Book Review: The Crossroads of Time | Mankind on the Run by Andre Norton | Gordon R. Dickson It’s time for another Ace Double, the classic paperback format of two novels printed upside down from each other. This time it’s two classic science fiction authors on tap. The Crossroads of Time by Andre Norton Blake… Continue reading Book Review: The Crossroads of Time | Mankind on the Run
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Book Review: The Art of Prophecy
Book Review: The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu Centuries ago, the Oracle of the Tiandi prophesied that a Destined Hero would arise to unite the Five States and defeat the Immortal Khan of the Katuia people. This prophecy has shaped the Five States’ culture and politics ever since. Relatively recently, the Destined Hero, a… Continue reading Book Review: The Art of Prophecy
Book Review: Way of a Buccaneer
Book Review: Way of a Buccaneer by Davenport Steward It is 1663, and young Wayne Thorp, late of Cambridge University, is assisting his father Captain Thomas Thorpe in a smuggling voyage to Spanish-controlled Panama. Unfortunately, their trading partner, Irish-Spanish minor government official Don Timóteo O’Bannion y Salazar, has decided he can make even more money… Continue reading Book Review: Way of a Buccaneer
Book Review: Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation
Book Review: Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation edited by Groff Conklin Mutation and the mutants resulting from it have long been a popular subject of science fiction stories, but really took off as a topic after World War II and the atomic bomb made exposure to radiation much more a public fear. This collection was… Continue reading Book Review: Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation
Book Review: Worst Hero Ever
Book Review: Worst Hero Ever by Archer Thorn Disclaimer: I received a download of this book through the Booksirens program for the purpose of writing this review. No other compensation was offered or requested. Jim Riven used to be a minor superhero along with his sister Summer. She was Lock, with computer powers, while he… Continue reading Book Review: Worst Hero Ever
Book Review: The Best of Shrdlu
Book Review: The Best of Shrdlu by Denys Parsons Denys Parsons put out a series of books reprinting not just fun typographical errors (which he attributed to the mischief of Gobfrey Shrdlu, a mysterious goblin-like creature) but also what might be called “news of the odd”, alternating pages between “Funny Ha-Ha” and “Funny Peculiar.” This… Continue reading Book Review: The Best of Shrdlu
Book Review: The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail
Book Review: The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail by James Cody Ferris Roy and Teddy Manley are seventeen and sixteen years old, respectively. Though Roy is dark-haired and serious while Teddy is blond and jovial, they otherwise bear a strong family resemblance. They live and work on their father Bradford Manley’s ranch,… Continue reading Book Review: The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail
Book Review: The Moon Maid
Book Review: The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs It is the 2020s, and it is at last time for the humans of Earth to visit their neighbors on Mars, or as its natives call it, Barsoom. The first spaceship to essay the journey is also named the Barsoom. It carries a crew of five,… Continue reading Book Review: The Moon Maid
Book Review: The Automaton
Book Review: The Automaton by Ian Young XR-345x awakens to find itself apparently the last of its kind. According to his holographic AI helper Holographic Automaton Navigation Console (Hank for short) humans left the surface of the earth around five thousand years ago, and the other automatons eventually followed suit. But an anomaly has arisen… Continue reading Book Review: The Automaton
Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2025
Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2025 edited by Robert Greenberger Disclaimer: I contributed to the Kickstarter for this book. A lesser known aspect of pulp fandom is the creation of new stories in the tradition of the pulp magazines of old, action-packed and exciting. Thus this series of books which feature modern authors trying their… Continue reading Book Review: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2025