Tag Archives: scifi

Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card

This is the conclusion of the parallel stories of Peter Wiggin and Bean (a.k.a. Julian Delphiki) from Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender’s Game. I didn’t think it was that good. As I said before, Mr. Card’s Hegemon series … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology edited by Edward L. Ferman and Gordon Van Gelder

I wanted to try some short scifi short stories, and found this on Amazon.com. It had a pretty good user rating, so I decided to try it. This is an anthology series from a magazine, “Fantasy and Sicence Fiction”. I … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Decipher by Stel Pavlou

This SF novel by Stel Pavlou was an interesting mixture of recent developments in science and technology, and somewhat sweeping overview of mythologies. I thought the beginning was very interesting and the book was able to hold onto my attention … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card

I think the Card’s contrived way of telling a story — the way that makes it seems that the whole story is told by an omniscient, ethical being — becomes more apparent in Shadow Puppets. I was tempted to defend … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card

Although this should be no surprise to me at all, I am periodically reminded that there are always others that have already thought of something that I come up with. Over the Labor Day weekend, I finished a new science … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment