http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0501/Drybones.shtml
Kid's anachronistic skeleton score.
3 out of 5
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter - Geoff Ryman
http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/extras/GeoffRyman_PolPotsBeautifulDaughter.pdf
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter - Geoff Ryman
http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/extras/GeoffRyman_PolPotsBeautifulDaughter.pdf
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter - Geoff Ryman
http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/extras/GeoffRyman_PolPotsBeautifulDaughter.pdf
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter - Geoff Ryman
http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/extras/GeoffRyman_PolPotsBeautifulDaughter.pdf
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter - Geoff Ryman
http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/extras/GeoffRyman_PolPotsBeautifulDaughter.pdf
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
Surfeit of spirits.
3 out of 5
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Children Of God - Mary Doria Russell
Unfortunately, this is even worse than the first book, The Sparrow. To be avoided. Insert review of The Sparrow here, as exactly the same applies :-
A bad book by a mundane religiously focused writer trying to be a science fiction writer, and failing, in general. Obvious, tedious, and worse than mediocre. This sort of thing has been handled many times before to considerably better effect. The religious preaching is so overt it causes you to grit your teeth and groan.
1 out of 5
A bad book by a mundane religiously focused writer trying to be a science fiction writer, and failing, in general. Obvious, tedious, and worse than mediocre. This sort of thing has been handled many times before to considerably better effect. The religious preaching is so overt it causes you to grit your teeth and groan.
1 out of 5
Standard Gauge - Nicholas Royle
Just the right height for the old across the train tracks special.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Standard Gauge - Nicholas Royle
Just the right height for the old across the train tracks special.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Another Word For Map Is Faith - Christopher Rowe
Religiously correct landscaping writ large.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Start the Clock - Benjamin Rosenbaum
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/stories/start.the.clock.html
Arrested development decision.
3.5 out of 5
Arrested development decision.
3.5 out of 5
A Siege Of Cranes - Benjamin Rosenbaum
http://www.allstarstories.com/rosenbaum-siege.html
Witch girl's zombie baby scorched earth revenge.
4.5 out of 5
Witch girl's zombie baby scorched earth revenge.
4.5 out of 5
A Siege Of Cranes - Benjamin Rosenbaum
http://www.allstarstories.com/rosenbaum-siege.html
Witch girl's zombie baby scorched earth revenge.
4.5 out of 5
Witch girl's zombie baby scorched earth revenge.
4.5 out of 5
The House Beyond Your Sky - Benjamin Rosenbaum
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2006/20060904/house-f.shtml
Making a universal mess of it.
2.5 out of 5
Making a universal mess of it.
2.5 out of 5
Biographical Notes To A Discourse On The Nature Of Causality With Airplanes - Benjamin Rosenbaum
http://www.allstarstories.com/rosenbaum-notes.html
Writer's reckless revenge desperate chase dash, defeated by pirate assassin dame leading to daring dirigible dive escape surprise.
4.5 out of 5
Writer's reckless revenge desperate chase dash, defeated by pirate assassin dame leading to daring dirigible dive escape surprise.
4.5 out of 5
Lizzy Lou - Barbara Robson
Shrunken sister.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Stardance - Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson
Showing a bit of galactic leg.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Stardance - Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson
Showing a bit of galactic leg.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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By Any Other Name - Spider Robinson
Genius' common cold cure provokes civilisation smelling overload suicide slaughter.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Venice Drowned - Kim Stanley Robinson
Underwater recovery deal.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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A Short Sharp Shock - Kim Stanley Robinson
A man wakes up on a beach, and has no idea what is going on. He meets a woman, and must struggle to find out where the hell he is, and what is going on with this society, as the pair quest to find out who they are, what they should do, and where they should be.
All this while avoiding being eaten, or torn apart, and other nasty things.
3 out of 5
All this while avoiding being eaten, or torn apart, and other nasty things.
3 out of 5
O One - Chris Roberson
http://www.chrisroberson.net/O_One.html
Chinese abacus boy Luddites dislike computing advances.
3.5 out of 5
Chinese abacus boy Luddites dislike computing advances.
3.5 out of 5
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Journey Into the Kingdom - M. Rickert
Rules for snogging. 1. Check for life. 2. Check if human.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Journey Into the Kingdom - M. Rickert
Rules for snogging. 1. Check for life. 2. Check if human.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Journey Into the Kingdom - M. Rickert
Rules for snogging. 1. Check for life. 2. Check if human.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Journey Into the Kingdom - M. Rickert
Rules for snogging. 1. Check for life. 2. Check if human.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Christmas Witch - M. Rickert
Bad bone girl.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Anyway - M. Rickert
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/rickert/
Bloodstones, no Ulysses or Swords of Power, unfortunately.
2 out of 5
Bloodstones, no Ulysses or Swords of Power, unfortunately.
2 out of 5
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Travels With My Cats - Mike Resnick
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0501/travelswithmycats.shtml
Author reappearance book search desperation.
3.5 out of 5
Author reappearance book search desperation.
3.5 out of 5
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Travels With My Cats - Mike Resnick
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0501/travelswithmycats.shtml
Author reappearance book search desperation.
3.5 out of 5
Author reappearance book search desperation.
3.5 out of 5
A Princess Of Earth - Mike Resnick
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0506/aprincessofearth.shtml
When you come across a guy like this :
'"So why do you think you’re John Carter?" I asked him.
"Because I am."
"Why not Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon–or the Scarlet Pimpernel for that matter?"
"Why aren’t you Doc Savage or the Shadow?" he replied. "Or James Bond for that matter?"
"I never claimed to be a fictional character," I said.
"Neither did I. I am John Carter, formerly of Virginia, and I am trying to return to my princess."
"Stark naked in a blizzard?"
"My clothes do not survive the transition, and I am not responsible for the weather," he said. '
You might think he is nuts. Later events leave you doubts.
3.5 out of 5
When you come across a guy like this :
'"So why do you think you’re John Carter?" I asked him.
"Because I am."
"Why not Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon–or the Scarlet Pimpernel for that matter?"
"Why aren’t you Doc Savage or the Shadow?" he replied. "Or James Bond for that matter?"
"I never claimed to be a fictional character," I said.
"Neither did I. I am John Carter, formerly of Virginia, and I am trying to return to my princess."
"Stark naked in a blizzard?"
"My clothes do not survive the transition, and I am not responsible for the weather," he said. '
You might think he is nuts. Later events leave you doubts.
3.5 out of 5
Ivory - Mike Resnick
Ivory is a book about a pair of large elephant tasks, and through them, a look at what has happened to the people, environment, and civilisations that have surrounded them.
Taken from a very large species of elephant a man is tasked to procure them. This lends itself into delving into their history, given they come from 20000 years in the past.
2.5 out of 5
Taken from a very large species of elephant a man is tasked to procure them. This lends itself into delving into their history, given they come from 20000 years in the past.
2.5 out of 5
Hothouse Flowers - Mike Resnick
Lengthened infirmity situation requires euthanatory weeding.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
All the Things You Are - Mike Resnick
http://www.webscription.net/chapters/1416521364/1416521364___6.htm
Man on a mission meets psionic perfection.
4 out of 5
Man on a mission meets psionic perfection.
4 out of 5
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Winemaster - Robert Reed
Mini machine men get alien hideout help in large scale real estate speculation.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Marrow - Robert Reed
Burroughsian Love Boat in space's passengers rather older than the average.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Eight Episodes - Robert Reed
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0704/8episodes.shtml
http://escapepod.org/podpress_trac/web/222/0/EP107_EightEpisodes.mp3
Tv invasion cancelled. Maybe.
4 out of 5
http://escapepod.org/podpress_trac/web/222/0/EP107_EightEpisodes.mp3
Tv invasion cancelled. Maybe.
4 out of 5
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Code Three - Rick Raphael
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19111
Future traffic policing is a 24 hour a day live in your vehicle job for these officers. Their banter is very entertaining.
3.5 out of 5
Future traffic policing is a 24 hour a day live in your vehicle job for these officers. Their banter is very entertaining.
3.5 out of 5
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Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
A dense book, with the writer throwing a lot of stuff in. Presumably meant to be a literary fancy pants type of thing, but to me, that just made it incredibly dull and a slog to get anywhere near through much of it.
Definitely not entertaining in the way Robert Anton Wilson is, for example.
1.5 out of 5
Definitely not entertaining in the way Robert Anton Wilson is, for example.
1.5 out of 5
Fossil Games - Tom Purdom
Even for poor man's posthuman asteroid ship bailout, politics is problematic.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Extremes - Christopher Priest
A somewhat underwhelming and slow novel. A female agent is taking a break for her job, mostly for psychological reasons, after her husband has been killed in an operation goes wrong.
She goes to a town in England where a crazed gunman ran wild, and starts exploring virtual reality situations through sophisticated and probably illegal software that replicates violent situations and training.
Somewhat pointless end, too.
2.5 out of 5
She goes to a town in England where a crazed gunman ran wild, and starts exploring virtual reality situations through sophisticated and probably illegal software that replicates violent situations and training.
Somewhat pointless end, too.
2.5 out of 5
Lucifer's Hammer - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Meteors, asteroids, what else can you hit the earth with and write a book about it? How about a comet? Yep, that is what has been done here. Apart from sounding cooler, you get the usual nastiness and struggles as those alive in the aftermath have to deal with trying to stay alive.
New power structures, violence and eating take up a lot of the time.
3 out of 5
New power structures, violence and eating take up a lot of the time.
3 out of 5
Footfall - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Aliens invade earth. They are warlike, elephantine looking creatures with their own strange hierarchy of dominance and submission.
They take captives for study, and some of these ordinary people are able to learn enough about what goes on to help humanity turn the tables.
This is after a lot of fighting, death, and the nuking of the odd United State.
3 out of 5
They take captives for study, and some of these ordinary people are able to learn enough about what goes on to help humanity turn the tables.
This is after a lot of fighting, death, and the nuking of the odd United State.
3 out of 5
The Mote In God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Humans discover the Moties, a very different race of aliens. Neither side is particularly honest with the other, and they are both quite martial.
The Moties prove to be rather a handful, being genius savant types with technology, and gremlin or tribble like as far as being annoying goes.
Interdiction seems the only option.
4 out of 5
The Moties prove to be rather a handful, being genius savant types with technology, and gremlin or tribble like as far as being annoying goes.
Interdiction seems the only option.
4 out of 5
The Mote In God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Humans discover the Moties, a very different race of aliens. Neither side is particularly honest with the other, and they are both quite martial.
The Moties prove to be rather a handful, being genius savant types with technology, and gremlin or tribble like as far as being annoying goes.
Interdiction seems the only option.
4 out of 5
The Moties prove to be rather a handful, being genius savant types with technology, and gremlin or tribble like as far as being annoying goes.
Interdiction seems the only option.
4 out of 5
Jem - Frederik Pohl
A dark satire, I suppose you would call this. This shows what happens when humans go to an alien world, that has three races that exist in different ecological niches, basically. They aren't huge fans of each other, but mostly get along.
Humans bring their warlike, country fighting and spying ways along, and teach the natives. People ain't nice.
3 out of 5
Humans bring their warlike, country fighting and spying ways along, and teach the natives. People ain't nice.
3 out of 5
Jem - Frederik Pohl
A dark satire, I suppose you would call this. This shows what happens when humans go to an alien world, that has three races that exist in different ecological niches, basically. They aren't huge fans of each other, but mostly get along.
Humans bring their warlike, country fighting and spying ways along, and teach the natives. People ain't nice.
3 out of 5
Humans bring their warlike, country fighting and spying ways along, and teach the natives. People ain't nice.
3 out of 5
Last Enemy - H. Beam Piper
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18800/18800.txt
Dalla Hadron has been doing a little bit more scientific meddling than she should. As such, she has blown a fair holes in a certain society's theory of Statistical Reincarnation. i.e. that it all balances out in the end.
Given that this culture has a Society of Assassins as part of normal business practices she has a few problems.
Luckily Verkon Vall comes back, and is pretty handy with the old weapons himself.
Politics and action, quite entertaining.
3.5 out of 5
Dalla Hadron has been doing a little bit more scientific meddling than she should. As such, she has blown a fair holes in a certain society's theory of Statistical Reincarnation. i.e. that it all balances out in the end.
Given that this culture has a Society of Assassins as part of normal business practices she has a few problems.
Luckily Verkon Vall comes back, and is pretty handy with the old weapons himself.
Politics and action, quite entertaining.
3.5 out of 5
The Cure For Everything - Severna Park
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/s_park/
Pharmaceutical breakthroughs rely heavily on the individual.
4 out of 5
Pharmaceutical breakthroughs rely heavily on the individual.
4 out of 5
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The Piper's Son - Henry Kuttner
Mutant telepaths don't need barbers, and don't bother challenging them to knife fights. The kids can be tricky to get right.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Animal Farm - George Orwell
http://gutenberg.net.au/0100011.txt
Animal Farm is a dark satire, showing us what the author considers are some of the worse implications of communism and its failures, and human politics in general.
He uses a farm animal setting as the means to do this, as the various creatures set up their own class structures, leadership and indulge in repression and violence.
4 out of 5
Animal Farm is a dark satire, showing us what the author considers are some of the worse implications of communism and its failures, and human politics in general.
He uses a farm animal setting as the means to do this, as the various creatures set up their own class structures, leadership and indulge in repression and violence.
4 out of 5
Witch World - Andre Norton
Not too bad. Fairly standard modern man goes to another place that is a fantasy world type story. A dashing military man of action type guy, in this case. Basically, your standard Edgar Rice Burroughs setup for this sort of thing, then a little different once he gets there.
He is lured to a house by a man who promises an interesting artifact. He certainly gets a lot more than he bargained for.
3 out of 5
He is lured to a house by a man who promises an interesting artifact. He certainly gets a lot more than he bargained for.
3 out of 5
My Name Is Dolly - William F. Nolan
Be nice to girls who have witchy voodoo dolls of you.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Ringworld Engineers - Larry Niven
This sequel to Ringworld, basically back by popular demand, takes a more in depth look at what it is like to actually live there, and at the beings that actually do.
More of the construction and engineering issues are also looked at, unsurprisingly.
Louis and Speaker To Animals return.
3 out of 5
More of the construction and engineering issues are also looked at, unsurprisingly.
Louis and Speaker To Animals return.
3 out of 5
Ringworld - Larry Niven
A Puppeteer recruits a group to travel to the Ringworld, a large, artificial construct that is a very large band around a sun.
This group includes Louis Wu, a 200 year old bored junkie, your average warrior Kzin type, but for his people, he is remarkable tolerant, and a woman named Teela Brown. She is included for her presumable genetic dispensation towards luck being the result of so many winning birth lotteries.
What the Puppeteer really wants they have yet to find out.
4 out of 5
This group includes Louis Wu, a 200 year old bored junkie, your average warrior Kzin type, but for his people, he is remarkable tolerant, and a woman named Teela Brown. She is included for her presumable genetic dispensation towards luck being the result of so many winning birth lotteries.
What the Puppeteer really wants they have yet to find out.
4 out of 5
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Ringworld - Larry Niven
A Puppeteer recruits a group to travel to the Ringworld, a large, artificial construct that is a very large band around a sun.
This group includes Louis Wu, a 200 year old bored junkie, your average warrior Kzin type, but for his people, he is remarkable tolerant, and a woman named Teela Brown. She is included for her presumable genetic dispensation towards luck being the result of so many winning birth lotteries.
What the Puppeteer really wants they have yet to find out.
4 out of 5
This group includes Louis Wu, a 200 year old bored junkie, your average warrior Kzin type, but for his people, he is remarkable tolerant, and a woman named Teela Brown. She is included for her presumable genetic dispensation towards luck being the result of so many winning birth lotteries.
What the Puppeteer really wants they have yet to find out.
4 out of 5
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Protector - Larry Niven
The Pak protectors have both a strange physiology and psychology. They mature from the breeder stage to the very intelligent protector stage, and develop a serious protective parental impulse to go with it.
When a protector has nothing to look after, he goes on a quest for purpose, as without one, he will literally die. Enter humans and their little solar system.
3.5 out of 5
When a protector has nothing to look after, he goes on a quest for purpose, as without one, he will literally die. Enter humans and their little solar system.
3.5 out of 5
Not Long Before the End - Larry Niven
Once upon a time a swordsman battled a sorcerer. As was fairly de rigeur, really.
To paraphrase Guru Bob, 'a good big barbarian with weapon will always beat a good little sorcerer when the magic goes away.'
4.5 out of 5
To paraphrase Guru Bob, 'a good big barbarian with weapon will always beat a good little sorcerer when the magic goes away.'
4.5 out of 5
Not Long Before the End - Larry Niven
Once upon a time a swordsman battled a sorcerer. As was fairly de rigeur, really.
To paraphrase Guru Bob, 'a good big barbarian with weapon will always beat a good little sorcerer when the magic goes away.'
4.5 out of 5
To paraphrase Guru Bob, 'a good big barbarian with weapon will always beat a good little sorcerer when the magic goes away.'
4.5 out of 5
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The Magic Goes Away - Larry Niven
If white-haired, run.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Inconstant Moon - Larry Niven
Really lunary weather we're having.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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The Hole Man - Larry Niven
Quantum black hole is ridiculous overkill.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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The Borderland Of Sol - Larry Niven
Indestructible interstellar ship interference.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Becalmed In Hell - Larry Niven
Ship brain Venus trip.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
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ARM - Larry Niven
Gil's investigations lead him to some interesting technology, to whit :
"Have you thought of this thing in relation to robbing banks? Or espionage?"
"If a gang could afford to build one of these jobs, they wouldn't need to rob banks." He ruminated. "I hate making anything this big a UN secret. But I guess you're right. The average government could afford a whole stable of the things."
"Thus combining James Bond and the Flash."
3 out of 5
"Have you thought of this thing in relation to robbing banks? Or espionage?"
"If a gang could afford to build one of these jobs, they wouldn't need to rob banks." He ruminated. "I hate making anything this big a UN secret. But I guess you're right. The average government could afford a whole stable of the things."
"Thus combining James Bond and the Flash."
3 out of 5
Soho Golem - Kim Newman
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/newman3/newman01.html
Jeperson and associate investigate the murder of a man literally smashed to death, and he suspects a golem. Soon enough, in sordid Soho, he comes across it.
It has literally been summoned by a magic stripper to tie up loose ends, but a bit of psychology puts paid to Pony-Tail.
3 out of 5
Jeperson and associate investigate the murder of a man literally smashed to death, and he suspects a golem. Soon enough, in sordid Soho, he comes across it.
It has literally been summoned by a magic stripper to tie up loose ends, but a bit of psychology puts paid to Pony-Tail.
3 out of 5
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Soho Golem - Kim Newman
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/newman3/newman01.html
Jeperson and associate investigate the murder of a man literally smashed to death, and he suspects a golem. Soon enough, in sordid Soho, he comes across it.
It has literally been summoned by a magic stripper to tie up loose ends, but a bit of psychology puts paid to Pony-Tail.
3 out of 5
Jeperson and associate investigate the murder of a man literally smashed to death, and he suspects a golem. Soon enough, in sordid Soho, he comes across it.
It has literally been summoned by a magic stripper to tie up loose ends, but a bit of psychology puts paid to Pony-Tail.
3 out of 5
The Other Side Of Midnight - Stephen Jones
Vampire movies, porn and otherwise.
Genevieve is looking into what is going on with vampire movie production, whether Orson Welles, or less salubrious.
She also runs across one Barbie the Vampire Slayer and her Overlooker.
3.5 out of 5
Genevieve is looking into what is going on with vampire movie production, whether Orson Welles, or less salubrious.
She also runs across one Barbie the Vampire Slayer and her Overlooker.
3.5 out of 5
Egyptian Avenue - Kim Newman
Old rich guy takes the whole Egyptian burial thing way too far.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Egyptian Avenue - Kim Newman
Old rich guy takes the whole Egyptian burial thing way too far.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Coppola's Dracula - Kim Newman
http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/coppola.htm
Kate Reed is in Romania, advising on a new production of a Dracula movie. Dracula is now Western royalty, so it could cause a few political problems. The other problem is that Romanians really, really don't like vampires, so when not working she really has to keep to herself.
3 out of 5
Kate Reed is in Romania, advising on a new production of a Dracula movie. Dracula is now Western royalty, so it could cause a few political problems. The other problem is that Romanians really, really don't like vampires, so when not working she really has to keep to herself.
3 out of 5
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Coppola's Dracula - Kim Newman
http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/coppola.htm
Kate Reed is in Romania, advising on a new production of a Dracula movie. Dracula is now Western royalty, so it could cause a few political problems. The other problem is that Romanians really, really don't like vampires, so when not working she really has to keep to herself.
3 out of 5
Kate Reed is in Romania, advising on a new production of a Dracula movie. Dracula is now Western royalty, so it could cause a few political problems. The other problem is that Romanians really, really don't like vampires, so when not working she really has to keep to herself.
3 out of 5
Looking Through Lace - Ruth Nestvold
http://www.ruthnestvold.com/Lookingthroughlace.htm
Crochet communication not manly enough for blokes.
4.5 out of 5
Crochet communication not manly enough for blokes.
4.5 out of 5
Goddesses - Linda Nagata
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/nagata/nagata11.html
Microcosm problem economy.
3 out of 5
Microcosm problem economy.
3 out of 5
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Rachel In Love - Pat Murphy
http://www.brazenhussies.net/murphy/Rachel.html
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
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Rachel In Love - Pat Murphy
http://www.brazenhussies.net/murphy/Rachel.html
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
Rachel In Love - Pat Murphy
http://www.brazenhussies.net/murphy/Rachel.html
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
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Rachel In Love - Pat Murphy
http://www.brazenhussies.net/murphy/Rachel.html
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
The life of a superintelligent chimp, the result of scientific experimentation into sign language. She is helped by some humans.
3.5 out of 5
The Roaming Forest - Michael Moorcock
Rackhir the Red Archer travelling meets a princess of Immryr, luckily for him with what they get involved in.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Lost Sorceress Of the Silent Citadel - Michael Moorcock
http://www.starshipsofa.com/podcast/Michael_Moorcock's_The_Lost_Sorceress_of_The_Silent_Citadel.mp3
Are your MacShards, gunning?
3 out of 5
Are your MacShards, gunning?
3 out of 5
Behold the Man - Michael Moorcock
Jesus, it's time for.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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Remnant Population - Elizabeth Moon
A book in three parts. A colony on a planet pulls out, as their sponsor has sold it to someone else. One elderly woman decides to stay behind.
She enjoys her freedom, to start with, and starts investigating things she couldn't do before.
Eventually, she starts a relationship with the natives of the planet, which becomes important when yet another corporate survey team turns up wanting to use the planet.
3 out of 5
She enjoys her freedom, to start with, and starts investigating things she couldn't do before.
Eventually, she starts a relationship with the natives of the planet, which becomes important when yet another corporate survey team turns up wanting to use the planet.
3 out of 5
The Woman In Schrodinger's Wave Equations - Eugene Mirabelli
Shacked up shagging stimulates science.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
A Canticle For Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller
A very good post-apocalyptic novel. A story that is clearly a cautionary tale about nuclear war. The book postulates about whether or not humanity can manage to avoid such cataclysms and the destructions of major civilisations, while also looking at the story of some local monks who work hard to try and preserve and recover knowledge to improve the situation.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Reports Of Certain Events In London - China Mieville
Mysterious goings on with mail, Charley.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
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Reports Of Certain Events In London - China Mieville
Mysterious goings on with mail, Charley.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Walls Of the Universe - Paul Melko
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0704/wallsoftheuniverse.shtml
Not being able to trust yourself sucks, sucker.
4.5 out of 5
Not being able to trust yourself sucks, sucker.
4.5 out of 5
The Walls Of the Universe - Paul Melko
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0704/wallsoftheuniverse.shtml
Not being able to trust yourself sucks, sucker.
4.5 out of 5
Not being able to trust yourself sucks, sucker.
4.5 out of 5
To Become A Warrior - Chris Beckett
Thursday's child multiversal murder mission cardie killer failure.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream Of Mars - Ian McDonald
Quantum areopossibilities are probably worth a lot of dog piss and needles in the skull.
4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
The Political Officer - Charles Coleman Finlay
Departmental ship conflict leaves you with that glowing feeling.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Political Officer - Charles Coleman Finlay
Departmental ship conflict leaves you with that glowing feeling.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Political Officer - Charles Coleman Finlay
Departmental ship conflict leaves you with that glowing feeling.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
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