Posted by Kat Hooper | Jun 22, 2020 | SFF Reviews | 1
Time Patrol by Poul Anderson Between 1955 and 1995 Poul Anderson published a series of short stories, novelettes, novellas, and novels, about the Time Patrol, a secret group of people from all over the world whose job is to protect the world history we know. They jump up and down the timeline, making sure that […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Apr 27, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 5
The Chrysalids by John Wynhdam It’s no wonder that David dreams of a distant and wondrous city at night: life in the post-apocalyptic settlement, Waknuk, is difficult. Waknuk’s people are descended from the survivors of the Tribulation, which everyone knows was sent by God to punish the Old People. Though David and his community are […]
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Posted by Tadiana Jones | Mar 31, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 1
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov Re-reading a favorite book from your teenage years is always a risky endeavor. I’ve been dismayed by how often my youthful memories are tarnished by a re-read, and I end up wondering if my taste as a young adult was all in my mouth. But I couldn’t resist […]
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Posted by Jesse Hudson | Mar 20, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett If indeed social movements occur in cycles that over time have a net result of zero, what then is the value of scientific pursuit? If humanity will inevitably revert to primitivism, of what use is maneuvering toward that fuzzy idea of ‘civilization’? Is it just to give us something […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Apr 6, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 4
The Halfling and Other Stories by Leigh Brackett The Halfling and Other Stories gathers together eight tales, of varying lengths, that Leigh Brackett, the so-called “Queen of Space Opera,” wrote between the years 1943 and ’57. The collection initially appeared as an Ace paperback in ’73, but it was the second edition, released in ’83, […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Dec 3, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney Although Don Siegel’s 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers has long been a favorite of this viewer — it is, most assuredly, one of the genuine sci-fi champs of the 1950s — it was only very recently that I finally got around to reading Jack Finney’s […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Apr 16, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 5
Men, Martians and Machines by Eric Frank Russell More than four decades before Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his mixed crew of Earthlings, aliens and android made their initial appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation, English author Eric Frank Russell was charming readers with his tales of a similarly composed starship crew. Russell (1905 – […]
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Posted by Jesse Hudson | May 19, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 0
Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke is one of the most influential writers of science fiction. His quiet optimism, faith in science, and ability to tell straightforward but intriguing tales endeared him to a generation of fans that continues to this day. Earthlight, his sixth published novel, follows directly on the heels of […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Aug 26, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 5
Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick Although the Philip K. Dick novel Solar Lottery is correctly cited as being the writer’s first full-length piece of fiction to see the light of day, it was hardly the first time the budding author saw his name in print. The 26-year-old Dick had already seen some 35 short […]
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