Modern

Review: <em>The Road to Roswell</em> by Connie Willis

Author Connie Willis outdoes herself with humor and heart in The Road to Roswell, where a stealthy, desperate first contact…

2 years ago

The Best Modern Military Science Fiction Books

The best military science fiction isn’t just a bunch of space battles and cigar-chomping armed combat (although those are fun).…

2 years ago

Review: <em>Truth of the Divine</em> by Lindsay Ellis

Despite its title, Truth of the Divine is not a religious text, but a fun, fast-paced, clever science fiction adventure.…

2 years ago

The Best Modern Artificial Intelligence Science Fiction Books

Most artificial intelligence in books is very similar to human intelligence, but with perfect memory and incredibly fast speed of…

3 years ago

Review: <em>The Gone World</em> by Tom Sweterlitsch

The Gone World is brilliant: part noir murder mystery, part alternate history, part here-comes-the-apocalypse, and part thriller. It’s unique, mind-bending…

3 years ago

Review: <em>Dr. No</em> by Percival Everett

Dr. No reads like the author does not care whether anyone reads this book or not; he had fun writing…

3 years ago

Review: <em>The Brief History of the Dead</em> by Kevin Brockmeier

The Brief History of the Dead is a fascinating, odd (in the best sense of the word), and deeply inventive…

3 years ago

Review: <em>11/22/63</em> by Stephen King

I’m a fan of Stephen King, and 11/22/63 is one of his best. There’s more humor than horror, and a…

3 years ago

Review: <em>Borne</em> by Jeff VanderMeer

Author Jeff VanderMeer is known for his surreal sci-fi Southern Reach trilogy (the first book was Annihilation, which was made…

4 years ago

Best Modern Science Fiction Authors

There are plenty of old masters of science fiction, including Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Le Guin, and so…

4 years ago