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Book Review: Zanesville (2005)

As I was reading Kris Saknussemm’s debut novel Zanesville, I kept wondering, “In what part of the universe does this guy’s mind reside?” I know it’s an entirely different plane then mine — but that’s a good thing.

If forced to pigeonhole Zanesville, you would probably categorize the book as science fiction. But that is […]

Clarke nominations

The 2006 shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, given annually “to the best science fiction novel which received its first British publication during the previous calendar year,” was announced this week. The nominees are:

Accelerando, Charles Stross Air, Geoff Ryman Banner of Souls, Liz Williams Learning the World, Ken MacLeod Never Let Me Go, […]

Strange Horizons

My review of Galileo’s Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition appeared today at Strange Horizons.

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Thomas Jefferson, The Adams-Jefferson Letters

Book Review: Serenity (2005)

Generally, I’m not one for reading books after seeing the movie upon which it was based. I’m even less inclined to read the “novelization” of a film, figuring its sole purpose is to put additional cash in the pockets of the studio or those that own the movie. Because of my adoration of the all-too-soon-canceled […]

Book Review: Galileo’s Children (2005)

One of the things that attracted me to science fiction is its ability to create a different reality and use it as a prism through which to examine ourselves and society. That is part of what motivates Galileo’s Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition, an anthology of previously published short stories

The 13-story collection, issued […]