A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a masterpiece of a book, deservedly considered a classic. It starts with a group of human scientists re-awakening an AI, but everything goes pear-shaped … Continue reading
Worlds of the Imperium by Keith Laumer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Prior to this I knew Laumer as the author of the Retief stories, but this is not like them at all. It is a very interesting parallel … Continue reading
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
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
Doctor Who: A History by Alan Kistler My rating: 3 of 5 stars A good general summary of Doctor Who through the years, with stories about the production team, anecdotes, and the usual fannish stuff. If you are a fan … Continue reading
Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This short novel is one of the classics of Military SF. It was initially published in serialized form, and you can tell because it is very episodic in form. … Continue reading
The Tower and the Hive by Anne McCaffrey My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the fifth an concluding novel in the series of the same name, The Tower and The Hive, and it wraps up that various plot … Continue reading
Friday by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is perfectly enjoyable, but neither his best nor his worst. As he tended to do later in life, this novel ties back to earlier work of his. Kettle … Continue reading
