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Asimov’s Foundation

Posted: February 16, 2011 by Vanessa in Elitist Classics Meta: Isaac Asimov, Science Fiction, Elitist University
Asimov’s Foundation

Isaac Asimov was an author of ideas. In the case of his Foundation series, it’s about the possibility of using science to predict the fall of a Galactic Empire far…

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Retribution Falls

Posted: April 9, 2010 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Chris Wooding, Science Fiction
Retribution Falls

…matter of time before the book get published here. But, every now-and-again, we get a tad impatient (We want books NAO!). This was the case with Chris Wooding‘s RETRIBUTION FALLS…

Interview with Ian C. Esslemont

Posted: March 11, 2011 in Interview
Interview with Ian C. Esslemont

the best out there. A measure of growing confidence can be seen in your writing. Where do you think you’ve improved the most, and where do you think you still…

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The King of Plagues

Posted: April 4, 2011 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Jonathan Maberry, Horror
The King of Plagues

In case there was any ambiguity before, we want to set the record straight regarding Jonathan Maberry. He is freaking awesome. On every freaking level. Maberry’s THE KING OF PLAGUES…

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The Unincorporated Woman

Posted: December 9, 2011 by Shawn in Books We Like Meta: Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Science Fiction
The Unincorporated Woman

…shoved to the background and remains completely unused. Bummer. Other than that I have no real complaints for the book. It was a little hard to believe that a newly…

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Leviathan Wept

Leviathan Wept

…of mediocre, pre-publishable mess that scares off potential readers. This was certainly not the case here with Abraham’s LEVIATHAN WEPT AND OTHER STORIES , just released through Subterranean Press. Right…

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Cryoburn

Posted: January 4, 2011 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Lois McMaster Bujold, Science Fiction
Cryoburn

…that surrounds Miles’ long career as a mercenary and now as problem-solving auditor for Barrayar’s Emperor Gregor. Bujold is one of the best speculative fiction writers out there, she can…

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The Lessons Never Learned

The Lessons Never Learned

…and the Rand and their floating cities. Two surprises come to light fairly early on. I totally expected one and was completely blind-sided by the second. Each of these twists…

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Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier

Posted: March 14, 2013 by Alan in Books We Like...and Hate Meta: Myke Cole, Military SF, Science Fiction
Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier

…He struggles to find his command voice and he’s determined to do his job to the best of his abilities. It’s charming to follow the progression of Alan’s character arc…

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This Shared Dream

Posted: December 7, 2011 by Vanessa in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Kathleen Ann Goonan, Urban Fantasy
This Shared Dream

their parents had something to do with the development of Q, a sort of world network of education and communication, and its later incarnation: the Device, the machine that will…