Tag: science fiction
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Review: The Gradual by Christopher Priest
This book is difficult to review. It’s not that I am conflicted about it; I loved it. This story is a finely woven tapestry of the passing of time. What can I say? It’s about time. It’s about how we pass time and what happens when we lose time. It’s about the time that we pass…
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Book Review: Visit “New Pompeii” For Intrigue
What if your passion was Roman history, Pompeii and Latin and you were offered a chance to be immersed in the culture? What if that culture was composed of actual Roman’s because a company named NovusPart had begun to understand how to move people through time? Of course, you would go to work with NovusPart…
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Review: Predator Incursion
The first book in the Rage War Series is Predator Incursion. Author, Tim Lebbon drops the reader right into the middle of the action. For those of you unfamiliar with the Aliens Film franchise, you may feel a little bit out of the loop but it won’t take long for you to get caught up.…
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Review: The Empress Game
“The Empress Game” by Rhonda Mason is a great read. It’s been a long time since I picked up a book and had to read through in only a few sittings because I didn’t want to put it down. This is a book that will make you long for rainy days and free time to…
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Danie Ware Talks “Ecko Rising”
“Ecko Rising” is a marvelous novel. I wanted that to be the first sentence of my review in case that’s all you read. Now I’ve got that out-of-the-way let’s talk. If you’re a bit of a purist when it comes to ‘genre’ – this novel may take some getting used to. “Ecko Rising” is a…
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“Orphan Black” Is Okay With the Mute Button On
The new series, “Orphan Black” from BBC America, looked like it might be an interesting show. Sadly, I will never know if it improves because I couldn’t even get through one episode. To begin with, “Orphan Black” feels like a strange rehashing of The CW’s “Ringer” without the star power of Sarah Michelle Geller. The…
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Time’s Last Gift, by Philip Jose Farmer – Reprinted
Philip Jose Farmer is one of those authors many of us have on our “to read” list. He’s been on mine for a while. Fortunately, Titan Books is reprinting a lot of his work. When I picked up Time’s Last Gift and began to read, I was skeptical; I’m not one to embrace time-travel stories. I find them to…
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