Category Archives: Science fiction

Good fiction themes

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

I wish I could write fiction. The likelihood of that happening is the same as “I wish I was taller”. I admire anyone who can make up a story. The more they can make up, and the more engrossing it … Continue reading →

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THE CITY AND THE CITY by China Mieville, part 2

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

I reviewed the first half of this book HERE.  It is classified as science fiction and received the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novel.  The author calls his work “Weird” fiction.  It is a murder mystery with more than enough … Continue reading →

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THE CITY AND THE CITY by China Mieville, part 1

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

This is my first foray into science fiction in quite a long while. I inhaled it voraciously when growing up through child- and young adult-hood. Asimov, Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, Ringworld, later Philip K. Dick, William Gibson. There … Continue reading →

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