Tag: Hard SF
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Some New Books – January 2016
I haven\’t bought any new SF books in ages now, but, with Christmas behind me and a few quid spare in my pocket, I took the notion over the past couple of weeks to trawl Ebay.co.uk for some books. Actually, none of them are \”new\”, as there\’s not a lot of modern SF that I…
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Some New and Old SF Novels
[I]\’ve picked up a few books recently, so I\’ll list them, a few at a time. Starting off firstly with the novels. Two new purchases from Amazon.co.uk, and two old/used books from local car-boot sales. SATURN\’S CHILDREN by Charles Stross (paperback, Orbit Books, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-84149-568-2) NEPTUNE\’S BROOD by Charles Stross (paperback, Orbit Books,…
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RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA by Arthur C. Clarke
TITLE: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA AUTHOR: Arthur C. Clarke CATEGORY: Novel SUB-GENRE: Hard SF FORMAT: 1st Edition Hardback, 256 pages PUBLISHER: Gollancz (UK), June 1973. Published in the US in August 1973 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN: 0-575-01587-X. 2077: September 11th – an asteroid slams into northern Italy, destroying the cities of Padua and Verona, and…
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RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA by Arthur C. Clarke
TITLE: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA AUTHOR: Arthur C. Clarke CATEGORY: Novel SUB-GENRE: Hard SF FORMAT: 1st Edition Hardback, 256 pages PUBLISHER: Gollancz (UK), June 1973. Published in the US in August 1973 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN: 0-575-01587-X. 2077: September 11th – an asteroid slams into northern Italy, destroying the cities of Padua and Verona, and…
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Remembering Iain M. Banks (1954-2013)
This month marks the first anniversary of the passing of science fiction author Iain M. Banks, who died on June 9th, 2013. He was taken from us at the tragically young age of only fifty-nine, after many months battling against terminal cancer. His death robbed the science fiction world of one of its greatest authors…
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Remembering Iain M. Banks (1954-2013)
This month marks the first anniversary of the passing of science fiction author Iain M. Banks, who died on June 9th, 2013. He was taken from us at the tragically young age of only fifty-nine, after many months battling against terminal cancer. His death robbed the science fiction world of one of its greatest authors…
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Reading Science Fiction
Reading Science Fiction literature has always been one of my main interests in life, and I\’ve been reading \”proper\” science fiction since I first signed out H.G. Wells\’ The Time Machine from the local library at the tender age of about eight or nine years old (circa 1969-1970). I usually prefer older (classic) SF, pre-\”New…
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What Do I Look For in a Good SF Story?
I know that everyone has their own views on what makes a good SF story and what doesn\’t, and I\’ve obviously got a few opinions of my own. As with most things, it\’s obviously all a matter of personal preference. Indulging my own completely subjective views, here\’s what I look for (or don\’t) in an…
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Welcome to Science Fiction Reader
Welcome to the new Science Fiction Reader blog. This blog is focused solely on science fiction literature, and is intended to review and recommend the best – in other words, my favourite 🙂 – SF anthologies and single-author short fiction collections that I\’ve come across over the years, as well as any new material that…