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Just A Geek by Wil Wheaton

Cover to Cover #149: Wil Wheaton / Scott Nicholson

January 17, 2005June 15, 2024
Physics of the Impossible

Cover to Cover #361A: Dr Michio Kaku

May 25, 2009June 5, 2024 | 1 Comment
The Midnight Road by Tom Piccirilli

Cover to Cover #276A: Tom Piccirilli

August 20, 2007June 11, 2024 | 1 Comment
The Search for the Red Dragon

Cover to Cover #304A: James A. Owen

April 7, 2008June 8, 2024 | 7 Comments

Cover to Cover #458: Prepping and Planning A Story

December 12, 2011May 27, 2024 | 1 Comment
Caine Black Knife

Cover to Cover #348A: Matthew Stover

February 9, 2009June 21, 2024 | 6 Comments

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Review: “Night of the Living Trekkies”

Review: “Night of the Living Trekkies”

Michael Hickerson | September 7, 2010June 1, 2024

Ever since zombies invaded the pages of Jane Austen with great success, publishers have been searching for the next great mash-up novel. Earlier this year, we got “Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter,” a funny take on the historical biography that asked what if Honest Abe was really a vampire slayer? On the other end of the spectrum is the Hugo-nominated zombie/steampunk novel “Boneshaker.”

Review: “The Carpet Makers” by Andreas Eschbach

Review: “The Carpet Makers” by Andreas Eschbach

Lora Friedanthal | December 19, 2007June 17, 2024 | 1 Comment

For those who believe that The Great Masters of sci-fi are necessarily long gone, that the depth of their insight was greater due to a proximity to some essential force that we, as descendants, find always already out of our touch, that singular genius is all but evaporated from the modern writer, to you, I submit The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach for consideration.

Review: “Necronomicrap” by Tim Frayser

Review: “Necronomicrap” by Tim Frayser

Joe Murphy | February 13, 2005August 10, 2024

The chapbook Necronomicrap: A Guide To Your Horoooscope, by Tim Frayser, mixes astrological “facts” with obvious lampooning. For example, while you can use the book to learn the names of Saturn’s moons, I highly doubt you should share Frayser’s interpretation that the moons regulate “various aspects of human flatulence.”

Review: “Empress” by Karen Miller

Review: “Empress” by Karen Miller

Lora Friedanthal | July 3, 2008June 7, 2024 | 2 Comments

Hekat, in Empress, is a difficult woman. And while I know that a part of me should cheer for this woman who raises herself up from a nameless no one to a ruler of her country, the other part of me can’t stand how difficult she is. Hekat is touched by the god. She is not inventing this. She really does have her deity on her side, protecting her as she slaughters the people who get in her way. Everything she does is fated. But I cannot get beyond how completely cold and ruthless she is to everyone around her.

Review: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline

Review: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline

Web Genii | June 8, 2012May 29, 2024

Before I get started with my review of READY, PLAYER ONE, let me state my admiration for the publicity campaign surrounding it. This campaign has generated rapturous reviews all over the blogosphere and multiple author interviews on numerous podcasts. It’s a little intimidating to review a book that has been so widely (and positively) reviewed. For authors, I think it would be useful to study this campaign and see what has made it so successful.

Review: “Gaudeamus” by John Barnes

Review: “Gaudeamus” by John Barnes

E Terra | December 19, 2004June 15, 2024

When John Barnes gets a visit from his old buddy and private detective Travis Bismark, he knows two things for sure: Travis needs a ride, and he’ll get at least one new science fiction book out of it.

Review: “City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau

Review: “City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau

Darcy Low | May 22, 2008June 13, 2024 | 1 Comment

Have you ever read a book that is SO good, that you can’t wait to read the next one? That’s this book. It’s the best book I have read so far! The City of Ember is far underground. Which I thought, wow this be really cool to read about.

Review: “Nexus” by Ramez Naam

Review: “Nexus” by Ramez Naam

Laith Preston | January 30, 2013May 31, 2024 | 1 Comment

Nexus is a thriller for the post-human age, Ramez Naam does a phenomenal job of taking modern cutting edge science and building a realistic world of the near future. In Nexus, Naam asks the question, “what if?”.

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