Tag: sci-fi

by M. Bijman February 28, 2026

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Another book to read before you see the movie, for good reason – “Project Hail Mary”

On March 20, 2026, the film Project Hail Mary will be released by Amazon MGM Studios (United States and Canada)Continue Reading

by M. Bijman December 14, 2019

Looking back at the original Star Trek – The Trouble with Tribbles

Which Sci-Fi devotee is not looking forward to the debut of Star Trek: Picard? (Roll on, January 23, 2020!) IContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 19, 2018

Best of 2018 Constructed World Novel Current events Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of science fiction

The fatal thrills of zero inhibitions – The Pleasure Model Repairman, by Ruuf Wangersen

Any novel that has the words “pleasure model” in the title could be automatically relegated to the category of “chickContinue Reading

by M. Bijman July 20, 2017

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Mental-floss on a grand scale – Death’s End by Cixin Liu

It has been said that many authors seem to be unable to grasp or describe how big outer space is.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman July 13, 2017

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Weird and funny – The Rapture of the Nerds by Doctorow & Stross

Sci-Fi and Fantasy writers often present original concepts in their novels, but Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross not only inventedContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 15, 2017

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The magic didn’t work for me – All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders

If I can use one term to describe All the Birds in the Sky it would be “uneven”: uneven inContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 31, 2017

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What makes an AI human? – A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

This novel is on the shortlist for the 2017 Hugo Awards which will be handed out at Worldcon 75 inContinue Reading

by M. Bijman November 28, 2016

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Who’s up for some Surrealist warfare? The Last Days of New Paris, by China Miéville

To give some background on this peculiar novella, The Last Days of New Paris, consider this: No dedicated Science FictionContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 10, 2014

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The Pigoons are going to get you – MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood

Man Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood is famous, celebrated, much awarded, and justly so. One comes to expect that everythingContinue Reading

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