Dune sets the stage for an science fiction masterpiece of epic proportions. You have a large, dare I say ‘galactic’ feudal empire ripe with vendettas, politics, religion, destiny, and of course, planetary ecology. You have a child destined for greatness at the center of a massive web of personal agendas and empire wide [...]
Category Archives: Science Fiction
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
January 12, 2010 – 12:40 am
Ender’s game is set in a future world where humanity is in a war with an alien race of giant bugs. Genius children have been bread and molded to become the greatest military leaders and win the war. This is my first Orson Scott Card book and I liked it. He writes [...]
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
December 29, 2009 – 10:28 pm
Foundation is the first novel in the foundation series. The Galactic Empire is about to fail and Hari Seldon and the new science of psychohistory are attempting to save all human knowledge and bring humanity through the resulting dark ages. I am split on my feelings about this book. I have just [...]
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
December 7, 2009 – 1:51 am
This is the second installment of the Hunger Games trilogy. It continues the story of Katniss Everdeen after she wins the Hunger Games (sorry if that’s too much information for those who wanted to read the Hunger Games). This fast paced novel is full of twists and turns. I couldn’t put it down. And now [...]
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
October 18, 2009 – 6:41 am
I enjoyed this book. The Hunger Games is a very quick read and a real page turner. Set in a near future dystopia after the fall of the United States of America, a young girl and boy from the 12th district in the nation of Panem must compete in a death match type [...]
The Host a novel by Stephanie Meyer
September 23, 2008 – 1:43 am
Although I usually don’t read science fiction I am a sucker for a Stephanie Meyer novel. This one had me at hello. I found that this novel had more depth than the Twilight novels. The themes were more adult and complex. I understand that Science Fiction novels require a lot of set up but I [...]