Excession, A Cool Concept for Sci-Fi
As a concept, the Culture novels are wonderful; but at times the narrative crumbles under the weight of drawn out plots and overly detailed moments.
Test Your Skill Against the Player of Games
In a post-scarcity existence with hundreds of years to live one's life, what happens when one wants something else?
Consider Phlebas by Iain Banks
Consider Phlebas is a plot driven, action-filled, science-fiction novel that ultimately shrugs its galactic shoulders at the plot by the end of the book.
Summer Reading 2014
In no apparent order, here are some books I'm planning to read this summer. Please comment if you have some suggestions.