SCIENCE FICTION
The Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver, the Confusion, System of the World by Neal Stephenson, reviewed by LS
"Kick-ass
historical sci-fi series about the rise of calculus, modern science,
and world economic systems during the 17th and 18th centuries. Complete
with Isaac Newton, sadistic Catholics, alchemy, vivisection, and of
course, pirates! Very funny and intelligent read."
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Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany, reviewed by Josh
"In
this book, Delaney sets aside the sci-fi genre to create an inverse
biography of sorts, of Arnold Hawley, a wueer Black poet in NY's Lower
East Side. The crushingly realistic styled story is a gripping
meditation on loneliness, sexuality, race and racism, missed chances and
marginalized place of writers in society. 'Dark Reflections' is one of
the most beautiful books I've read in a long time, and maybe Delaney's
best!"
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Dreadnought by Cherie Priest, reviewed by AK
"If
you like high paced action/adventure novels, you won't be disappointed
with this one. Priest's gutsy heroine hold her own through out civil war
battles, mysterious fighting machines, train chase scenes, and zombies.
Great read! Perfect for airplanes!"
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Kraken by China Mieville, reviewed by Quinn
"I picked up this book in the train station and proceeded to read it for hours, blocking out the beautiful Czech landscape that passed me by. It was that good. Weird cults, a hidden and dangerous magical underworld, and a giant squid."
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So Long Been Dreaming ed. by Hopkinson, Mehan, reviewed by LS
"This anthology rocks! Totally turned me on to a bunch of writers I had never even heard of, but who rock. Lots of sci-fi sub-genres here, but especially check out the stories by Singh, Lowachee, Okarafor-Mbachu, and Seattle local. Just read all of them! It's hot!"
Spook Country by William Gibson, reviewed by LS
"Gibson's latest, he draws on current technology and political trends to distill out new art forms, aesthetics and methods of prank terrorism. Touching on GPS technologies, the science of stealth, the political impart of torture, and of course, PIRATES! Gibson shapes a fast-paced adventure story with a fair amount of depth as well. Art and spatial geeks especially would dig it."
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