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The Winds of Change and Other Stories

Posted on November 25, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Winds of Change and Other Stories© 1983 Isaac Asimov Having survived the flood of term paper deadlines, I can now cool my heels and relax — and so I did, with another collection of Asimov’s short stories. This particular … Continue reading →

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Colonization: Second Contact

Posted on November 22, 2008 by smellincoffee

Colonization: Second Contact© 1999 Harry Turtledove598 pages A few weeks ago I read the Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove, which depicts what happens when lizard-like aliens who call themselves the Race invade Earth. While they expected to face humans armed … Continue reading →

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Buy Jupiter and Other Stories

Posted on November 14, 2008 by smellincoffee

Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesIsaac Asimov, © 1979207 pages Today while in the library taking notes for my two term papers, I read through Buy Jupiter and Other Stories. I did not intend to finish it, but I realized I … Continue reading →

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Robot Dreams

Posted on November 11, 2008 by smellincoffee

Robot DreamsIsaac Asimov © 1986Berkely Publishing, NY349 pages When I first started reading Asimov’s fiction, I started with short story collections — and this week I returned to that type of literature. Robot Dreams is a collection of short stories … Continue reading →

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World Made By Hand

Posted on November 8, 2008 by smellincoffee

World Made By Hand © 2008, James Kunstler Atlantic Monthly Press, NY 317 pages I think this is the first book I’ve ever seen with its own trailer — with the narration taken directly from the plot summary on the … Continue reading →

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Nemesis

Posted on November 2, 2008 by smellincoffee

Nemesis© Isaac Asimov 1989Doubleday, New York364 pages Having completed Asimov’s Foundation series, I decided to return to a volume of short stories, Robot Dreams. I had some difficulty in finding a copy, and so in the meantime I read Nemesis. … Continue reading →

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Death Star

Posted on October 28, 2008 by smellincoffee

Death StarMichael Reaves, Steve Perry © 2007Random House, New York363 pages. “That’s no moon. That’s a space station.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, A New HopeThe Death Star. It dominated the first Star Wars movie. Its destruction at Yavin, in the Star … Continue reading →

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Worldwar: Striking the Balance

Posted on October 24, 2008 by smellincoffee

Worldwar: Striking the BalanceHarry Turtledove, © 1997Random House, NY547 pages. I concluded Harry Turtledove’s Worldwar series this week, reading Striking the Balance. To recap, in May 1942 Earth was invaded by a race of short lizard-y aliens who call themselves … Continue reading →

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Nightfall

Posted on October 20, 2008 by smellincoffee

NightfallIsaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, © 1990Bantam Books, New York339 pages. If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God! … Continue reading →

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Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance

Posted on October 18, 2008 by smellincoffee

Worldwar: Upsetting the BalanceHarry Turtledove © 1996Del Rey/Ballantine Books/Random House; New York530 p. I continued in the Worldwar series this week. The front cover is rather interesting, as it depicts Albert Einstein, General Ike Eisenhower, and former Italian dictator Benito … Continue reading →

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