Ten films that are better than the book
We all know the book is always better than the film - and in 90% of occasions, that's true, especially when it's a good book. Below I look at ten…
Tag: Science Fiction
The other works of George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin is best known for his epic work, A Song of Ice and Fire, aka A Game of Thrones. In the last couple of years I've enjoyed…
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Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
Minor spoilers for A Wrinkle in Time. I first read this book nearly thirty years ago. It stands out in my memory as one of the few books I read…
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Review: Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Minimal spoilers only – no major twists, but does reveal headline content and comments on characterisation, quality of endings and so forth. I'll admit to being a bit disappointed by…
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Review: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Minimal spoilers only – no major twists, but does reveal headline content and comments on characterisation, quality of endings and so forth. A brilliant collection of science-fiction short stories. Includes…
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How to make the good guys look bad…
I've recently finished reading the Family D'Alembert series by E.E. 'Doc' Smith and Stephen Goldin, which could be summed up as a not-particularly-high-quality but nevertheless mildly enjoyable science-fiction adventure…
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Quarterly Book Round Up: July 2018
The quarterly book review provides a non-exhaustive list of some of the books I read and enjoyed in the previous quarter. Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer) I always feel mildly…
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Book Review: The Three Body Problem
Minimal spoilers only - less than reading the blurb of the three books. Quite simply the best science fiction I've read in a decade. Cixin Liu's Three Body Problem, with…