Previous SFF Author: C.M. Eddy_Jr
In our Edge of the Universe column, we review mainstream authors that incorporate elements of speculative fiction into their “literary” work. However you want to label them, we hope you’ll enjoy discussing these books with us.
[In our Edge of the Universe column, we review mainstream authors that incorporate elements of speculative fiction into their “literary” work. However you want to label them, we hope you’ll enjoy discussing these books with us.]
In Sphere, the follow up to Congo, Michael Crichton asks the question: how do you top a techno-thriller that pits a team of parachuting scientists against extremely intelligent apes that protect a remote area of jungle in Congo?
August 19th, 2011. Ryan Skardal and Jason Golomb´s rating: 4 | Michael Crichton | Edge, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Whisperers by John Connolly
The Whisperers is Irish writer John Connolly’s eleventh CHARLIE PARKER thriller. The books are set for the most part in the USA, mostly in Maine, where Parker, the ex-cop turned private-eye turned something-more makes his home.
Underlying the plot of The Whisperers is a current theme, the question of how wounded soldiers returning home are treated by the government that put them in harm’s way. In this book, a group of Iraq war veterans is smuggling looted antiquities across the Canadian border.
August 12th, 2011. Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | John Connolly | Edge | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
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I read Margaret Mahy’s Carnegie-winning novel first as a teenager and again just recently, in my twenties. Despite the passage of time, I found that The Changeover had lost none of its potency. It’s still a striking coming-of-age story,
August 5th, 2011. Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 5 | Margaret Mahy | Edge, Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
The Astounding, the Amazing and the Unknown by Paul Malmont
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It’s 1943 and World War II is going strong. There are rumors that the Nazis and the Japanese may be about to unleash a deadly secret weapon against America and people are afraid. But America may be able to create some secret weapons of its own,
July 22nd, 2011. Kat Hooper and Marion Deeds | Paul Malmont | Audio, Edge, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
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AUTHOR INFORMATION: Glen Duncan is the author of seven previous novels including I, Lucifer, which was shortlisted for the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He was chosen by both Arena and The Times Literary Supplement as one of Britain’s best young novelists.
July 15th, 2011. Robert Thompson and Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | Glen Duncan | Edge | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut
Kilgore Trout, who appears in many of Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, is a science fiction writer whose ideas and stories are interesting even though his plots and characters are dreadful. My favorite Kilgore Trout story is summarized in Breakfast of Champions. Here, Trout writes about extra-terrestrials that come to earth to prevent nuclear holocaust. Unfortunately, they rely on tap dancing and farts to communicate, so the confused humans immediately kill their furiously farting and tap dancing visitors. This depressing depiction of humanity is common in both Trout and Vonnegut’s writing.
June 24th, 2011. Ryan Skardal, Stuart Starosta and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Kurt Vonnegut | Edge, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt
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An historical mystery, a bittersweet love story, an exploration of myths and fairytales, a tribute to the power of books, and a beautiful, delicate style of prose all makes A.S. Byatt’s Possession: A Romance an intriguing,
June 17th, 2011. Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 5 | A.S. Byatt | Edge, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
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FORMAT/INFO: The Watchers is 560 pages long divided over a prologue called ‘Quietus’, four titled books, forty numbered chapters, and an Epilogue. Narration is in the third person via Marc Rochat, Katherine Taylor and Jay Harper. The Watchers is mostly self-contained,
June 10th, 2011. Robert Thompson´s rating: 4.5 | Jon Steele | Edge | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Don’t Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon
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Phoebe, a woman in her thirties, is having the first serious relationship of her life. She comes from a rough upbringing and sometimes feels out of place in Sam’s wholesome world, amid his organic diet, his intellectual friends,
May 27th, 2011. Kelly Lasiter and Ruth Arnell´s rating: 5 | Jennifer McMahon | Edge | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Congo by Michael Crichton
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Michael Crichton’s Congo (1980) is an adventure story that should recall Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World (1912) and Henry Rider Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines (1885).
May 20th, 2011. Ryan Skardal´s rating: 3 | Michael Crichton | Edge | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
Previous SFF Author: C.M. Eddy_Jr
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…