Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one the best of Heinlein’s novels, though not without some characteristic problems. In a future world there has been a devastating war, and afterwards the military-dominated … Continue reading
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a complex book ,and while it has its problems, it is one everyone should put on their “must read” list. It is … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Anne McCaffrey has a series I have read and reviewed called The Tower and the Hive, and in this universe people with psychic talents are responsible for providing … Continue reading
The Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 5 of 5 stars Robert A. Heinlein is one of the greats of Science Fiction, and this is one his stronger collections of short stories written in the 1940s and … Continue reading
