These Old Games

And the experiment continues.  Return to Earth: a novel of the future (1980)    I really enjoyed this novel, one of the few that features bo...

Just a few posts ago I said, "all most all of the ads are gone." From an informal poll, I discovered that no one really noticed my...

Title: GURPS Uplift, Second Edition Author: Stefan Jones and David Brin Year: 1990 Rule set: GURPS Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pages: 128...

Title: The Uplift War Author: David Brin Year: 1987 Pages: 462 Rating: ★★★★★  "Sometimes I wish I could boldly go where no man has gone...

Title: Startide Rising Author: David Brin Year: 1983 Pages: 462 Rating: ★★★★★ Startide Rising was the book that introduced me to the series....

Title: Sundiver Author: David Brin Year: 1980 Pages: 340 Rating: ★★★ Sundiver by David Brin is the first book of a trilogy that birthed a se...

Title: History of the Alphabet Author: Kevin Stroud Presentor: Kevin Stroud Year: 2013 Duration: 4 hours, 49 minutes Rating: 5 of 5 stars Ke...

Title: Inhibitor Phase Author: Alastair Reynolds Year: 2021 Pages: 496 pages Print Rating: 4 of 5 stars Audible Rating: 4 of 5 stars Inhibit...

Title: Aurora Rising (aka The Prefect)  Author: Alastair Reynolds Year: 2007 Pages: 428 pages Print Rating: 4 of 5 stars Audible Rating: N/A...

Title: Sanctuary Author: Lynn Abbey Year: 2003 Pages: 480 pages Print Rating: 4 of 5 stars Audible Rating: N/A  Ah, the little disappointmen...

Last year, I managed more than 52 reviews. Most of them were sci-fi-themed as I reviewed a ton of Helen Mary Hoover's books. Technically...

Title: The Winds of Gath Author: E. C. Tubbs Year: 1982 Pages: 192 pages Print Rating: 3 of 5 stars Audible Rating: N/A  The Winds of Gath i...

Title: Swords and Deviltry: The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Author: Fritz Leiber Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Neil Gaiman (introdu...

Title: Footfall Author: Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven Audible Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Year: 1985 Pages: 495 pages Print Rating: 5 of 5 s...

Title: The Minus Faction Author: Rick Wayne Year: 2017 Pages: 782 pages Rating: 4 of 5 stars I hate superhero novelizations. These types of ...

Title: How to Make War Year: 1982, 1993, 2003 Author: James F. Dunnigan Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 257 pages Rating: 5 of 5 Gold Stars...

I am a huge fan of Andy Weir, author of the Martian. Project Hail Mary is an excellent science-themed page-turner.  Title: Project Hail Mary...

Title: This Time of Darkness Author: H. M. Hoover Year: 1980 Pages: 161 page booklets Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Born in 1935 between Canton and...

Title: ORVIS Author: H. M. Hoover Year: 1987 Pages: 217 Rating: 5 of 5 Stars Meet Tabitha and Thadeus, the proud owners of a lost robot name...

Title: The Veldt Author: Ray Bradbury Year: 1950 Pages: 17 pages Rating: 5 of 5 stars Here I am in the Wayback Machine. I love golden-age sc...