I think that this title is a good choice for sci-fi fans who are willing to try something a little older, but still interesting and relevant to contemporary issues and technologies.
Continue readingSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Tag: genre: speculative fiction – sci-fi and dystopia
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
My spouse is a big fan of Michael Crichton, and Jurassic Park is THE Dinosaur Story. So, of course this one had to go on my list for Classics Club. It’s one of the most recent titles on the list, first published in 1990.
Continue readingUbik by Philip K. Dick
I’m acquainted with a couple of people who absolutely rave about the works of Philip K. Dick, and both of them seem to think that the best of his works is Ubik. I had no choice but to put it on my to-read list.
Continue readingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The story’s concept is fairly straightforward — animals take control of a farm, must figure out how to run it, and experience a series of sociopolitical upheavals.
Continue readingKindred by Octavia E. Butler
I would recommend this book to folks who enjoy time travel sci-fi or portal fantasy, of course, but also to people who have an interest in historical fiction set in pre- Civil War America from the point of view of someone other than Scarlett O’Hara.
Continue readingThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
I already knew the basic storyline, and that it was one of the earliest popular science fiction stories ever published. But it’s not just a Victorian version of what we now think of as “portal” fiction.
Continue readingBacklist Love | Not-So-Serious Sci-Fi
Backlist Love is an informal series on “older” books that I hope you’ll find interesting. These aren’t so much reviews as quickie recommendations, so check out your favorite book review sources if you want more info.
Continue readingBacklist Love | Serious Sci-Fi
Backlist Love is an informal series on “older” books that I hope you’ll find interesting. These aren’t so much reviews as quickie recommendations, so check out your favorite book review sources if you want more info.
Continue readingThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles is really a collection of related short stories rather than a typical novel. The stories begin at a time when Earthlings first begin to land on Mars and meet the native inhabitants, and proceed along to the point where a little group of humans become the Martians.
Continue readingReady Player One by Ernest Cline
To be honest, I almost DNF’d this book before I even got through the first couple chapters. It starts off like just another teen dystopia, all doom and gloom and “energy crisis” this and “giant evil tech corporations” that.
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