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Classic Science Fiction Novels to Read During the Pandemic: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

Posted on August 29, 2020 by

Until recently I hadn’t read The Stars My Destination in years, or perhaps even decades. It was first published in 1956 when I was three years old. One of the amazing things about this novel is that it hasn’t aged … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Posted on July 18, 2020 by

This novel reminded me why I love good science fiction. I haven’t felt that tingling thrill lately, and by lately I mean in the last several years, when a novel of science fiction or fantasy moves me so much that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

As I have mentioned before, with the libraries closed, I am searching my shelves for overlooked books that I may have bought sometime in the past but never read. The Windup Girl is one of these. I found it in … Continue reading →

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The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

My new short story collection has been published and is now available at multiple booksellers. A woman doomed to fall endlessly backwards in time unexpectedly finds an unusual and enigmatic romance. An elderly homeless man’s debit card becomes a magical … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 4 Edited by Neil Clarke

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

This is the third Best of the Year volume in the science fiction and fantasy field that I have read this year, and… I wouldn’t say that I am becoming jaded, but I am learning that not all that is … Continue reading →

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Books Make Great Gifts

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

For some traditional reason, after Thanksgiving has come and gone, people commence a search for holiday gifts for family members, relatives, friends, acquaintances, in-laws, outlaws, colleagues, and sometimes total strangers. If you’re looking for fun, sophisticated, lively, intense, flamboyant, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen Edited by Jonathan Strahan

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

And so we come to that time of year again, when anthologists bring out their “best of the year” volumes. I follow as many of them as I can, mainly because so much good fiction gets published in a calendar … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection Edited by Gardner Dozois

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

I found this book, a hardcover in excellent condition, in a boxful of books that one of my sons was planning to donate to Goodwill. When I pointed it out, he told me he was going to offer it to … Continue reading →

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A Spray of Short Stories Part Two

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

This article was originally written and posted in January of 2019. I have updated it to include my latest short story collection. Relax and enjoy the excitement of some great short stories while you bask in the summer sun. (Or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I, Asimov: A Memoir by Isaac Asimov

Posted on July 6, 2019 by

Isaac Asimov was an amazingly prolific writer. Although he is probably best known for his science fiction novels and stories – the Foundation series, for instance – he wrote and edited over five hundred books on a wide range of … Continue reading →

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