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Review: <em>Ubik</em> by Philip K. Dick

The famous Philip K. Dick wrote some amazing books, but in his later years, penned a few stinkers. Fortunately, Ubik…

8 years ago

13 Best Science Fiction Audiobooks

I get excited by a good book, and sometimes read more quickly than I should. Audiobooks slow me down to…

8 years ago

Review: <em>Station Eleven</em> by Emily St. John Mandel

I’m not usually a big fan of post-apocalyptic stories, but Station Eleven is a great story and exceptionally well-written. (more…)

8 years ago

17 Best Colonization Science Fiction Books

Starting in the fifties, there were tons of books about the colonization of space. Humans went everywhere, and no amount…

8 years ago

Review: <em>Roadside Picnic</em> by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Roadside Picnic is short, bleak, and fantastic. It has a typical Russian life-is-a-meaningless-struggle-against-absurdity vibe, but there’s enough going on to…

8 years ago

23 Best Science Fiction Adventure Books

Sometimes, at the end of a long day (or even a short one), I want to be thrown into the…

8 years ago

Review: <em>Ready Player One</em> by Ernest Cline

If you’re a child of the 80s, reading Ready Player One is like mainlining heroin-strength nostalgia. It’s so ridiculously fun…

8 years ago

15 Best Mysterious Alien Megastructure Books

One of my favorite moments in any science fiction book or movie is when someone in a spaceship stands up,…

8 years ago

Review: <em>The Mote in God’s Eye</em> by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Nominated for a Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards in 1975, The Mote in God’s Eye has not aged particularly well.…

8 years ago

19 Best Young Adult Science Fiction Books

Most young adult science fiction books are set in weird dystopias and involve awkward, doomed romances. Based on what I…

8 years ago