This would be a much better series in a copleat box set of the radio series. It would be even better (5 Star rating) if the first two portioins of the radio brodcasts were availble on CD in the...
The Handmaid's Tale tells the story of Offred, who has become a handmaid in the Gileadian society. It is set in the "near future" (at the time of writing, it would be "now" today) America after a...
This novel is not a work of genius designed to make you think. It is a politically correct straw man designed to indoctrinate you. Even Hitler's Germany produced no such culture as Gilead; indeed,...
If you are looking for a fascinating plot, The Handmaid's Tale might not be for you. In re-creating her dystopic, monotonous world, the typical event structure of novels is sacrificed. The...
I think this is Dean Koontz at his best. A truly remarkable tail and full of suspense! I had a hard time putting this book down. I highly recommend this book to people that aren't avid readers like...
Reading Watchers was like riding a rocket into space. The initial excelleration and high speed toward the unknown must be such a rush, but once you are floating in an expanse of far-out existance,...
Maybe I don't have the same youthful imagination I had in my younger years, and call me a no-fun-nelly, but the idea of a dog that wags its tail when it wants to say yes and bark when it wants to...
Fahrenheit 451 written in the 1950's describes a future to which we still may be on our way. The book follows main character ,Guy Montag a fireman, though as ordinary as this sounds his job is to...
I am frustrated by the sloppiness of this book. From what I understand, Bradbury sat in a library and wrote it in a few weeks, and it shows. Montag is introduced as a man happy in his job. The...
This was one of my favorite books in high school, and reading it again had a certain charm, but my issue with it can be summed up in a small quote from an interview included in the final pages.
Unfortunately, the authors have never been required to read any of the early books, so the charactors are only barely recognizable as the original friends and survivors.
Its hard for me to imagine anyone NOT having read something by Asimov, he's that important to my individual experience as a reader of science fiction, but if you find yourself just getting into his...
Important for the fictional depiction of robots, but not very well written
When Stanislaw Lem famously castigated American SF writers for the very low quality of their books, it could well have been books like this one that he had in mind. This is not to say that there...
Memory is one more excellent book in a series that I recommend wholeheartedly. Although the series might be easier to follow if read in order (and also more enjoyable), each book is free-standing...
Fans of Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan saga will probably enjoy the personal growth of the series' hero in "Memory." Miles, cashiered from his beloved military for lying about a serious incident...
Most of the quality aspects of the earlier books in the series continue in Brothers In Arms, which makes it surprising and a little confusing why this book misses the mark.
Miles has problems on most fronts. The Cetagandans are none too happy with his escapades. His conservative opposition is none to happy with his escapades. He...
Had this one (and all the other Bujold novels) recommended to me, and I'm sorry to say that it's pretty much conditioned me never to read another Bujold. It was profoundly irritating on some level...
The Rat King's description of future man depicts bedlam and insanity. It is a combination of inbreeding within families, inherited insanity and prejudices dictating a person's station in life....
Wow, there were some parts of this novel that were very steamy, and some of the best written I have seen in science fiction in years. Maybe because I am male reading female perspective written for...
Kelric is a damaged jaggernaut (a kind of cyborg) who finds himself stranded on a planet under the control of hositles. Kelric gets a job, but hatches a plan to escape off world. He eventually is...
I loved Catherine Asaro's two books Diplomatic Immunity and Radiant Seas. Coincidentally, both focussed on Soz, one of the many characters in Asaro's Skolian Empire series. All the other books...
This book, for me, was critical to better understanding the Ringworld as a whole and provided insight into non-human psychology of the Protector stage of the Pak.
Good Sci-Fi with an anthropological twist that is entertaining.
Protector
I went into this book thinking that it would be the story of a really old alien who came to earth and found something in us worth saving. Boy, was I in for a surprise....
This is an entertaining depiction of the experience at the low end of the academic hierarchy. It clearly reflects CSLewis' bitterness about some aspects of his own academic career. The constant...
The conclusion to the trilogy, "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra". It can be read on its own, but there are moments when it was helpful to have read the previous two. "Perelandra" is by...
to long a time lapsed from ordering the book to when i actully recd it, on january 8th 2008. checked online, and this product was sent to phoenix arizona, where it sat for at least a week. poor...
I couldn't put this book down - I threw it down. Sorry, I couldn't finish it. The writing style was amateurish and the characters were as dull as a butter knife. There was absolutely no set up - no...
If they make a movie out of this it will probably be one of those so-bad-it's-good hits. It is too hard to take this story seriously. I tried, but I lost it at the above quote. I was listening...
I found myself right there watching every scene unfold, just when you think you're out of a spot something else pops up. This has been a wild journey across the realms of space.
In one word, yes. I've held off for many years from voicing my opinion because I see so many other glowing reviewers saying it so much better than I can. I've had my paperback copy for thirty years...
A poorly written novel that is NOT about Libertarianism
The concept of a lunar colony seeking independence from the world government-supported corporation that owns it excellent. Unfortunately, that's the only excellence in this abysmally bad novel.
Deus ex machina at its core but still a worthy read
The story of exiled people being able to wield power over those who sent them away is a common dream among the downtrodden in the real world. Heinlein takes this idea, adds a supercomputer named...
Takeshi Kovacs, an ex-Envoy now working for his own agenda, has returned to his homeworld of Harlan's World on a personal mission of vengeance. During his task he falls in with a gang of freelance...
Altered Carbon is one of my favorite books from the last 10 years. The world created by Morgan was fascinating, full of potential. However, the second book Broken Angels, was a major let down,...
While I liked Altered Carbon for its new content, and somewhat the second book, this one was kind of tired. While the storytelling was good and the SF strong, the character was tiring, especially...
Don't always like his style, but I keep coming back for more
I don't always like Morgan's style, but I always come back for more. This is a little different from the previous books I've read by the author as the others were more futuristic and this is set...
First off, I thoroughly enjoyed Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, and Woken Furies. I loved the high tech, the excellent worldbuilding, the dark noir element, the great action scenes, and the...
First, lets start with the fact that this book is book 22 in the chronological order of books for the Star Wars Series. Any real fan of the series just would not "pick up this book" they would go...
I am still waiting to see when Darth Vader will be powerful.
Overall entertaining read, although I think any book written about a between film hallmark Lucas character has a Very Very restricted story line. I'm sure Luceno did what he could with the...
Don't bother to read this tome. James Luceno has transformed one of the most darkest and villainous bad-guy into a whimpering, whining cry-baby. I read the book praying that the story-line would...
In this third outing of Denning's palindrome bug aliens, we get little more than Star Wars meets Starship Troopers (the movie). The Chiss have again developed a biological weapon to wipe out their...
the nests, still under the sway of the dark nest, continue to spread their influence throughout the galaxy, the jedi order continues to splinter and the chiss and alliance forces continue to push...
I guess I was asking too much for a good read lately with star wars. I was disappointed in the lack of depth of Lomi Plo' and also with Alema. Remind me of why they went dark or give them a...
Banks's foremost non-Culture novel and in my opinion his best work so far, it is a must read for any Sci-Fi fan. Not one for spoiling the plot I will only say that it has certainly earned its spot...
Interesting tale, but too easy to put down for later...
I was introduced to Iain M. Banks through his epic Culture tales. The Algebraist is not part of this "series", but Banks' style is still there throughout.
Iain M. Bank's The Algebraist was nominated for science fiction's highest award in 2005 and one of my favorite sci-fi authors, Peter F. Hamilton, the creator of the Night's Dawn space opera, has...
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