others in that series it reflects a time when our notions of the other planets were still … Continue reading
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