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Supervolcano: Eruption

Posted on January 17, 2012 by smellincoffee

Supervolcano: Eruption© 2011 Harry Turtledove420 pages “I love the smell of hydrogen sulfide in the morning,” Daniel intoned. “Smells like…tenure.” p. 146 Sometimes, even Harry Turtledove must tire of penning novels based on World War II. I don’t know what … Continue reading →

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The Positronic Man

Posted on January 13, 2012 by smellincoffee

The Positronic Man© 1993 Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg290 pages This novel takes me back to high school, where at some point following the release of The Bicentennial Man starring Robin Williams, I checked it out and read my very first Asimov. … Continue reading →

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The Gods Themselves

Posted on August 31, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Gods Themselves© 1972 Isaac Asimov288 pages “Against human stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.” – Friedrich Schiller In a small university office, something wondrous has been discovered: an isotope of Plutonium which cannot possibly remain stable according to the … Continue reading →

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Isaac Asimov’s Caliban

Posted on August 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Isaac Asimov’s Caliban: A New Robot Novel© 1993 Roger MacBride Allen312 pages The planet Inferno is slipping toward ecological disaster, and the only woman with the wisdom to save it has just been attacked and left lying in a pool … Continue reading →

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Robots and Empire

Posted on July 9, 2011 by smellincoffee

Robots and Empire© 1985 Isaac Asimov383 pages In Isaac Asimov’s robots novels, Earth is home to some eight billion people living in vast underground complexes known as Cities or “caves of steel”. In his Empire novels, those billions have vanished: … Continue reading →

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The Currents of Space

Posted on June 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Currents of Space© 1952 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle (pp. 1-172). © 1952. “Frightened people can be very dangerous, my Lady. They can’t be counted on to act sensibly.”“Then why do you keep them frightened?” An entire planet is doomed, and only … Continue reading →

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The Coming

Posted on May 8, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Coming© 2000 Joe Haldeman217 pages 2054. Earth. The future isn’t what it used to be. The seas are rising — Florida cities are frantically trying to build seawalls for protection — and the outlook is deteriorating.  The United States … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Time Machine

Posted on April 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Accidental Time Machine© 2007 Joe Haldeman278 pages When underachieving-and-mildly-discontent MIT graduate student tested a new calibrator for his professor’s lab work, he didn’t expect it to vanish for twelve seconds. More precisely, he didn’t expect it to jump in time twelve … Continue reading →

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The Stars like Dust

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Stars like Dust (originally titled as The Rebellious Stars)© 1951 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle, pp. 349 – 516. © 1952 Only a few days before his graduation from the University of Earth, Biron Farril awoke in the middle of the night … Continue reading →

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Over a Torrent Sea

Posted on February 17, 2011 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Titan: Over a Torrent Sea© 2009 Christopher L. Bennett356 pages Cover art and design by Cliff Nielson and Alan Dingman, featuring Aili Lavena, an aquatic member of the Titan crew who has a primary role in the exploration … Continue reading →

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