Though I am familiar with the name of Brian W. Aldiss, I cannot say that I am at all familiar with his work.  About the time that I came to recognize his name, I was no longer reading the science fiction of Clarke and Asimov that might have brought me to Aldiss, but instead I Continue reading

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A BOOK FROM MY SHELF I first read this book back in 1977 when an English teacher of mine, knowing that I enjoyed sci-fi, put a copy of this book on my desk and suggested that if I really liked science fiction then I would love this book.  It was an award Continue reading

With gatherings such as ComicCon in San Diego getting the national press attention that it does, it surprises me that there aren’t more books that feature pop culture or geek life styles as part of the story (maybe there are and I’m just way out of the loop?).  I think it was Robert Coulson and Continue reading

I have to admit that I couldn’t wait to dig in to this book, enjoying the first and the second in the series as much as I did. Dawnbreaker wraps up the Legends of the Duskwalker trilogy nicely.  Picking up where the last book left off, Wren and his mother Cass are separated after a Continue reading