The Fear Principle, the first book in the Fear series by B. A. Chepaitis, was first published in 1998 under the name Barbara Chepaitis. The books in this science fiction series are being reprinted, and the first two of the four books were re-released recently. The titles that come after The Fear Principle are as follows, respectively: The Fear of God, Learning Fear, and A Lunatic Fear. The Planetoids were developed in response to what became known as the “Killing […]
The Lens and the Looker is the first book in the Verona trilogy, a young adult series by Lory S. Kaufman. Since the series takes place after a time of dystopia but isn’t quite a utopia, the author has been referring to it as post-dystopian fiction. The first volume in the series will be released on March 16, and The Bronze and the Brimstone is scheduled for release on July 12 of this year. The third book does not yet […]
Review of Dust by Elizabeth Bear
Dust is the first book in the Jacob’s Ladder trilogy by Elizabeth Bear. The second book in this science fiction series is called Chill, and both books are available in mass market paperback and as e-books. Grail, the final volume, will be released on February 22. The imminent conclusion combined with the fact that this book was the January selection for the Women of Science Fiction Book Club made this the perfect time to read Dust (which has unfortunately been […]
Review of A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge tied with Doomsday Book by Connie Willis as the winner of the Hugo Award in 1993. (Coincidentally, The Book Smugglers just reviewed Doomsday Book today if you want to read about the other Hugo winner for the year.) It was also nominated for several other awards such as the Nebula Award, the Campbell Award, and the Locus SF Award. There is a prequel to this science fiction novel called A Deepness in […]
Review of Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
A brief note on the Vorkosigan books before I get into Memory: Memory is the tenth book out of fourteen total in the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. That is, it’s tenth in chronological order beginning with the prequels about Miles’s parents and including the books that do not feature Miles. It may seem odd to include the latter two, but they are still in the series omnibus editions along with the other books so I’ve been reading […]
Guest Review of Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Spin, the first book in an eponymous trilogy by Robert Charles Wilson, was published in 2005 and won the Hugo award for best novel shortly thereafter. The second book in the series, Axis, came out in 2007 and the final book, Vortex, is scheduled to be released in May of this year. My understanding is that this is a very good thing as I’ve read that Axis suffers from a strong case of middle book syndrome and Spin, despite some […]
