You’re finally vacationing on a planet with a decent set of rings, your kid just got promoted to Hyper-engineer, and there’s a cold drink levitating right next to you.
Category Archives: Summer Reading
Summer 2021 Science Fiction Reading List
With vaccinations finally available, it seems that some semblance of normal is on the horizon, including safely traveling and seeing friends (in person!). Here are some books to take with you.
Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is a fun, breezy book that feels like an eccentric Star Trek episode. The characters are bright and quirky, so if you’re in the mood for a story about goofy people getting along in a sci-fi setting, you should pick this up. Continue reading
Summer 2020 Science Fiction Reading List
With very few of us on vacation at the beach right now, diving into someone’s deep blue imagination can be just as thrilling as a splash in the ocean.
With an emphasis on more recently-written books, this list should provide fun, thoughtful fare.
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Summer 2019 Science Fiction Reading List
Science fiction summer: dipping your toes in a pool of hypermercury while basking in the golden daytime aurora, and watching two ringed planets collide into each other like a pair of cymbals.
Here are some books to read on days like this.
Review: Ready Player One 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 that I frequently imagined author Ernest Cline giggling and saying to himself, “I can’t believe I’m getting away with this!”
2018 Science Fiction Summer Reading List
Alien Beach by axiom-concepts
Science Fiction Summer Reading List
Sometimes you just want something fun to read while you slowly roast yourself on a beach, gentle waves constantly committing suicide in front of you.
Some of the books below are light, some are dark, but they’re all engaging stories.