Posts Tagged ‘scifi’

In the Company of Ogres

October 24, 2006

I just finished a new novel by A. Lee Martinez titled In the Company of Ogres. In one of my not so typical (at least since having kids) undertakings, I finished this book in one day. Martinez follows in the Robert Aspin Myth Adventures style of fantasy writing by combing extreme absurdity, whimsical comedy, complete [...]

SciFi Makes Summer Fun

July 26, 2006

Thanks to the SciFi channel and their practice of releasing new episodes for their shows (especially StarGate – SG1 and StarGate Atlantis). We finally have some TV fun during the summer months. I have also recorded but have yet to watch their new show Eureka. I plan to get to that sometime next week.

The Legends of Dune

May 15, 2006

I recently finished listening to all three books in The Legends of Dune, a prequel to the Dune series. It actually took a long time to listen to these books (almost 4 months). Not only are they exceeding long, but they are extremely heavy. By that I mean, that the prose is thick, the stories [...]

The Uplift War

January 20, 2006

The Uplift War by David Brin is a great piece of classic science fiction. I just finished listening to this fantastic book and would recommend it to everyone. 4.5 stars.
The Uplift War is the third book in Brin’s awarding series, but unlike some series you can definately read them out of order. Some books are [...]