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Book Review: Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear

By Thea On November 3, 2010 · 6 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Hull Zero Three

Author: Greg Bear

Genre: Science Fiction

Publisher: Orbit
Publication Date: November 2010
Hardcover: 320 Pages

A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination-unknown. Its purpose-a mystery.

Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new [...]

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Book Review: WE by John Dickinson

By Thea On August 18, 2010 · 18 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month 2010

Title: WE

Author: John Dickinson

Genre: Science Fiction, “Young Adult”

Publisher: David Fickling Books (UK)
Publication Date: January 2010
Paperback: 288 pages

Paul Munro must leave Earth. He is sent to a station at the edge of the solar system, that is manned by just four people. [...]

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Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

By Ana On March 11, 2010 · 11 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Steampunk Week

Title: The Difference Engine

Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

Genre: Science Fiction / Steampunk

Publisher: Spectra (US) / Gollancz (UK)
Publication Date: 1992 / 1996 (First published: 1990)
Paperback: [...]

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Book Review Double Feature: Titan and Moonseed by Stephen Baxter

By Thea On January 14, 2010 · 9 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Today, we give you a double-shot of hard science fiction goodness! Recently, I’ve discovered the wonderful, amazing, superlative SF author that is Stephen Baxter. After reading and loving his apocalyptic duology, Flood and Ark (with the latter as my favorite read of 2009), I immediately dived into the author’s backlist.

Titan (Book 2 in the [...]

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