Monday, January 14, 2008

Pie Row Joe - Kevin McKay

Firestarter's mistake, mate.


4 out of 5

Fireflood - Vonda N. McIntyre

Hybrid distaste.


3.5 out of 5

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

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

Little Faces - Vonda N. McIntyre

Symbiote, shag, ship, sibling, seeya.


4 out of 5

Little Faces - Vonda N. McIntyre

Symbiote, shag, ship, sibling, seeya.


4 out of 5

Protection - Maureen F. McHugh

Concentration camp changes.


4.5 out of 5

Protection - Maureen F. McHugh

Concentration camp changes.


4.5 out of 5

The Lincoln Train - Maureen F. McHugh

Evil getaway.


3.5 out of 5

The Lincoln Train - Maureen F. McHugh

Evil getaway.


3.5 out of 5

Interview On Any Given Day - Maureen F. McHugh

Adolescent lifestyle.


3.5 out of 5

The Cost To Be Wise - Maureen F. McHugh

Having to eat your dog will make you sad.


3 out of 5

The Cost To Be Wise - Maureen F. McHugh

Having to eat your dog will make you sad.


3 out of 5

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

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

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

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

Some Strange Desire - Ian McDonald

http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/desire.htm

Flexible sexual species lust.


3.5 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

Time Travelers Never Die - Jack McDevitt

Paradox pyre problems.


4 out of 5

Time Travelers Never Die - Jack McDevitt

Paradox pyre problems.


4 out of 5

Nothing Ever Happens In Rock City - Jack McDevitt

SETI Success.


2.5 out of 5

Henry James This One's For You - Jack McDevitt

http://www.sfwa.org/members/McDevitt/HenryJames.html

AI's war story.


4.5 out of 5

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

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

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

Weyr Search - Anne McCaffrey

Teleportin' time-shiftin' meteor shootin' dragon recruitin'.


4.5 out of 5

Weyr Search - Anne McCaffrey

Teleportin' time-shiftin' meteor shootin' dragon recruitin'.


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

Dramatic Mission - Anne McCaffrey

Playacting spaceship.


3 out of 5

Dramatic Mission - Anne McCaffrey

Playacting spaceship.


3 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

Dragonrider - Anne McCaffrey

Time for some serious dragon recruiting.


5 out of 5

Dragonrider - Anne McCaffrey

Time for some serious dragon recruiting.


5 out of 5

Reef - Paul J. McAuley

24 hour deep sea proxy people.


4 out of 5

The Two Dicks - Paul J. McAuley

Political Phil.


3.5 out of 5

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

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

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

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

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

With Morning Comes Mistfall - George R. R. Martin

Do they have to come and wreck all the good spots?


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

The Way Of Cross and Dragon - George R. R. Martin

Judas Star Knights.


3.5 out of 5

The Way Of Cross and Dragon - George R. R. Martin

Judas Star Knights.


3.5 out of 5

Unsound Variations - George R. R. Martin

Joke victim's alternate timeline chessteam revenge.


4 out of 5

Unsound Variations - George R. R. Martin

Joke victim's alternate timeline chessteam revenge.


4 out of 5

A Song For Lya - George R. R. Martin

Post suicide Union Joining rejection.


4 out of 5

A Song For Lya - George R. R. Martin

Post suicide Union Joining rejection.


4 out of 5

The Skin Trade - George R. R. Martin

Mirror mirror on the wall, werewolf killer, blood will call.


4.5 out of 5

Sandkings - George R. R. Martin

Feed your pets properly, fool.


4 out of 5

Sandkings - George R. R. Martin

Feed your pets properly, fool.


4 out of 5

Remembering Melody - George R. R. Martin

Bloody longtime parasite woman.


4 out of 5

Portraits Of His Children - George R. R. Martin

Stop writing about me, you bastard.


3.5 out of 5

Portraits Of His Children - George R. R. Martin

Stop writing about me, you bastard.


3.5 out of 5

The Pear-Shaped Man - George R. R. Martin

Cheez doodles? Imagine if he used Cheesels!


4 out of 5

The Pear-Shaped Man - George R. R. Martin

Cheez doodles? Imagine if he used Cheesels!


4 out of 5

The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr - George R. R. Martin

Love guardian.


4 out of 5

The Hedge Knight - George R. R. Martin

Innocent defense seven-on-seven deathmatch disaster.


4.5 out of 5

Guardians - George R. R. Martin

Namor, Prince of the Deep is a kitten.


3.5 out of 5

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

Real People Slash - Nick Mamatas

http://sonandfoe.com/real-people-slash/

Control of socialist mi is go.


2.5 out of 5

The Oakthing - Gregory Maguire

Woodman and a lot of Jerry.


2.5 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

Tirkiluk - Ian R. MacLeod

http://www.ianrmacleod.com/html/tirkiluk.html

Eskimo diary.


3 out of 5

The Summer Isles - Ian R. MacLeod

Post-war bad.


4 out of 5

The Summer Isles - Ian R. MacLeod

Post-war bad.


4 out of 5

The Summer Isles - Ian R. MacLeod

Post-war bad.


4 out of 5

Snodgrass - Ian R. MacLeod

http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/snodgrass.htm

Lennon's just a bloke.


3.5 out of 5

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

Isabel Of the Fall - Ian R. MacLeod

Mirrorflash crucifixion.


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

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

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

The Silver Dragon - Elizabeth A. Lynn

Dragon besieges, sneaks, server and scarpers.


4 out of 5

The Silver Dragon - Elizabeth A. Lynn

Dragon besieges, sneaks, server and scarpers.


4 out of 5

Sail the Tide Of Mourning - Richard A. Lupoff

Super Australian fish ship's Serpent journey.


4 out of 5

Sail the Tide Of Mourning - Richard A. Lupoff

Super Australian fish ship's Serpent journey.


4 out of 5

Necros - Brian Lumley

Summer lovin' cut horribly short.


3.5 out of 5

The House Of Cthulhu - Brian Lumley

Dragon ship reaver seeks entry.


3 out of 5

Cryptically Yours - Brian Lumley

Perils of wizardry, in letters.


3 out of 5

The Raptures Of the Deep - Rosaleen Love

Cryptozoology, submersibles, giant squid, and far worse monsters. Groovy.


4 out of 5

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

We Find Things Old - Bentley Little

Killer clown prop roast.


3.5 out of 5

The Bone Women - Charles de Lint

Fleshing them out.


3.5 out of 5

The Faery Handbag - Kelly Link

http://www.lcrw.net/fictionplus/link-handbag.htm

Accessory home hunt.


4 out of 5

The Faery Handbag - Kelly Link

http://www.lcrw.net/fictionplus/link-handbag.htm

Accessory home hunt.


4 out of 5

The Faery Handbag - Kelly Link

http://www.lcrw.net/fictionplus/link-handbag.htm

Accessory home hunt.


4 out of 5

Catskin - Kelly Link

Witches and felines combo = bad


3 out of 5

Catskin - Kelly Link

Witches and felines combo = bad


3 out of 5

Cut - Megan Lindholm

http://www.asimovs.com/Nebulas03/cut.shtml

Female circumcision ammunition.


4 out of 5

The Medusa - Thomas Ligotti

Snakes alive, stone surprise.


3 out of 5

The Chronology Protection Case - Paul Levinson

Extreme quantum censorship publication falsification.


4 out of 5

The Chronology Protection Case - Paul Levinson

Extreme quantum censorship publication falsification.


4 out of 5

Tk'tk'tk - David D. Levine

http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0604_5/tk.shtml

Alien sales experience.


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

The Unholy Grail - Fritz Leiber

Murdered Mouse's mentor means Duke's death desired, daughter, however, not so dastardly.


4 out of 5

Under the Thumbs of the Gods - Fritz Leiber

Booze, women, unappreciated gods and scrawny thief girls


4.5 out of 5

Trapped In the Shadowland - Fritz Leiber

Death realm leavetaking, wizardly undertaking.


4 out of 5

Stardock - Fritz Leiber

Mountain climbing race, with icecat.


4 out of 5

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

The Mer She - Fritz Leiber

Stowaway sea demon.


3 out of 5

Ill Met In Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber

Twosome's Thieves Guild tormenting leads to tragedy and travel.


4.5 out of 5

Ill Met In Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber

Twosome's Thieves Guild tormenting leads to tragedy and travel.


4.5 out of 5

Gonna Roll the Bones - Fritz Leiber

Dicing with Death.


4.5 out of 5

Gonna Roll the Bones - Fritz Leiber

Dicing with Death.


4.5 out of 5

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

Coming Attraction - Fritz Leiber

Strange social fashions.


4 out of 5

Catch That Zeppelin - Fritz Leiber

Airship transport changes.


3 out of 5

Catch That Zeppelin - Fritz Leiber

Airship transport changes.


3 out of 5

The Big Time - Fritz Leiber

Stuck in a time war.


3.5 out of 5

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

Speir-Bahn - Tanith Lee

Faerie werefox hero longevity deal.


4 out of 5

Red As Blood - Tanith Lee

Witch Queen reflection.


3 out of 5

Red As Blood - Tanith Lee

Witch Queen reflection.


3 out of 5

Elvenbrood - Tanith Lee

Sister swap.


3.5 out of 5

The Repulsion - Tim Lebbon

The Repulsion - Tim Lebbon

Double holiday.


4 out of 5

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

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

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

Sur - Ursula K. Le Guin

Antarctic women trip, even a really small one.


3.5 out of 5

The Shobies' Story - Ursula K. Le Guin

Look, it's full of stars.


3 out of 5

Nine Lives - Ursula K. Le Guin

Clonepacks come in tens.


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 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

Dragonfly - Ursula K. Le Guin

Archmage political conflict.


3 out of 5

The Day Before the Revolution - Ursula K. Le Guin

Political extroversion is tiring.


4 out of 5

The Day Before the Revolution - Ursula K. Le Guin

Political extroversion is tiring.


4 out of 5

Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight - Ursula K. Le Guin

Don't eat the salmon.


2.5 out of 5

Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight - Ursula K. Le Guin

Don't eat the salmon.


2.5 out of 5

Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight - Ursula K. Le Guin

Don't eat the salmon.


2.5 out of 5

Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight - Ursula K. Le Guin

Don't eat the salmon.


2.5 out of 5

Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight - Ursula K. Le Guin

Don't eat the salmon.


2.5 out of 5

The Bones Of the Earth - Ursula K. Le Guin

Local mastery.


4 out of 5

The Bones Of the Earth - Ursula K. Le Guin

Local mastery.


4 out of 5

The Bones Of the Earth - Ursula K. Le Guin

Local mastery.


4 out of 5

The Birthday Of the World - Ursula K. Le Guin

Conquering godhood changes.


3.5 out of 5

Another Story Or A Fisherman Of the Inland Sea - Ursula K. Le Guin

Instant travel has timing problems.


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

Different Kinds Of Darkness - David Langford

Mathwar chipkid rebels.


4 out of 5

A Walk In the Sun - Geoffrey A. Landis

Astronaut walks, woman may not die.


3 out of 5

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

Ripples In the Dirac Sea - Geoffrey A. Landis

Don't let the past catch up to you.


4 out of 5

Ripples In the Dirac Sea - Geoffrey A. Landis

Don't let the past catch up to you.


4 out of 5

Winkie - Margo Lanagan

Like a wee infant? No problem, got piles of dead ones over here. Help yourself.


3.5 out of 5

Rite Of Spring - Margo Lanagan

Missing the mutt.


3 out of 5

A Fine Magic - Margo Lanagan

I'm...Spinning Around.

So am I!


4 out of 5

Suburban Blight - Terry Lamsley

This head is bugging me, dog.


4 out of 5

The American Dead - Jay Lake

Tomb sex death escape is smoking.


4 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

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

Entire and Perfect Chrysolite - R. A. Lafferty

Ship sightings.


3.5 out of 5

Spillage - Nancy Kress

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040927/spillage-f.shtml

Magic overflow.


3.5 out of 5

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

The Price Of Oranges - Nancy Kress

Everything used to be cheap, but relatives are still weird.


3.5 out of 5

Out Of All Them Bright Stars - Nancy Kress

Aliens make me mad.


4 out of 5

My Mother Dancing - Nancy Kress

http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0602/mymother.shtml

Only human.


3.5 out of 5

The Mountain To Mohammed - Nancy Kress

Emergency medicine restrictions.


3.5 out of 5

The Mountain To Mohammed - Nancy Kress

Emergency medicine restrictions.


3.5 out of 5

Dancing On Air - Nancy Kress

Bioengineered ballet breakdown.


4.5 out of 5

Dancing On Air - Nancy Kress

Bioengineered ballet breakdown.


4.5 out of 5

Beggars In Spain - Nancy Kress

Sleeping is a waste of time.


4 out of 5

And Wild For To Hold - Nancy Kress

Church of time meddling overindulges in Queens.


4 out of 5

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

The Cosmic Expense Account - C. M. Kornbluth

http://manybooks.net/pages/kornbluthcother08cosmic_expense_account/0.html

Functional Epistemology fake.


2.5 out of 5

Teratisms - Kathe Koja

Kid is a hassle.


3 out of 5

To Serve Man - Damon Knight

Tasty looking people.


3.5 out of 5

Intelligent Design - Ellen Klages

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2005/20051205/design-f.shtml

Holy KAPOW!


3 out of 5

Mrs Todd's Shortcut - Stephen King

Holey bits.


2.5 out of 5

Children Of the Corn - Stephen King

Crucifixion row monster.


3.5 out of 5

Root Cellar - Nancy Kilpatrick

Tiny monster.


3.5 out of 5

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

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

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

The Juniper Tree - John Kessel

Colony murder mystery reconstruction results.


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

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

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

The Baum Plan For Financial Independence - John Kessel

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/kessel2/

Magic money.


3 out of 5

The Baum Plan For Financial Independence - John Kessel

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/kessel2/

Magic money.


3 out of 5

The Baum Plan For Financial Independence - John Kessel

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/kessel2/

Magic money.


3 out of 5

Due West - Rick Kennett

Writer discovers gruesome ghost event.


3 out of 5

Undone - James Patrick Kelly

Future escape a problem of many dimensions.


4.5 out of 5

Undone - James Patrick Kelly

Future escape a problem of many dimensions.


4.5 out of 5

Undone - James Patrick Kelly

Future escape a problem of many dimensions.


4.5 out of 5

Think Like A Dinosaur - James Patrick Kelly

Lizard people's replication errors multiply.


4.5 out of 5

Think Like A Dinosaur - James Patrick Kelly

Lizard people's replication errors multiply.


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

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

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

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

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

Lovestory - James Patrick Kelly

Alien baby changes.


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

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

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

Burn - James Patrick Kelly

http://www.infinitematrix.net/downloads/burn/Burn.pdf

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

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

Bernardo's House - James Patrick Kelly

Architecture sexware's new girl.


4 out of 5

Bernardo's House - James Patrick Kelly

Architecture sexware's new girl.


4 out of 5

Ms. Lipshutz And The Goblin - Marvin Kaye

Booze bill expensive.


3 out of 5

Lydia's Body - Vylar Kaftan

http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kaftan_11_06

Primitive past life dull.


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

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