I like military science fiction, and so it was natural to pick up this book, my first by author William C. Dietz. Let me get a couple of things I didn’t really like out of the way first. This is more in the line of an extended history with several story lines followed at the…
OK, having trashed one Terry Pratchett book, with apologies to all his fans including myself, let me just say that this one is up to standard. I actually found it a little less twisted than the average discworld book, but I found the story equally appealing, incredibly funny, and even a bit more suspenseful. Ankh-Morpork…
This is a young adult book, and I’m not a young adult anymore, but I thought I’d try it. I really, really love Terry Pratchett. I think he’s a brilliant, imaginative, and humorous writer. Who wouldn’t think those things? They’re obvious characteristics of his work. But I’m sorry, I just couldn’t get into this one….
If you have enjoyed the writings of Robert Silverberg, as I have, and if you still occasionally (or more often!) enjoy some of the early action based science fiction, then this book is for you. It’s a collection of 16 short stories by Silverberg from the 1950s, with introductions and commentary. I really enjoyed this…
Alan Dean Foster has always provided me with interesting science fiction that was easy to read. It’s the sort of stuff that I read when I don’t want to get too serious, but at the same time my brain is still functioning. Thus far, he has never disappointed me in that. Sometimes lighter fiction is…
