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4 out of 5
Monday, January 14, 2008
Dreamsnake - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake is a novel about a healer in a postapocalyptic world. The title object is an animal that has very unique properties that can be used in the protagonist's chosen profession.
So, she promptly loses it and has to try and find another. This means a postapocalyptic road trip, and a couple of companions, a man that helps her and a girl to protect.
Originally, the stories in here were in Analog, and this is what makes up the novel.
Dreamsnake : Of Mist and Grass and Sand - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Serpent's Death - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Broken Dome - Vonda N. McIntyre
Double serpent treatment.
4.5 out of 5
Backbreaking snake release.
3.5 out of 5
Dreamsnake search disagreement.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
So, she promptly loses it and has to try and find another. This means a postapocalyptic road trip, and a couple of companions, a man that helps her and a girl to protect.
Originally, the stories in here were in Analog, and this is what makes up the novel.
Dreamsnake : Of Mist and Grass and Sand - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Serpent's Death - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Broken Dome - Vonda N. McIntyre
Double serpent treatment.
4.5 out of 5
Backbreaking snake release.
3.5 out of 5
Dreamsnake search disagreement.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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Dreamsnake - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake is a novel about a healer in a postapocalyptic world. The title object is an animal that has very unique properties that can be used in the protagonist's chosen profession.
So, she promptly loses it and has to try and find another. This means a postapocalyptic road trip, and a couple of companions, a man that helps her and a girl to protect.
Originally, the stories in here were in Analog, and this is what makes up the novel.
Dreamsnake : Of Mist and Grass and Sand - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Serpent's Death - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Broken Dome - Vonda N. McIntyre
Double serpent treatment.
4.5 out of 5
Backbreaking snake release.
3.5 out of 5
Dreamsnake search disagreement.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
So, she promptly loses it and has to try and find another. This means a postapocalyptic road trip, and a couple of companions, a man that helps her and a girl to protect.
Originally, the stories in here were in Analog, and this is what makes up the novel.
Dreamsnake : Of Mist and Grass and Sand - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Serpent's Death - Vonda N. McIntyre
Dreamsnake : The Broken Dome - Vonda N. McIntyre
Double serpent treatment.
4.5 out of 5
Backbreaking snake release.
3.5 out of 5
Dreamsnake search disagreement.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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The Lincoln Train - Maureen F. McHugh
Evil getaway.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Ancestor Money - Maureen F. McHugh
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/mchugh2/mchugh21.html
How to obtain an inheritance in the afterlife.
3.5 out of 5
How to obtain an inheritance in the afterlife.
3.5 out of 5
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Ancestor Money - Maureen F. McHugh
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/mchugh2/mchugh21.html
How to obtain an inheritance in the afterlife.
3.5 out of 5
How to obtain an inheritance in the afterlife.
3.5 out of 5
China Mountain Zhang - Maureen F. McHugh
China Mountain Zhang explores the future when the Chinese way has taken over, and not just on earth, but other parts of the solar system, as well.
It follows one character in particular as he moves from place to place, working and living, and dealing with the fact it is a no-no to not be hetero in this society.
3 out of 5
It follows one character in particular as he moves from place to place, working and living, and dealing with the fact it is a no-no to not be hetero in this society.
3 out of 5
China Mountain Zhang - Maureen F. McHugh
China Mountain Zhang explores the future when the Chinese way has taken over, and not just on earth, but other parts of the solar system, as well.
It follows one character in particular as he moves from place to place, working and living, and dealing with the fact it is a no-no to not be hetero in this society.
3 out of 5
It follows one character in particular as he moves from place to place, working and living, and dealing with the fact it is a no-no to not be hetero in this society.
3 out of 5
The Djinn's Wife - Ian McDonald
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0704/thedjinnswife.shtml
Computer cops crimp AI's carnal cavorting with calisthenic chick.
4 out of 5
Computer cops crimp AI's carnal cavorting with calisthenic chick.
4 out of 5
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Chindi - Jack McDevitt
This is a Priscilla Hutchins novel. A weird communication is picked up in deep space. The people that want to go and investigate decide that
they need a qualified pilot when they take their mission out.
So, she takes the job, leaving her mundane commerce activities behind.
We have an amateur research society and professional crew conflict, as well as investigating alien bits and pieces. All quite readable.
3 out of 5
they need a qualified pilot when they take their mission out.
So, she takes the job, leaving her mundane commerce activities behind.
We have an amateur research society and professional crew conflict, as well as investigating alien bits and pieces. All quite readable.
3 out of 5
Ancient Shores - Jack McDevitt
A couple of scientist types find something that should just not be there. In a ten thousand year old excavation they find a reasonably modern boat.
How the hell did it get there, is the question. It leads to an even greater discovery, that of an alien structure that allows teleportation to far distant places.
4 out of 5
How the hell did it get there, is the question. It leads to an even greater discovery, that of an alien structure that allows teleportation to far distant places.
4 out of 5
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey
A boy and his dragon. A likely mutant of some sort dragon choose a boy to bond with. The dragon is white, and very small. The boy has to deal with the stigma of his runt dragon, and his own growing responsibilities as a member of the ruling class.
Taking part in Threadfall activities even if he shouldn't, he gets sick.
Taking time out to recover he learns about Pern's past and those there before them, because his mutant dragon has a very impressive time travel sense and skill.
4 out of 5
Taking part in Threadfall activities even if he shouldn't, he gets sick.
Taking time out to recover he learns about Pern's past and those there before them, because his mutant dragon has a very impressive time travel sense and skill.
4 out of 5
Weyr Search - Anne McCaffrey
Teleportin' time-shiftin' meteor shootin' dragon recruitin'.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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Weyr Search - Anne McCaffrey
Teleportin' time-shiftin' meteor shootin' dragon recruitin'.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Moreta Dragonlady Of Pern - Anne McCaffrey
Moreta is supposed to be some sort of mythological figure in Pern history, of some sort. She is the rider of a queen dragon, and while at a festival she discovers the outbreak of a disease, along with some others.
Some of her fellows take the ostrich approach to the situation, and her queen is pregnant, so to try and get the cure to areas ahead of the disease wave she has to borrow someone else's lizard.
2 out of 5
Some of her fellows take the ostrich approach to the situation, and her queen is pregnant, so to try and get the cure to areas ahead of the disease wave she has to borrow someone else's lizard.
2 out of 5
Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey
In Dragonquest, generational tensions abound between the old generation of Dragonriders brought from past to help fight off the threads, and also the current generation.
The various F guys try to ameliorate this with mixed success, and violence and death does happen.
Some technological advances to let one brave pair try and check out the source of the Thread menace in space.
4 out of 5
The various F guys try to ameliorate this with mixed success, and violence and death does happen.
Some technological advances to let one brave pair try and check out the source of the Thread menace in space.
4 out of 5
Dragonrider - Anne McCaffrey
Time for some serious dragon recruiting.
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
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Dr Pretorius and the Lost Temple - Paul J. McAuley
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/mcauley/
Mr Carlyle is asked to help an engineer look into something strange going on with an underground tunnel project in London.
3.5 out of 5
Mr Carlyle is asked to help an engineer look into something strange going on with an underground tunnel project in London.
3.5 out of 5
Child Of the Stones - Paul J. McAuley
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/mcauley2/mcauley21.html
Mr. Carlyle has to deal with the fact that Cagliostro badly wants one of his books.
4 out of 5
Mr. Carlyle has to deal with the fact that Cagliostro badly wants one of his books.
4 out of 5
Kin - Bruce McAllister
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0704/Kin.shtml
A boy and a alien assassin come to an understanding.
5 out of 5
A boy and a alien assassin come to an understanding.
5 out of 5
The Wedding Album - David Marusek
If you think the only intelligent conversation you can get is talking to yourself, Sim Polis is the place for you.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
The Wedding Album - David Marusek
If you think the only intelligent conversation you can get is talking to yourself, Sim Polis is the place for you.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
With Morning Comes Mistfall - George R. R. Martin
Do they have to come and wreck all the good spots?
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
With Morning Comes Mistfall - George R. R. Martin
Do they have to come and wreck all the good spots?
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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The Way Of Cross and Dragon - George R. R. Martin
Judas Star Knights.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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The Way Of Cross and Dragon - George R. R. Martin
Judas Star Knights.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Unsound Variations - George R. R. Martin
Joke victim's alternate timeline chessteam revenge.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Unsound Variations - George R. R. Martin
Joke victim's alternate timeline chessteam revenge.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
A Song For Lya - George R. R. Martin
Post suicide Union Joining rejection.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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The Skin Trade - George R. R. Martin
Mirror mirror on the wall, werewolf killer, blood will call.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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Sandkings - George R. R. Martin
Feed your pets properly, fool.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Sandkings - George R. R. Martin
Feed your pets properly, fool.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Portraits Of His Children - George R. R. Martin
Stop writing about me, you bastard.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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The Pear-Shaped Man - George R. R. Martin
Cheez doodles? Imagine if he used Cheesels!
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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The Hedge Knight - George R. R. Martin
Innocent defense seven-on-seven deathmatch disaster.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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And Seven Times Never Kill Man - George R. R. Martin
Space preacher cult gets pyramid power taste of their own prior killer solution.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Sky Road - Ken MacLeod
This is a solid book, but a pretty quick read. One nice highlight is that one of the two main threads is centered around Kazakhstan. That certainly doesn't happen very often. Some funny computer jokes at the expense of the characters in the other section, and something that we, of course see coming, but the protagonist, does not.
Then he throws in one sneaky, very political AI, and it is not a bad story, along with being hopeful, even with a bit of the good old nuclear destruction.
3.5 out of 5
Then he throws in one sneaky, very political AI, and it is not a bad story, along with being hopeful, even with a bit of the good old nuclear destruction.
3.5 out of 5
The Summer Isles - Ian R. MacLeod
Post-war bad.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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New Light On the Drake Equation - Ian R. MacLeod
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/macleod/macleod4.html
A story about a hermit-like SETI astronomer and his past relationships.
4 out of 5
A story about a hermit-like SETI astronomer and his past relationships.
4 out of 5
Breathmoss - Ian R. MacLeod
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0401/breathmoss.shtml
Aliens, interstellar travel Gateways, all pretty run of the mill, according to girl, but boys are freaks.
3 out of 5
Aliens, interstellar travel Gateways, all pretty run of the mill, according to girl, but boys are freaks.
3 out of 5
Breathmoss - Ian R. MacLeod
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0401/breathmoss.shtml
Aliens, interstellar travel Gateways, all pretty run of the mill, according to girl, but boys are freaks.
3 out of 5
Aliens, interstellar travel Gateways, all pretty run of the mill, according to girl, but boys are freaks.
3 out of 5
Breathmoss - Ian R. MacLeod
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0401/breathmoss.shtml
Aliens, interstellar travel Gateways, all pretty run of the mill, according to girl, but boys are freaks.
3 out of 5
Aliens, interstellar travel Gateways, all pretty run of the mill, according to girl, but boys are freaks.
3 out of 5
The Silver Dragon - Elizabeth A. Lynn
Dragon besieges, sneaks, server and scarpers.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Sail the Tide Of Mourning - Richard A. Lupoff
Super Australian fish ship's Serpent journey.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Sail the Tide Of Mourning - Richard A. Lupoff
Super Australian fish ship's Serpent journey.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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The Raptures Of the Deep - Rosaleen Love
Cryptozoology, submersibles, giant squid, and far worse monsters. Groovy.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Enemy Mine - Barry B. Longyear
Two fighters on opposite sides of a war, and on different species are forced to work together to stay alive.
This relationship also moves on to the next generation, and the human combatant becomes a diplomatic bridge between the two alien races, once they are out of the hairy situation.
4 out of 5
This relationship also moves on to the next generation, and the human combatant becomes a diplomatic bridge between the two alien races, once they are out of the hairy situation.
4 out of 5
Catskin - Kelly Link
Witches and felines combo = bad
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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The Chronology Protection Case - Paul Levinson
Extreme quantum censorship publication falsification.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Chronology Protection Case - Paul Levinson
Extreme quantum censorship publication falsification.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
First Contact - Murray Leinster
http://www.archive.org/download/OTRR_Dimension_X_Singles/Dimension_X_1951-09-08__47_FirstContact.mp3
Conflict avoidance transport swap.
4.5 out of 5
Conflict avoidance transport swap.
4.5 out of 5
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The Unholy Grail - Fritz Leiber
Murdered Mouse's mentor means Duke's death desired, daughter, however, not so dastardly.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Under the Thumbs of the Gods - Fritz Leiber
Booze, women, unappreciated gods and scrawny thief girls
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Stardock - Fritz Leiber
Mountain climbing race, with icecat.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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The Snow Women - Fritz Leiber
Frigid females scorn sexy skimpily sheathed strumpet stage show, shellack sons and seniors with serious snowballs. Fafhrd felicitiously flees with foxy faker.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Ill Met In Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber
Twosome's Thieves Guild tormenting leads to tragedy and travel.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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Ill Met In Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber
Twosome's Thieves Guild tormenting leads to tragedy and travel.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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Gonna Roll the Bones - Fritz Leiber
Dicing with Death.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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The Curse Of the Smalls and the Stars - Fritz Leiber
Archimages decided they need their hero helpers back home, despite a couple of personal Death obstacles.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Catch That Zeppelin - Fritz Leiber
Airship transport changes.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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Catch That Zeppelin - Fritz Leiber
Airship transport changes.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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The Big Time - Fritz Leiber
Stuck in a time war.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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The Big Time - Fritz Leiber
The Big Time is a mystery story wrapped up in the middle of an epic confrontation across the time lines. There are two sides at war, with symbolic names, and the poor unfortunates in this story are just people caught in the middle, and don't really know a whole lot about what is going on, and why.
A short book, but definitely worth a look.
3.5 out of 5
A short book, but definitely worth a look.
3.5 out of 5
Red As Blood - Tanith Lee
Witch Queen reflection.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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Elvenbrood - Tanith Lee
Sister swap.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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The Word For World Is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin
Apart from the fabulous title, a pretty interesting book.
A planet of aliens that are similar but different to humans is a target of exploitation.
The forests hold the whole ecology together in a more important way than on Earth. The natives know nothing of violent conflict, but when brutality and violence is used by the invaders to try and get what they want, the locals learn quickly.
4 out of 5
A planet of aliens that are similar but different to humans is a target of exploitation.
The forests hold the whole ecology together in a more important way than on Earth. The natives know nothing of violent conflict, but when brutality and violence is used by the invaders to try and get what they want, the locals learn quickly.
4 out of 5
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The Word For World Is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin
Apart from the fabulous title, a pretty interesting book.
A planet of aliens that are similar but different to humans is a target of exploitation.
The forests hold the whole ecology together in a more important way than on Earth. The natives know nothing of violent conflict, but when brutality and violence is used by the invaders to try and get what they want, the locals learn quickly.
4 out of 5
A planet of aliens that are similar but different to humans is a target of exploitation.
The forests hold the whole ecology together in a more important way than on Earth. The natives know nothing of violent conflict, but when brutality and violence is used by the invaders to try and get what they want, the locals learn quickly.
4 out of 5
Tehanu - Ursula K. Le Guin
Tehanu is a pretty pointless codicil to the original Earthsea trilogy.
The girl from the Tombs of Atuan married and had a couple of kids, and has now adopted a more supernatural child on top of that.
Ged, no longer with any wizardly abilities arrives. Naturally, given she had a crush on him earlier and is now lonely, they live together.
2.5 out of 5
The girl from the Tombs of Atuan married and had a couple of kids, and has now adopted a more supernatural child on top of that.
Ged, no longer with any wizardly abilities arrives. Naturally, given she had a crush on him earlier and is now lonely, they live together.
2.5 out of 5
Sur - Ursula K. Le Guin
Antarctic women trip, even a really small one.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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The Left Hand Of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Genly Ai has the role of ambassador of sorts, sent to invite a new world to join the Ekumen society, which is an alliance of different planets, of a sort.
The planet he is an emissary to has people he finds it pretty hard to understand for quite a while, with their fluid and changeable sexual characteristics and roles.
Misunderstandings and confusion abound, as well as political conflict when Genly and the prime minister he was cultivating end up on the run.
4 out of 5
The planet he is an emissary to has people he finds it pretty hard to understand for quite a while, with their fluid and changeable sexual characteristics and roles.
Misunderstandings and confusion abound, as well as political conflict when Genly and the prime minister he was cultivating end up on the run.
4 out of 5
The Left Hand Of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Genly Ai has the role of ambassador of sorts, sent to invite a new world to join the Ekumen society, which is an alliance of different planets, of a sort.
The planet he is an emissary to has people he finds it pretty hard to understand for quite a while, with their fluid and changeable sexual characteristics and roles.
Misunderstandings and confusion abound, as well as political conflict when Genly and the prime minister he was cultivating end up on the run.
4 out of 5
The planet he is an emissary to has people he finds it pretty hard to understand for quite a while, with their fluid and changeable sexual characteristics and roles.
Misunderstandings and confusion abound, as well as political conflict when Genly and the prime minister he was cultivating end up on the run.
4 out of 5
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Dragonfly - Ursula K. Le Guin
Archmage political conflict.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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The Day Before the Revolution - Ursula K. Le Guin
Political extroversion is tiring.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight - Ursula K. Le Guin
Don't eat the salmon.
2.5 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
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The Bones Of the Earth - Ursula K. Le Guin
Local mastery.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Another Story Or A Fisherman Of the Inland Sea - Ursula K. Le Guin
Instant travel has timing problems.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
A Plague Of Demons - Keith Laumer
http://www.webscription.net/pc-319-1-a-plague-of-demons.aspx
Bloke recruited to be poor woman's Iron Man and goes Starship Trooping.
or
Given that he signs up for the Invulnerable Man program, and is assured he won't have to wear a red S, even though he has seen Batman and Robin, and is not an alcoholic womanising billonaire playboy weapons dealer, this is what he is stuck with.
Besides, given the measly one ton lifting capacity of his suit, an army of alien monsters has a lot more survival than going to toe to toe with the Hulk for even the number of seconds you can count on one hand.
3.5 out of 5
Bloke recruited to be poor woman's Iron Man and goes Starship Trooping.
or
Given that he signs up for the Invulnerable Man program, and is assured he won't have to wear a red S, even though he has seen Batman and Robin, and is not an alcoholic womanising billonaire playboy weapons dealer, this is what he is stuck with.
Besides, given the measly one ton lifting capacity of his suit, an army of alien monsters has a lot more survival than going to toe to toe with the Hulk for even the number of seconds you can count on one hand.
3.5 out of 5
Different Kinds Of Darkness - David Langford
Mathwar chipkid rebels.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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A Walk In the Sun - Geoffrey A. Landis
Astronaut walks, woman may not die.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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Mars Crossing - Geoffrey A. Landis
Accidents will happen, but when it is on another planet, it is a killer.
The third Mars mission leaves for the Red Planet after the first two have 100% casualty rates due to problems.
This mission encounters similar issues, and they have to cross the planet to get to the spacecraft left by the others to have hope of any of them surviving. along the way you get vrey short flashback chapters of how each of the people involved came to be there.
3.5 out of 5
The third Mars mission leaves for the Red Planet after the first two have 100% casualty rates due to problems.
This mission encounters similar issues, and they have to cross the planet to get to the spacecraft left by the others to have hope of any of them surviving. along the way you get vrey short flashback chapters of how each of the people involved came to be there.
3.5 out of 5
Ripples In the Dirac Sea - Geoffrey A. Landis
Don't let the past catch up to you.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Winkie - Margo Lanagan
Like a wee infant? No problem, got piles of dead ones over here. Help yourself.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Jane - Marc Laidlaw
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/laidlaw2/
One glove is all you get.
3.5 out of 5
One glove is all you get.
3.5 out of 5
Slow Tuesday Night - R. A. Lafferty
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/lafferty5/
There really are Morning People. Whenever you sleep, get rich quick.
4 out of 5
There really are Morning People. Whenever you sleep, get rich quick.
4 out of 5
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Entire and Perfect Chrysolite - R. A. Lafferty
Ship sightings.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Saviour - Nancy Kress
Humans a bit slow on the uptake about alien craft, muddle through disasters, and must have lost all the Stargate episodes when they tried the replicator thing. Oh, and AIs are quite fast.
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
The Price Of Oranges - Nancy Kress
Everything used to be cheap, but relatives are still weird.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Out Of All Them Bright Stars - Nancy Kress
Aliens make me mad.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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The Meeting - Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-780915_TheMeeting.mp3
Brain surgery decision.
3.5 out of 5
Brain surgery decision.
3.5 out of 5
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The Cosmic Expense Account - C. M. Kornbluth
http://manybooks.net/pages/kornbluthcother08cosmic_expense_account/0.html
Functional Epistemology fake.
2.5 out of 5
Functional Epistemology fake.
2.5 out of 5
To Serve Man - Damon Knight
Tasty looking people.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes
A scientist is experimenting on raising the intelligence of animals, in this case, mice. When the same technique is tried on a man who is intellectually disabled, it succeeds beyond the scientist's wildest dreams. He has actually produced a superintelligent man from his initial subject.
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
4 out of 5
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
4 out of 5
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Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes
A scientist is experimenting on raising the intelligence of animals, in this case, mice. When the same technique is tried on a man who is intellectually disabled, it succeeds beyond the scientist's wildest dreams. He has actually produced a superintelligent man from his initial subject.
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
4 out of 5
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
4 out of 5
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Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes
A scientist is experimenting on raising the intelligence of animals, in this case, mice. When the same technique is tried on a man who is intellectually disabled, it succeeds beyond the scientist's wildest dreams. He has actually produced a superintelligent man from his initial subject.
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
4 out of 5
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
4 out of 5
Buffalo - John Kessel
H.G's yankeeland tour shows he is no fan of E.R.B. but pleased with the average Jack thinking about the future.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Buffalo - John Kessel
H.G's yankeeland tour shows he is no fan of E.R.B. but pleased with the average Jack thinking about the future.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Buffalo - John Kessel
H.G's yankeeland tour shows he is no fan of E.R.B. but pleased with the average Jack thinking about the future.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Think Like A Dinosaur - James Patrick Kelly
Lizard people's replication errors multiply.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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Think Like A Dinosaur - James Patrick Kelly
Lizard people's replication errors multiply.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
Ten16 To 1 - James Patrick Kelly
Time traveler wants kid to save the world, at least with Galaxy and Green Lantern preparation he has a decent shot at it.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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The Pyramid of Amirah - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.jimkelly.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83&Itemid=46
Structural belief is slow.
3 out of 5
Structural belief is slow.
3 out of 5
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Mr Boy - James Patrick Kelly
Not wanting to grow up attitude certainly isn't helped by mum's mechanical approach to parenting.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Men Are Trouble - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.jimkelly.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=41
Dame overload detection devilish.
4 out of 5
Dame overload detection devilish.
4 out of 5
Luck - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.jimkelly.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=46
Hunting a mammoth task.
4 out of 5
Hunting a mammoth task.
4 out of 5
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Itsy Bitsy Spider - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.jimkelly.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=46
Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.
3.5 out of 5
Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.
3.5 out of 5
Itsy Bitsy Spider - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.jimkelly.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=46
Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.
3.5 out of 5
Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.
3.5 out of 5
Itsy Bitsy Spider - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.jimkelly.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=46
Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.
3.5 out of 5
Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.
3.5 out of 5
Burn - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.infinitematrix.net/downloads/burn/Burn.pdf
Local yokel pyro protest saviour secret.
4 out of 5
Local yokel pyro protest saviour secret.
4 out of 5
Burn - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.infinitematrix.net/downloads/burn/Burn.pdf
Local yokel pyro protest saviour secret.
4 out of 5
Local yokel pyro protest saviour secret.
4 out of 5
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The Best Christmas Ever - James Patrick Kelly
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/kelly/kelly1.html
Santa, a really nice modern handgun and some topline ammo, please.
2.5 out of 5
Santa, a really nice modern handgun and some topline ammo, please.
2.5 out of 5
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Vonnegut has written an anti-war book, but he has done it with some style. It is perhaps hard to find humor when you are being blown to hell and back, but through characters in this novel he manages to do so. Darkly amusing, I suppose is what you would call it at times. One way to view the Allied bombing of Dresden, anyway.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Vonnegut has written an anti-war book, but he has done it with some style. It is perhaps hard to find humor when you are being blown to hell and back, but through characters in this novel he manages to do so. Darkly amusing, I suppose is what you would call it at times. One way to view the Allied bombing of Dresden, anyway.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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