Hard Science Fiction

The Best Hard Science Fiction Books by Women

Why yes, ladies can bring the techno-wow as much as the gents.   (more…)

2 years ago

Review: <em>Project Hail Mary</em> by Andy Weir

I’m a huge fan of Andy Weir’s first book, The Martian, and his new book, Project Hail Mary, is even…

4 years ago

Review: <em>Halting State</em> by Charles Stross

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: thirty orcs and a dragon rob a bank… No? That’s the premise of…

4 years ago

9 Best Ben Bova Books

Ben Bova wrote over 120 science fiction and fact books and won the Hugo six (!) times. Unfortunately, he recently…

4 years ago

Review: <em>We Are Legion (We Are Bob)</em> by Dennis E. Taylor

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is ridiculously fun. If a nerd got three wishes from a genie, experiencing what…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Dragon’s Egg</em> by Robert L. Forward

Dragon’s Egg is a fun, clever look at life evolving on the surface of a neutron star, where one hour…

6 years ago

Review: <em>House of Suns</em> by Alastair Reynolds

Author Alastair Reynolds isn’t afraid of big, strange ideas, and he puts on a parade of them in House of…

6 years ago

Review: <em>Red Moon</em> by Kim Stanley Robinson

Author Kim Stanley Robinson has written some great books, including the Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) and…

6 years ago

Review: <em>Artemis</em> by Andy Weir

Artemis isn’t as good as The Martian, but it’s pretty close. Author Andy Weir kept what was great about The…

7 years ago

Review: <em>Abaddon’s Gate</em> by James S. A. Corey

A while ago I had surgery. Nothing really major, but enough to put me in bed for several days. During…

8 years ago