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Showing posts with label science fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science fiction. Show all posts
09 February 2015
16 July 2013
Ride the Rising Tide (Book 2 of The Maxwell Saga)
I recently reviewed Take the Star Road by Peter Grant whom many of you know better as Bayou Renaissance Man, and whose blog appears on the sidebar here.
The e-book of the second novel in the series is now available on Amazon, here. The first volume was a fantastic read from a 'new' author (although he's been writing for years, this was his first published novel).
If you don't discover this series, you'll regret it. Good stuff!
The e-book of the second novel in the series is now available on Amazon, here. The first volume was a fantastic read from a 'new' author (although he's been writing for years, this was his first published novel).
If you don't discover this series, you'll regret it. Good stuff!
24 May 2013
Take the Star Road - a Book Review
Peter Grant, a blogger who posts under the name of Bayou Renaissance Man (on my sidebar), has published his first novel via Amazon Kindle, and found this morning that it's
If you like science fiction, classic space opera, or military sci fi (or all three), I can't recommend Take the Star Road highly enough.
Go. Read Brigid's review, then buy the book - Peter did GOOD!
- 17th on Amazon's list of 'hot new releases' in Science Fiction e-books overall;
- 7th on its list of 'hot new releases' in military SF e-books; and
- all the way up to 3rd place on its list of 'hot new releases' in Space Opera SF e-books.
Home on the Range: Take the Star Road - a Book Review: " Nineteen-year-old Steve Maxwell just wants to get his feet on the star road to find a better homeworld. By facing down Lotus Tong t..."
If you like science fiction, classic space opera, or military sci fi (or all three), I can't recommend Take the Star Road highly enough.
Go. Read Brigid's review, then buy the book - Peter did GOOD!
23 March 2010
My Love Affair
... with books, that is. Srsly, what did you think?
I'm one of those geeks that loves hard science fiction. I like knowing that something is at least theoretically possible; it enhances my pleasure in the reading. I enjoy science fantasy, too - what matters is that the story be told believably. It's perfectly okay to suspend my disbelief, if the details don't keep kicking me back to reality.
Beginning in the late '60s, I have devoured every science fiction/fantasy book I could get my hands on. I don't remember exactly when the fascination began, but it must date back to grade school. Having gone through all of the Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys, and even Nancy Drew novels as soon as I was old enough to read, I moved on to Tom Swift and novels of that sort. I loved the whole "boy inventor" concept behind titles like Tom Swift & His Hydraulic Steampunk. That, perhaps, was the first intimation of my love of science fiction. Yes, I read all the Tom Swift books, too.
But I was reading scifi before I got to high school, and have never stopped. I discovered other genres a bit later, and - for example - didn't get 'round to Tolkien & LOTR until my mid-20s. (Sorry, Rick; I know you tried to tell me how great that was, back in '74. I just didn't grok what you were talking about.)
I'm a bit of a traditionalist ... okay, perhaps "old fuddy-duddy" might be a better phrase ... and have sometimes been reluctant to try other things. This led me to miss entire works of certain authors, which lack I'm now trying to rectify. That said, and after months of passing references by Brigid, Tam and others, I finally bought a large armload of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and am busily making up for lost time.
I'm also working on The Real George Washington, as I mentioned previously. It's not like me to read two books at once, but maybe it's time to try new things (grins).
I'm one of those geeks that loves hard science fiction. I like knowing that something is at least theoretically possible; it enhances my pleasure in the reading. I enjoy science fantasy, too - what matters is that the story be told believably. It's perfectly okay to suspend my disbelief, if the details don't keep kicking me back to reality.
Beginning in the late '60s, I have devoured every science fiction/fantasy book I could get my hands on. I don't remember exactly when the fascination began, but it must date back to grade school. Having gone through all of the Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys, and even Nancy Drew novels as soon as I was old enough to read, I moved on to Tom Swift and novels of that sort. I loved the whole "boy inventor" concept behind titles like Tom Swift & His Hydraulic Steampunk. That, perhaps, was the first intimation of my love of science fiction. Yes, I read all the Tom Swift books, too.
But I was reading scifi before I got to high school, and have never stopped. I discovered other genres a bit later, and - for example - didn't get 'round to Tolkien & LOTR until my mid-20s. (Sorry, Rick; I know you tried to tell me how great that was, back in '74. I just didn't grok what you were talking about.)
I'm a bit of a traditionalist ... okay, perhaps "old fuddy-duddy" might be a better phrase ... and have sometimes been reluctant to try other things. This led me to miss entire works of certain authors, which lack I'm now trying to rectify. That said, and after months of passing references by Brigid, Tam and others, I finally bought a large armload of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and am busily making up for lost time.
I'm also working on The Real George Washington, as I mentioned previously. It's not like me to read two books at once, but maybe it's time to try new things (grins).
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