Variable Star by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 5 of 5 stars You don’t know what to expect when one writer finishes a work started by another writer, particularly when that other writer is considered one of the greats in … Continue reading
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street by Josh Pachter My rating: 4 of 5 stars I quite enjoyed this book as a long time fan of Nero Wolfe. I read … Continue reading
In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the kind of book that on its own is not a masterpiece, though it is interesting enough. The main character, Nigel Walmsley, is an … Continue reading
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey My rating: 5 of 5 stars This continuation of the story of The Expanse universe maintains the pace set in the first volume, Leviathan Wakes. It also continues the writing technique of switching the … Continue reading
The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 5 of 5 stars In 1980 Heinlein published a novel called The Number of the Beast. It involved parallel universes, The World as … Continue reading
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part I: 1881 to 1889 by David Marcum My rating: 4 of 5 stars This series of Sherlock Holmes pastiches is quite good for the fan. It is not quite up to … Continue reading
Transmetropolitan, Vol 1: Back on the Street by Warren Ellis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the usual dystopian future comic, but done very well. The protagonist is a reporter who exposes all kinds of malfeasance and gets … Continue reading
Tune In by Mark Lewisohn My rating: 5 of 5 stars I will start by saying that I read the “Special Extended Edition”, which is a total of 1700 pages in two hardcover volumes in a box set. If you … Continue reading
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in an urban fantasy series that focuses on the top-secret British Government security organization that deals with magic and paranormal threats. The name … Continue reading
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first encountered Mike Duncan through his amazing History of Rome podcast and fell in love with his … Continue reading
