The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer is a very popular Canadian science-fiction author, with many novels under his belt and several major awards, including the 1995 Nebula Award for The Terminal Experiment, 2003 Hugo Award for Hominids, and 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Mindscan. I hadn’t read anything of his […]
Read MoreStuart Starosta´s rating: 2 | Robert J. Sawyer | Audio, Nebula Award, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 2 comments |
Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer What would it be like if Neanderthals had become the dominant race of humans on the planet? Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer explores that very idea. This book follows a brilliant Neanderthal physicist named Ponter Boddet. Ponter and his partner, while working on experimental quantum computers, accidently open a bridge […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier and Ryan Skardal´s rating: 5 | Robert J. Sawyer | Audio, Hugo Award | SFF Reviews | | 3 comments |
Humans by Robert J. Sawyer Ponter, the Neanderthal from another dimension, is back on Earth – our Earth. This time, Ponter has brought nearly a dozen of the most celebrated scientists and intellectuals from his world. Though we humans are a difficult bunch to deal with, the Neanderthals seem determined to make contact work. Thank […]
Read MoreRyan Skardal´s rating: 3 | Robert J. Sawyer | Audio | SFF Reviews | | 2 comments |
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer is a very reliable writer. His books rarely blow you away, but they’re always thought provoking, well crafted and very readable — and Rollback is no exception. In this novel, the SETI effort finally pays off when a message arrives from the distant star Sigma Draconis. Professor […]
Read MoreStefan Raets (RETIRED)´s rating: 3.5 | Robert J. Sawyer | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer It’s been a long time since I read Calculating God, and I’d forgotten how good Robert J. Sawyer was. As I was reading Wake, the wonderful, smooth rhythm of Sawyer’s writing came back to me, and I wondered why I ever stopped reading his stuff. I loved Wake, but […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier´s rating: 4.5 | Robert J. Sawyer | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
WWW: Watch by Robert J. Sawyer Note: This review is slightly spoilerish; some of the themes I discuss are important to the overall story, but no actual plot points are revealed. Sawyer delivers his message through dialog between characters, so some of the ideas I mention do not get discussed till later in the book. If […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier´s rating: 4 | Robert J. Sawyer | Audio | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer WWW: Wonder is the third and final book in Robert J. Sawyer’s WWW trilogy. It continues the story of visually challenged Caitlin Decter and the self aware web-based intelligence that she has named Webmind. Caitlin and Webmind struggle to deal with the sudden attention Webmind’s emergence has brought on […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier´s rating: 4 | Robert J. Sawyer | Audio | SFF Reviews | | 2 comments |
Identity Theft by Robert J. Sawyer Alex Lomax, a private detective on Mars, has been hired by Cassandra Wilkins to find her missing husband, Joshua Wilkins. At first the solution to the mystery seems obvious, but Lomax soon discovers that it’s a lot more unusual, complicated, and dangerous, than he originally thought. Both Mr. and Mrs. […]
Read MoreKat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Robert J. Sawyer | Audio | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer Red Planet Blues, by Robert J. Sawyer, is a sci-fi noir novel a la Raymond Chandler set, unsurprisingly, on Mars. More specifically, in New Klondike, the domed city built during the time of the Great Martian Fossil Rush (thus the name Klondike), sparked when the pair of explorers […]
Read MoreBill Capossere´s rating: 2.5 | Robert J. Sawyer | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
Galaxy’s Edge Magazine is a new bimonthly publication appearing in both paper and electronic forms. The March 2013 issue is the first, and I purchased a copy of the electronic version as soon as it came to my attention. However, compared to Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, and F&SF, among others, it is a mediocre collection of mostly reprints. […]
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes edited by John Joseph Adams In this collection of stories, compiled by John Joseph Adams, a variety of authors invent cases that Sherlock Holmes might encounter if our world were just a bit different. These are cases in which the “improbable” occurs. Most of the stories involve some sort […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier´s rating: 3 | Neil Gaiman, Robert J. Sawyer, Stephen Baxter, Tim Lebbon | Audio, Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
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