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Ian McDonald has a slew of great books but most are more recent than the 1980’s. I think River of Gods might be my favorite.
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Ian McDonald has a slew of great books but most are more recent than the 1980’s. I think River of Gods might be my favorite.
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Hartman.
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Hartman.
"It is a hallmark of failing societies, I've learned, this requirement that one always be in possession of a valid reason to exist." - Omar El Akkad, ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"It is a hallmark of failing societies, I've learned, this requirement that one always be in possession of a valid reason to exist." - Omar El Akkad, ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’
Sounds consistent with expected Trump behavior.
December 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sounds consistent with expected Trump behavior.
George's Marvelous Medicine by Ronald Dahl.
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
George's Marvelous Medicine by Ronald Dahl.
Right wing ideologues are fervent in their desire to deny agency or a voice to anyone who disagrees with them.
December 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Right wing ideologues are fervent in their desire to deny agency or a voice to anyone who disagrees with them.
How unfortunate that is.
December 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
How unfortunate that is.
Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss.
December 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss.
Great shot, informative description!
December 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Great shot, informative description!
Congratulations! Reading is fuel for the mind...keep up the good work!
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Congratulations! Reading is fuel for the mind...keep up the good work!
When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs.
December 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs.
AI is everywhere we go. I have to fight the culturally hard-wired reflex to reply with a thank you when it takes my fast food order. I think AI has the capacity to be very useful. I see it today in the medical field. Much less so in the arts.
December 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
AI is everywhere we go. I have to fight the culturally hard-wired reflex to reply with a thank you when it takes my fast food order. I think AI has the capacity to be very useful. I see it today in the medical field. Much less so in the arts.
What? No gerbils?
December 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
What? No gerbils?
Only if you are a Culture mind and that is science fiction fantasy.
December 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Only if you are a Culture mind and that is science fiction fantasy.
Wild Seed by Octavia E Butler.
December 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Wild Seed by Octavia E Butler.
A deadly thin carbon dioxide atmosphere, deadly perchlorates in the regolith, no ionosphere, no liquid water: what am I missing here that makes Mars hostile to life? It sure isn’t a viable Plan B and Plan A can still work. Plan A is don’t destroy Earth.
December 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A deadly thin carbon dioxide atmosphere, deadly perchlorates in the regolith, no ionosphere, no liquid water: what am I missing here that makes Mars hostile to life? It sure isn’t a viable Plan B and Plan A can still work. Plan A is don’t destroy Earth.
I read a lot of science fiction but history is second to that. I will be reading some of these.
December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I read a lot of science fiction but history is second to that. I will be reading some of these.
Many women, including myself, have experienced the authorities blaming us for being assaulted by an assailant. The difference here is I wasn't then threatened again by the very authorities I attempted to get help from.
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Many women, including myself, have experienced the authorities blaming us for being assaulted by an assailant. The difference here is I wasn't then threatened again by the very authorities I attempted to get help from.
Sounds like the Trump administration.
December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Sounds like the Trump administration.
Project Pope by Clifford D Simak.
December 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Project Pope by Clifford D Simak.