Clifford Simak is most often described as the "pastoralist" of science fiction, and it's an interesting label. I'm not quite sure what it means, but I read Simak for a particular feeling. I mean, great stories, fascinating ideas, and always a light, humorous touch — Simak was a...
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Actually, classifying Stasheff's books is not that straightforward. They're right there on the fuzzy line between scifi and fantasy, on the line between science and magic. Stasheff's specialty is taking a man from a scientific world and throwing him into a world where the people, for one reason...
A few lines from one of the six books about the Raven — I'm not even going to tell you which one, because it really doesn't matter; I chose them completely at random. Its point is to give you the flavor of the books. There's a lot of fighting, and I think Barclay does it well, with a lot...
It was a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far far away … no, sorry, scrub that. But it was a long time ago that I first heard The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It started life as a radio show, and at the time the only radio I had was the radio in the car. So when the...
Can I choose a favorite? Pretty difficult. If I'm choosing a one-off, maybe, Pyramids? And Interesting Times. And … oh dear, now I've started it's hard to stop. Let's leave it there for the moment.
And as far as series are concerned, well, I have a fondness for the Guards books (...
