Tag Archives: science fiction

Cyteen

Posted on January 20, 2016 by thewaxenpith

So, it’s about a teenage cyborg, right?…   Unbelievably, this is not the case.  Instead, Cyteen (by CJ Cherryh) is about a few individuals at the heart of a community of exceptional scientists (located on the eponymous planet). Foremost amongst these … Continue reading →

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The Windup Girl

Posted on April 17, 2014 by thewaxenpith

Every now and again, it’s my turn to suggest something for my book group (which tends to alternate between fantasy and sci-fi reads). How do I choose? Simple — I just look at Hugo and Nebula award winners (well, I … Continue reading →

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City of Sorcery

Posted on January 21, 2014 by thewaxenpith

This is one of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover novels. I read MZB’s Avalon books when I was in my early teens and remember enjoying them. What, I wondered, would I make of her sci-fi? A preliminary note from the author … Continue reading →

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Haunter

Posted on December 17, 2013 by thewaxenpith

I came across this on the year’s best round up over at Comics Alliance. It’s a  two-part comic written and illustrated by Sam Alden that’s freely available via Study Group (a site I hadn’t encountered before but which seems to … Continue reading →

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The Dispossessed – a re-reading

Posted on December 17, 2013 by thewaxenpith

I’ve just re-read LeGuin’s masterpiece (See my first review here).  If anything, I loved it even more this time than last.  It is a true treasure and speaks to me as few things have. A couple of things that I … Continue reading →

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Great North Road

Posted on October 28, 2013 by thewaxenpith

I was sure I’d read *something* by Peter F. Hamilton previously, but a quick perusal hasn’t led to much elucidation as to which book it might have been.  Regardless, I’m pretty sure it was in an epic space opera mode … Continue reading →

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Endymion

Posted on September 27, 2013 by thewaxenpith

I read and loved Dan Simmons’ Hyperion a while back, and between then and now read Fall of Hyperion. As I had feared, a large part of my love for Hyperion rested in its nested story structure. Fall was a … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One

Posted on September 1, 2013 by thewaxenpith

This was lent to me by a friend.  It was written by Ernest Cline, who was, before its publication, most famous for writing and performing pretty clever spoken word poetry. RP1 (as it might be called by someone who likes their … Continue reading →

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Dragonflight

Posted on August 19, 2013 by thewaxenpith

I’m sure I own a copy of this, and I definitely read it when I was a young fella, but, since rooting it out would be a hassle, I borrowed a copy from the library.  It’s a first UK edition … Continue reading →

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Childhood’s End

Posted on July 6, 2013 by thewaxenpith

This was a childhood favourite, read and re-read fondly, along with another couple of Arthur C. Clarke’s novels — 2001 and 2010. Though I hadn’t looked at it for many years, I was a bit bemused when a book I’d … Continue reading →

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