Tag: Review of science fiction

by M. Bijman November 17, 2023

Insurrection and corruption skillfully sorted – Contrarian, by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

I’d been slavering for Contrarian, having really enjoyed the previous two novels in L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s The Grand Illusion trilogy,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman March 24, 2023

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Is the whole thing an illusion? – Councilor, by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Councilor is no. 2 in the Grand Illusion series by L.E. Modesitt Jr. I am committed to reading the entireContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 20, 2022

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Once more, say it together: Good night, Night Vale. Good night.

I was charmed by the world of “Night Vale”, that strange desert town run by aliens, hairy monsters and disembodiedContinue Reading

by M. Bijman November 26, 2021

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A winner of an alien – Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

Andy Weir’s latest Sci-Fi novel is on the subject of the end of the world: the sun is cooling downContinue Reading

by M. Bijman July 2, 2021

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Can you feel for Klara? – Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

The catch in Klara and the Sun, the latest, highly-anticipated novel by acclaimed British author Kazuo Ishiguro, is that theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 21, 2021

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Hell hath no wrath like a disappointed Star Trek Fan

The plot, settings and characters of Star trek Picard – The Last Best Hope, were predetermined, and only needed toContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 13, 2021

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If you’re the last – To Be Taught If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers

An elegantly worded, thoughtful and compelling novel about travellers in outer space who face a worse choice than life-or-death. ReviewContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 5, 2020

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Should have had “Raven” in the title – Quantum Shadows, by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

L.E. Modesitt Jr. is world-famous and has written a formidable list of Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, so long thatContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 2, 2020

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The grossest – and most poetic – scenes of violence ever – Altered Carbon, by Richard Morgan

The concept on which Altered Carbon is based is ingenious – it was futuristic and fantastical when Richard Morgan wrote theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 24, 2020

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A perfect combination of Sci-Fi art and prose – Above the Timberline, by Gregory Manchess

Reading the screenplay of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen led me to the real artistContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 29, 2017

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Depicted like a painting – The One-Eyed Man by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

You know the colour “octarine”? It’s the colour of magic, visible only to magicians and cats, a sparkly, glowing combinationContinue Reading

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