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Ilium

by...Dan Simmons     rating...4      shelf...have read
tags...ai future gods greek mythology proust scifi shakespeare

entry...'This was not an easy book to read. In fact, structurally it may be the most difficult book I've attempted to review here. Dan Simmons, notable for his ...'   view

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Mercury

by...Ben Bova     rating...3      shelf...have read
tags...elevator exploration future mercury revenge scifi space

entry...'I'm finding that I'm gravitating toward certain authors consistently in my reading based upon my personal opinion of their particular strengths. For alternate history with a subtle sense of ...'   view

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Opening Atlantis

by...Harry Turtledove     rating...4      shelf...have read
tags...althist american atlantis colonies europeans exploration

entry...'Turtledove's strengths--detailed settings and backgrounds, and complex yet realistic characters inhabiting them--are all on display here. His weaknesses are here too, but overall they don't destroy this book and ...'   view

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Variable Star

by...Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson     rating...5      shelf...favourite
tags...colonies disaster exploration interstellar music scifi space

entry...'Just when we all thought the Robert Heinlein canon was complete, along come notes and an outline for an unfinished manuscript that his literary estate decided to have completed and ...'   view