It's been a while since I read anything by Poul Anderson. I've read some of his short stories, and his novel Three Hearts and Three Lions is currently on my TBR. However, I recently finished his space fiction science fantasy, The High Crusade. I'm really excited to review it. The High Crusade was first serialized … Continue reading The High Crusade Book Review
I've read, so far, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and now his alien invasion story, The War of the Worlds. I actually just discussed this story in my previous post about science fiction "firsts." This book is the first science fiction story to include an alien invasion involving advanced … Continue reading The War of the Worlds Book Review
Technically, this book comes before the Golden Age of science fiction. However, I found myself reading it and checking it off my TBR, ignoring my goal of reading "sci-fi classics." In my opinion, The Girl in the Golden Atom deserves to be considered a classic in its own right, among other pre-Golden Age titles. Let's … Continue reading The Girl in the Golden Atom Book Review
My first introduction to J. G. Ballard's work was his short story "Billennium," which I reviewed a while back. I wanted to get into more of his work. Luckily, he wrote several novels throughout the 60s. One such novel was The Drowned World, a fairly short novel that's part science fiction, part post-apocalyptic. Let's get … Continue reading The Drowned World Book Review
I like to think I'm no longer a stranger to military sci-fi. I recently wrote a review of Forever War, and since then, I've been indulging in research about the genre. My next foray led me to Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers, and to be honest, I don't know which story I liked better. Let's … Continue reading Starship Troopers Book Review
Ray Bradbury might be one of the first science fiction authors I was introduced to. That, however, occurred so long ago that I don't even remember what of his I read. But several of his short stories and longer works alike have stuck with me. His short story "The Veldt" developed into the next short … Continue reading The Veldt Short Story Review
I recently finished reading a novel that I hadn't expected to read, by an author I had previously never heard of. It's on me that I hadn't. Clifford D. Simak deserves more recognition. Nevertheless, his 1963 novel Way Station somehow ended up on my TBR (my TBR is so long I can barely keep track … Continue reading Way Station Book Review
My quest to read Golden Age science fiction continues. If you aren't familiar with my reviews, a lot of what I read includes well-known short stories. This week, I decided to read Alfred Bester's "Fondly Fahrenheit." I'm a little familiar with Bester's work, having reviewed The Stars My Destination, so I was excited for this … Continue reading Fondly Fahrenheit Short Story Review
To date, I've read Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and several of his short stories. But I hadn't yet read Something Wicked This Way Comes, which delves more into fantasy and horror than science fiction. I figured there was no time like the present, and let me tell you, I have so much … Continue reading Something Wicked This Way Comes Review
Lewis Carroll's celebrated novel Alice in Wonderland takes on a whole new meaning in this sci-fi short story. One thing is for sure: I had no idea what was going on until the very end. I also finally got to read a short story with non-Euclidean geometry. Let's get into the review. This story came … Continue reading Mimsy Were the Borogroves Review
