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.
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June 11, 2018
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?
June 11, 2018
Clones, Ethics, and Murder in Six Wakes
In one sense, Six Wakes is a closed room mystery with a science fiction twist of clones.
June 11, 2018
The Solar System is Screwed in Babylon’s Ashes
Babylon's Ashes continue to explore those risks with the entire landscape cracked open.
June 11, 2018
Acceptance for Whom?
Vandermeer leaves the reader with hope at the end of Acceptance. It's up to the reader whether or not they welcome it.
April 18, 2018
Give Up Control and Read Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
A noun, a verb, a desire, control is what he seeks; but is such a thing possible?
April 18, 2018
The Delightful Horror of Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation
Steeped in tension and the unknown. It's horror in the classic sense of impending dread, an off-screen presence whose gaze is fixed upon the characters and the reader.
April 18, 2018
Altered Carbon Offers an Out-of-Body Experience In Someone Else’s Flesh
Altered Carbon shares a grim, dinginess similar to Blade Runner. The 1% now live hundreds of years in a rotating cast of tech-infused bodies.
October 25, 2017
Surreal Action Sci-Fi from The Quantum Thief
In terms of comparisons, Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief, most reminds me of Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson.
July 24, 2017
Nemesis Games by James Corey Reinvigorates The Expanse
So much better than the previous book.
June 2, 2017