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Fighting Time
Author: Oskar Frankfurt Publisher: ISBN: 1-59526-514-7 The following review was contributed by: S.V. SWAMY: CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's ReviewsFighting Time by Oskar Frankfurt is a SF novel set forth in contemporary Americabut spanning into a few thousand years into the future and at a few places, intothe past too. The book deals with gene therapy and its application toimmortality and cancer treatment. It also deals with all the scientific,ethical, moral dilemmas that go with path-breaking...
(No rating) 3-28-2006 Views: 7781

Afterburn
Author: S.L. Viehl ISBN: 0451460294 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsPart of a series, this novel is about the planet Kevarzangia Two, and itswater-breathing inhabitants.The Hsktskt slavers have been pushed out of the quadrant, so the four sentientraces, who call themselves the Allied League of Worlds, meet on K-2 for a peaceconference. The participants, two air-breathing races and two water-breathingraces, don't particularly like each...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 4736

An Audience for Einstein
Author: Mark WakelyPublisher: Mundania PressISBN: 1-59426-096-6The following review was contibuted by: Theresa Derwin: Click here to read more of Theresa’s reviews.Sometimes the simplest ideas work best, and this is the case with An Audience for Einstein, Mark Wakely’s third novel. It’s an old fashioned story of dying Nobel Prize Winner/scientific genius meets megalomaniac neurosurgeon, megalomaniac neurosurgeon meets homeless boy; homeless boy meets dying Nobel Prize Winner/scientific...
(No rating) 9-26-2005 Views: 5103

Cerulean Blue
Author: Wray MillerISBN: 0972394818 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThis story is about a near-future Earth, totally changed by a new species ofalgae called Cerulean Blue (years are no longer denominated in AD - Anno Domini,but acb - after cerulean blue). Among its unique properties are the ability toslow the aging process for any animal, including humans, that ingests it. Thealgae also contains plenty of oxygen, so a person could live...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 7274

Chindi
Author: Jack McDevittISBN: 0441009387 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsA couple of hundred years from now, a routine survey mission to a neutron starpicks up a few seconds of what seems like a transmission of alien origin. Thereception wasn't long enough to determine where it came from or where it wasgoing. The next step for the neutron star is to turn into a black hole, so thereshouldn't be anyone or anything in the vicinity. After...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 4512

Continuum
Author: Marlys BeiderPublisher: Hats Off BooksISBN: 0-971-1748-1-4The following review was contributed by: Theresa Derwin. Click HERE to read more of Theresa's reviews.
(No rating) 6-5-2005 Views: 17021

Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days
Author: Alastair Reynolds, 2005,ISBN: 0441012388 (science fiction - 9/10)The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThe first of these two novellas, set in the author's *Revelation Space*universe, is about an alien tower, obviously part of a long-dead civilization,on a desolate planet. Decomposed bodies and body parts around the base show thatextreme care is a very good idea. A man named Childe assembles a group of peopleto explore the...
(No rating) 6-21-2005 Views: 7492

Eve
Author: Aurelio O'Brien ISBN: 1418421588The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsGovil is a man born in the wrong century. In thetradition of all great 19th Century heroes, he needs agreat cause, so he creates for himself a living matenamed Eve. But that's easy for Govil to do.Earth of the 31st Century is a very strange sort ofplace. There are no births or deaths; everyone isimmortal. Everyone is sterile, because things like sexand families...
(No rating) 7-15-2005 Views: 4754

Excited Light
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Excited LightAuthor: Lynn VoedischISBN: 0-595-42173-3 A former dancer and her gifted young son are guided and helped by intelligent beings of light in this work of visionary fiction by Lynn Voedisch. With themes of Zen and Taoism, Excited Light uses knowledge of science and physics to back up the ideas of evolution of the spirit, and the existence of benevolent spirits. It is vaguely reminiscent of “The Celestine Prophesy,” but with a stronger plot and...
(No rating) 1-23-2008 Views: 4888

Forbidden Cargo
Author: Rebecca K. RoweISBN: 1894063163 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsSet in 22nd Century Earth, this is the story of two young women caught in themiddle of a power struggle regarding the future of human evolution.The Order has set up a research facility on Mars, where they have created a raceof nano-DNA hybrids called imagofas, thought by many to be the next step inhuman evolution. The Council, on Earth, considers imagofas to be a...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 5705

God Drug
Author: Stephen L. AntczakISBN: 1892669331(science fiction - 9/10)The following review was submitted by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsTom and Sparrow, his lover, are part of the punk musicscene in present-day Gainesville, Florida. Sparrow ispart of a band that has a gig at Dave-O's, the localpunk music club. Earlier that day, they score someLSD, that was not meant for them, from Galactic Bill,the local drug source.Meantime, near Atlanta, Georgia, a young woman...
(No rating) 7-13-2005 Views: 16226

Guardian
Author: Joe Haldeman: ISBN: 0441009778The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsWritten as a memoir, much of this book takes place in 19th Century America. RosaColeman was a part of high society in Philadelphia. After witnessing her husbandsodomizing Daniel, their young son, she picked him up and fled across unchartedAmerica by train and steamboat. Pinkerton detectives working for her husbandwere never far behind.Months later, they found...
(No rating) 6-24-2005 Views: 4780

Onyalum - Retribution
Author: NB VanYoos Publisher: AuthorhouseISBN: 1-4208-6856-XThe following review was contributed by: Theresa Derwin: Click Here To Read Theresa's ReviewsMost books, or at least most good books, generally have a moral thread running through them. Some writers attempt to tackle prejudice, some writers consider the right to life, politics or religion, and a few just contemplate love and the human condition. Providing the writer doesn’t veer off into preaching the book can remain entertaining....
(No rating) 12-6-2005 Views: 5502

Paraworld Zero
Click Here To Purchase Paraworld Zero Author: Matthew PetersonISBN: 9781590924914 Publisher: Blue Works After reading Paraworld Zero, by Matthew Peterson, I am impressed. Matthew Pet
(No rating) 4-20-2008 Views: 3739

Perdido Street Station
Author: China MievilleISBN: 0345443020The following review was contrbuted by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsNew Crobuzon is a sprawling city, that is also verypolluted and dirty. It is a place where all sorts ofraces, including humans and Re-mades (those who havebeen physically altered for various reasons, notalways with their consent) live in fear ofParliament's brutal Militia.Isaac is an eccentric scientist studying Chaos Theory.One day, he is approached by Yagharek, a...
(No rating) 10-23-2005 Views: 5934

Picoverse
Author: Robert A. Metzger:ISBN: 0441008992Genre: Science Fiction The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsSet in present-day America, Katie McGuire and her ex-husband Horst Wittkowskiare nuclear physicists working on a potential fusion generator called a sonomak.Right after their federal funding is eliminated, they are approached byAlexandra Mitchell, a mysterious woman with unlimited resources, to keep theproject going. It seems that the...
(No rating) 5-28-2005 Views: 4616

Pledge of Honor
Author: Lori L. Anderson ISBN: 1413407102 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsJamie McGivens and Tony Stone are among a group ofhumans who have been kidnapped and taken to the planetElos, by a humanoid race called the Berloff. The menare to be slaves, and the women are to be used forbreeding. Jamie becomes the property of Locom, theleader of the Berloff.Keenu is the grown son of the leader of a race ofnative Elosians, who have...
(No rating) 7-26-2005 Views: 4588

Project U.L.F.
Author: Stuart ClarkISBN: 0-9787782-0-0This exciting science fiction novel is about a trapper named Wyatt Dorren. Shrouded by a rocky past, he finds himself in charge of leading a crack-pot team to a seemingly abandoned planet. He believes the trip is a routine excursion to bring back alien lifeforms for the city zoo. Trained in hunting and trapping creatures of unknown planets, no amount of training could prepare some of these specialists for what they were up against. When Wyatt...
(No rating) 12-16-2006 Views: 6056

Sam Boone: Front to Back
Author: Bud SparhawkISBN: 0970971176 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsIn the late 22nd Century, Earth's first interstellarspaceship is involved in a collision with a muchlarger vessel outside the approved travel lanes. Inits desperation to avoid the Galactic Hegemony, thecaptain gives Earth a more modern ship out of itsinventory. This allows Earth to build more ships, andexplore local space. Intelligent life is prettycommon, and the...
(No rating) 8-1-2005 Views: 6243

Second Eden
Author: Carlton W. AustinISBN: 0-595-31653-0Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2004Genre: Science Fiction/Apocalypse The following review was contributed by: John Walsh
(No rating) 6-3-2005 Views: 17305

Ship of Fools
Author: Richard Paul Russo ISBN: 0441008933 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsThe multi-generation starship Argonos has aimlessly wandered the galaxy forhundreds of years, searching for any signs of life. Its original mission anddestination have long ago been forgotten. Returning to Earth is not an option,for it has become a toxic, irradiated wasteland.A mysterious signal draws the ship to an abandoned colony on an Earth-likeplanet....
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 4995

Sinister Among Us
Click Here To Purchase Sinister Among Us Author: William BradshawISBN-10: 1598867407 ISBN-13: 978-1598867404 Whe
(No rating) 6-30-2008 Views: 3879

Spirit Warrior, An Epic Adventure to the Blue Ring Galaxy
Author: Peter H. ZindlerISBN: 8-0595673667 Peter Zindler wastes no time thrusting his readers into the story of Spirit Warrior, with the main character, Vying, competing against Megog of Za-kar for Crown Champion of the Blue Star Galaxy. However, there’s more to the match than a competitive rivalry. Vying is the underdog and Megog is smitten with Queen Zelestar, who seems to be smitten with Vying… and the rage is on. When things seem hopeless, God answers Vying’s prayers with victory and...
(No rating) 3-31-2007 Views: 5839

Tesseracts Nine
Authors: Nalo Hopkinson and Geoff Ryman (ed.)ISBN: 1894063265The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsHere is the latest in a yearly collection of speculative fiction stories andpoems from north of the border, in Canada.At an isolated research station in the north, one story concerns talkinglemmings who are looking forward to being eaten by other predators. There is amodern-day vampire story. Mother Teresa moves into an elderly woman's home,...
(No rating) 7-15-2006 Views: 4241

The Aremac Project
Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Gerald M. WeinbergISBN: 10: 0-932633-70-6 What would it be like to capture people's memories and thoughts on a computer? What could the far reaching implications be? I've recently read somewhere that this type of machine may be a present possibility. Gerald Weinberg's new book, The Aremac Project, is a "fiction" thriller which cleverly presents such a possibility. Roger and Tess, the main characters of the story, are graduate students...
(No rating) 7-1-2007 Views: 4248

The Aremac Project
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Gerald M. Weinberg ISBN: 978-0-932633-70-5Gerald M. Weinberg has written over forty books, ranging from Weinberg On Writing to his earliest publicat
(No rating) 7-2-2007 Views: 4223

The Cattle
Author: Greg M. SarwaISBN: 0976620219 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsAs part of the Real ID Act of 2005, the National Identification System iscreated for American citizens as an anti-terrorism measure. The government goesinto overdrive, collecting personal information to be stored in a highly secureddatabase. Another part of the law mandates the injection of a RFID (radiofrequency identification) chip in all American citizens, and all...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 4825

The Coming
Author: Joe Haldeman:ISBN: 0441008763 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsIn the middle of the 21st Century, Aurora Bell is an Astronomy professor at theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville. One day, she receives a message from outerspace ("We're Coming") that seems to herald the arrival of alien visitors. Thealien ship is traveling at just under the speed of light, and will arrive on NewYear's Day, three months from now.Earth of...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 6193

The Conrad Chronicles: Revolt
Author: Heather HobsonISBN: 1413743099The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsFor the past couple of hundred planetary cycles, agroup of humans living on the planet Aleron have beenbuilding a peaceful, thriving society. But the eldershave been hiding a big secret. They were exiled fromthe planet Karna, their actual home, for using theirConrad (telepathy and telekinesis) abilities.Xavier, a hothead who wants to be the next Conradleader,...
(No rating) 7-15-2005 Views: 6860

The Courtesan Prince
Author: Lynda Williams ISBN: 1894063289The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsSet approximately one thousand years from now, this is the story of the firsttwo interstellar Earth colonies. They were abandoned by Earth after the failureof early attempts at faster-than-light travel. The problems were solved, butideological differences concerning genetic engineering caused outlaw scientiststo sever all contact with Earth and set up their own...
(No rating) 7-14-2006 Views: 4959

The Future Happens Twice - The Perennial Project
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Future Happens Twice - The Perennial ProjectAuthor: Matt BrownePublisher: Athena PressISBN: 978-1-84401- 830-7The earth is in danger and the human species may not survive the danger. So, a project is conceived to send humans to another earthl like planet 82 light years away. The only problem with that is that humans cannot survive such long journey which will take thousands of years. Other problems of engineering, reliability etc. could beovercome but...
(No rating) 3-5-2008 Views: 4289

The Titicaca Effect “A Science Fiction Novel”
Author: Richard N. TookerPublisher: TraffordISBN: 1-41204690-4 The following review was contributed by Theresa Derwin. To read Theresa's Interview with the author, CLICK HERE Categorized as science fiction, Tooker’s debut novel is an intricate blend of scientific discovery and political intrigue. The novel charts the ultimate find of “The Titicaca Effect”, a natural occurrence found in the rather exotic setting of Bolivia resulting in “the new doorway to the cosmos”, a form of...
(No rating) 4-8-2005 Views: 17853

The Wave
Author: Walter Mosley ISBN: 0446533637 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsFor the past few nights, Errol Porter has been harassed by strange crank phonecalls. One night, the caller says that he is Errol's father. In the middle ofthe night, Errol breaks into the cemetery where his father was buried severalyears previously. There he finds GT, who looks, talks and acts like a younger,healthier version of his father. Errol takes him home for...
(No rating) 7-15-2006 Views: 4917

Unholy Domain
Click Here To Purchase Unholy Domain Auhor: Dan RoncoPublisher: KunatiISBN: 978-1-60164-021-5For those who read Dan's first novel, "Peacemaker" this will be a must read sequel. For others, it will be a good introduction to Dan's excellent writing skills and an invitation to go and get Peacemaker and look forward to a sequel to Unholy Domain.Dianne Morgan continues her stop-at-nothing attempts to take control of the whole world through her Domain and is being opposed by an equally...
(No rating) 4-24-2008 Views: 4074

VAMPIRE APOCALYPSE
Author:DEREK GUNNISBN: 978-0976791485 Vampire Apocalypse is one of those novels that knows exactly what its target audience wants, and gives it to them in spades. By the end of the first twenty pages it’s crystal clear that we are in store for lots of action, lots of bloodshed, and lots of, well, vampires. Derek Gunn opens his novel in the not-too-distant future, with the entire world on the brink of a Roman Empire-type collapse. All fossil fuels have been burned and there is no...
(No rating) 3-7-2007 Views: 3992

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