Posted by Jason Golomb | May 9, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 5
The Stand by Stephen King Stephen King‘s The Stand is an awesomely epic creation. It’s good versus evil writ large across the American landscape. It’s heavy, detailed, and extremely rich in the characterizations of its people and themes. The story is familiar — an apocalyptic virus is accidentally (and inevitably) released from a government lab. […]
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Posted by Sandy Ferber | Oct 30, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 4
Half in Shadow by Mary Elizabeth Counselman In my review of Jessie Douglas Kerruish‘s The Undying Monster, I warned readers away from the British publishing outfit known as Flame Tree 451, because of the company’s slapdash manner of proofreading and editing its products. But just as there are some publishers that should be avoided, there exist others […]
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Posted by Rob Weber | Sep 4, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 3
The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin Starscape (Tom Doherty’s YA imprint) presents The Eye of the Heron as a book for ages 10 and above. While the story is straightforward enough, the philosophical ideas that underpin the story are quite complex, so The Eye of the Heron is quite an interesting […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Sep 27, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 5
The Sandcats of Rhyl by Robert E. Vardeman The Sandcats of Rhyl, Robert E. Vardeman’s first novel, is possibly the worst novel I’ve ever read. It is bad in every sense — so bad that I wondered if it might be a parody of bad science fiction. Apparently it’s not a parody; it’s just simply […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Jul 28, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 2
The Persistence of Vision by John Varley In a post-apocalyptic near-future, a middle-aged drifter roams from commune to commune in the Southwest United States. Each of these groups has its own culture and he stays a while at each, doing whatever he needs (e.g., going nude, praying, chanting “Hare Krishna”) to fit in while he’s […]
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Posted by Rob Weber | Feb 10, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 4
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre Dreamsnake (1978) by Vonda N. McIntyre is a novel that won the Nebula and Hugo double, something that happened more often than not in the 1970s. Although slightly less common since the mid-1980s, it is still surprising to see how many novels are joint winners, especially since the nominees don’t […]
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Posted by Marion Deeds | Nov 30, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 4
Baal by Robert McCammon The first Robert McCammon book I ever read was Swan Song, a post-apocalyptic horror story about the choices people make when there are no rules. Baal, published in 1978 and reissued by Subterranean Press, explores many of the same themes. I expected this book would have some historical interest for me, […]
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Posted by Ruth Arnell (RETIRED) | Feb 6, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 1
No Flying in the House by Betty Brock Annabel Tippins is not like other girls. First, she has no parents. Second, she is cared for by a tiny white dog named Gloria. Third, Gloria can talk. When Annabel starts to discover the truth about her past, she’ll have to make a choice between the parents […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Dec 1, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 3
The Castle of Dark by Tanith Lee It is continually frustrating to read a rich, suspenseful, beautifully crafted book and then find that hardly anybody else knows about it — such is apparently the case with Tanith Lee’s The Castle of Dark. Containing an imprisoned damsel, a spooky castle, a magical harp and a mysterious […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Oct 15, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
Beauty by Robin McKinley I hate writing negative reviews, especially for books that are obviously both loved and respected. Beauty appeals to a lot of people, and you may well want to disregard my opinion and go with the majority. But for what it’s worth, I can’t quite bring myself to recommend Beauty for those […]
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