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HELLSTROM'S HIVE by Frank Herbert
Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Gail Pruszkowski.
Science fiction fans who love Frank Herbert’s DUNE series will also enjoy HELLSTROM’S HIVE; the classic tale of a dystopian America threatened by a chilling enemy – insects. It’s a story of genetic manipulation that’s just as spellbinding today as it was in 1973 when it was first published.
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Interview with Jayel Gibson – Author of Dragon Queen
Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Tyler R. Tichelaar.
“Dragon Queen” is set in the mythical world of dracmor, a place resembling the legendary times of Arthurian Britain. As the first book in the “Ancient Mirrors” series, “Dragon Queen” is rich in details of scenery and background information to firmly establish dracmor in the reader’s imagination. The heroine of “Dragon Queen” is Yavie, who is awakened from the peaceful slumber of death into a shattered world, only to find that her closest family and friends have ruthlessly betrayed her. Together with the Guardians, Yavie must begin a treacherous search for the truth of her birthright.
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Review: Author Charle Boyle's Shuttle Rising: To Rendezvous With A Rumor
Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by Norm Goldman.
Charles Boyle’s absorbing tale, Shuttle Rising: To Rendezvous With A Rumor makes excellent use of his profound knowledge of space research and technology resulting in some very imaginative plot twists. Boyle’s writing has appeared in Science and Omni magazines and he has served as space flight editor for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He was also the Educational Programs Manager for Earth Sciences at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
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The Door to December by Dean Koontz
Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by Richard Stooker.
This must have been a difficult book to write, and is difficult to read. Despite its flaws, it’s a worthwhile effort from the best horror thriller writer.
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Sci-Fi Writer Enters Canon
Posted on 01. Jan, 2010 by Winston Burton.
However marginalized as a “pulp” or “genre” writer, Dick wrote novels that have from the beginning evoked a passionate response from readers, exciting their imaginations, provoking their fears, and inspiring a devoted fandom. Now, The Library of America, “our quasi-official canon of American literature” according to the New York Times, has published Dick in its landmark series alongside the likes of Melville, Twain, and Faulkner.
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Drakon By SM Stirling
Posted on 01. Jan, 2010 by Sunil Tanna.
This is the fourth, and so far final, novel of S. M. Stirling’s Draka stories (there is also an anthology of short stories by various authors, Drakas!). Apparently a fifth book, a sequel to this one, entitled “Unto Us a Child”, has been planned, but Stirling has indicated this now looks unlikely to ever be published. The plot of Drakon is quite simple, and is arguably more science fiction than alternate history: hundreds of years in the future, the Draka have conquered all of Earth and in fact the solar system, although a reminant of the Alliance for Democracy (see The Stone Dogs) did escape the Draka by fleeing to Alpha Centauri. As a result of an accident, a single Draka arrives in a parallel world – a late 20th century Earth which is almost exactly like our Earth (sharp eyed readers may notice minor differences like the name of the actor who plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels). Can the Draka be stopped before she establishes contact with her home timeline allowing this new Earth to be conquered?
