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Ian’s 50 essential sf novels, part 1
A couple of weeks ago, abebooks.com published a list of 50 Essential SF Novels, about which, of course, there is much to argue. This prompted a discussion on Twitter between Jared Shurin of Pornokitsc… more →
It Doesn't Have To Be Right...
Last And First Men
wrote 6 days ago: I am reviewing the novel Last And First Men by Olaf Stapledon which is one of the best science ficti … more →
SF Crossing the Gulf, Episode 11: Star Maker
wrote 2 months ago: Very belatedly, I give you a link to episode 11 of SF Crossing the Gulf in which we discuss some cla … more →
Ian's 50 essential sf novels, part 1
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wrote 3 months ago: A couple of weeks ago, abebooks.com published a list of 50 Essential SF Novels, about which, of cour … more →
The (Re)Discovery of Brahim Bargash
wrote 5 months ago: It appears that two years have passed since my last blog entry. Much has happened in that time. Two … more →
Valley of the Things
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wrote 7 months ago: The Van Beuren company and its boss, Mr Van Beuren, was lampooned by Frank Tashlin as “Van Bor … more →
It's been over 100 days since my last...
wrote 7 months ago: There are probably people somewhere on this planet who believe that if you read too many books, you … more →
Release Week: Brent Weeks, Kameron Hurley, Adam McOmber, Olaf Stapledon, CJ Cherryh, and more
wrote 8 months ago: The second release week of September still shows no sign of Brandon Sanderson’s Legion, read by Oliv … more →
Olaf Stapledon: Star Maker
wrote 8 months ago: Bvalltu and I, in company with the increasing band of our fellow explorers, visited many worlds of m … more →
Looking Far into the Future: Olaf Stapledon
wrote 9 months ago: My latest post for the Kirkus Reviews Blog is now online! This time, we look at English author Olaf … more →
Spiders' Storybook Scrutinies : Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
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wrote 11 months ago: Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ive been a fan of scifi for a long whil … more →
Book Worm
wrote 11 months ago: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clark, Greg Bear, Brian Aldiss, Robert Heinlein, EE Doc Smith, Frank Herbert … more →
Accelerando II
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wrote 1 year ago: Were it merely the case that all Charles Stross was offering in his novel Accelerando was a kind of … more →
Cycles of History, Hiatuses of Civilization, and the Western Prospect
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wrote 1 year ago: Introduction. A correspondent who has made a notable success in the financial world recently sent me … more →
Wordy Wednesday - Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
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wrote 1 year ago: Arthur C Clarke considered this novel to be one of the finest science fiction novels ever written. I … more →
BOOK REVIEW: Omega Point by Guy Haley
wrote 1 year ago: The concept of the Omega Point has been covered often in Science Fiction. Some of my favourites th … more →
Author Bio: Olaf Stapledon
wrote 1 year ago: Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950), one of the least well-known early authors of science fiction, was a Brit … more →
New Year, new books
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wrote 1 year ago: It would have been nice if I could have made a New Year’s resolution to buy no books in 2012. … more →
Adventures in Time and Space
wrote 1 year ago: Gravity Lens brings us futuretimeline.net’s speculative history of the future and an estimate … more →
Reading: May 2011's Books
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wrote 1 year ago: Far later than intended, we have the May round-up posts, where I write a little about all the media … more →
