2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke This is not a great book. It’s really more of an extended novella or perhaps part one of Arthur C. Clarke‘s SPACE ODYSSEY finale, 3001. This story has none of the depth, nuance or scale of Clarke’s classic original, 2001 nor its solid follow up 2010. Beware of spoilers […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Sep 9, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 2
The Dirdir by Jack Vance Poor Adam Reith. He’s still stranded on the planet Tchai where he is the only Earthman on a world where nobody believes in Earth and everyone thinks he’s crazy. All of Adam’s efforts to leave have, so far, only resulted in him becoming a wanted criminal. After escaping from the […]
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The Weathermonger by Peter Dickinson Set in a vague idea of the future (or rather as the future may have looked to a writer in 1969) The Weathermonger opens with Geoffrey and Sally, two siblings left adrift on a rock in the sea by their community. Confused by a knock on the head, Geoffrey is […]
Read MorePosted by Greg Hersom | Jun 16, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 5
Swords in the Mist by Fritz Leiber All due respect to the late Fritz Leiber, but overall, this book was weak. The first story, “Cloud of Hate” was good. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser unwittingly take-on Hate embodied in a noxious mist that turns already shady characters into rampaging serial killers. The next one, “Lean […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Jan 28, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin The Farthest Shore is the third book in Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea series, and the concluding one for several decades. Since it’s highly recommended to have read the first two, I’ll work on the assumption that the reader has. If book one, Wizard of Earthsea has the most […]
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