Monthly Archives: January 2019
The Rim of Space
The Rim of Space I’m sneaking in one more post at the end of Vintage Science Fiction Month. Last week, I posted about Secret Agent of Terra by John Brunner, which I read in Ace Double #F-133. The other half of that double is The Rim of Space by Arthur Bertram Chandler. Chandler was a sailor […]
Secret Agent of Terra
January is, as usual, Vintage Science Fiction month among my fellow bloggers. Also as usual, I’ve waited until almost the end of the month to join in. This year, I decided to do some reading from the Ace Doubles I purchased. Secret Agent of Terra In this novella, there is a galactic empire, but there […]
Too Many Hasselhoffs
I recently received an email from Audible (my usual supplier of audiobooks) notifying me of a new release: Up Against the Wall. The book was written by David Hasselhoff, and the audio version was narrated by David Hasselhoff. Nothing too strange there, as authors often narrate their own work if they have good voices. Things got […]
A Last-Minute Contender
Last week, I posted a list of 2018 books I’m thinking of reading, looking for something I can nominate as the best book of the year. I’ve just noticed that a book which I thought had been released in January was actually published on December 31st, 2018. The book is Voyage of the Lanternfish, by […]
Extra Reading from 2018
It’s time to nominate your favorite 2018 stories for the Planetary Awards, where book bloggers choose the best books and short stories of the year. I’ve realized that I read very few 2018 books during 2018, so now I’m scrambling to read some more. (This seems to be an annual event for me.) Here are […]
Planetary Defense Command 