Posts

Arrival by Ted Chiang

The most striking quality of the stories appearing in Ted Chiang's anthology Arrival  (which was originally published in 2002 under the title  S…

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

(Cover Artist: Raphael Lacoste ) There's a part of me that wants to recommend  Paolo Bacigalupi's  Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel  The W…

Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

(Cover Artist: Rebecca Guay ) Out of all of the books in the Earthsea series, Tehanu is often characterized as the point where  Le Guin  undertook th…

Myst: The Book of Atrus by Rand and Robyn Miller with David Wingrove

(Cover Artist: The Leonheardt Group) Some books end up succeeding not necessarily by the skill with which they were written, but instead the dedicati…

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

(Cover Artist: Douglas Smith ) It's very easy to poke fun at religion, and that's paradoxically why it's usually a good idea not to. All …

Word Puppets by Mary Robinette Kowal

(Cover Artist: Howard Lyon ) There's a story that appears midway through  Mary Robinette Kowal's  short fiction anthology  Word Puppets  whic…

Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan

(Cover Artist: Victor Mosquera ) Chen Qiufan's novel  Waste Tide  is marketed in part as an eco-thriller, and while I don't necessarily disag…

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

(Cover Artist: Rob Wilson ) Alice Isn't Dead is an interesting book in part for its history. First written as a serialized fiction podcast by c…