"Reality is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there." -John Barth
by Isaac Asimov “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right!” In 1966 the Hugo Awards presented a new category: Best All-Time Series. Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy won, knocking out its competition which included no less than The Lord of the Rings. Using advanced mathematics Hari Seldon has predicted the fall... Continue Reading →
by Bernard Taylor "When it began there was no way of knowing that anything had begun." With a sad, despairing look back at the untold events of the last few years, we almost instantly know something went horribly wrong at the book’s opening. Then there’s the abrupt shift to a sweet, idealistic family existence where we are... Continue Reading →
by Various Authors, S.T. Joshi (Ed.) “This prayer must be for you—for you and all the others who must be left behind, who cannot walk with me, up that final flight of wooden stairs, to peace and escape, who must go on living in the shadow of a monstrous evil of which they are not even... Continue Reading →
by Isaac Asimov “The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.” Winner of both Hugo and Nebula awards, The Gods Themselve is one of Dr. Asimov’s most highly respected novels and is broken up like three interconnected novellas. In the first, a bizarre exchange of electrons has been noticed by an... Continue Reading →
by Terry Pratchett “Just because you can explain it doesn’t mean it’s not still a miracle.” Douglas Adams gave us the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. It is, and always will be, 42. For those of us not capable of grasping this simple, awe-inspiring wisdom, we’re left manufacture other... Continue Reading →
by Terry Pratchett THAT’S MORTALS FOR YOU, Death continued. THEY’VE ONLY GOT A FEW YEARS IN THIS WORLD AND THEY SPEND THEM ALL IN MAKING THINGS COMPLICATED FOR THEMSELVES. Young Mort has been recruited by Death, who realized sooner or later he’s going to want some time off and will need someone to fill in... Continue Reading →
by Richard Castle Rook asked, "Did you really stab him with an icicle?" When she nodded, he said, "Please, tell me you said 'Freeze,' because that would be only perfect." (Sigh.) The guilty pleasures of Castle and the devastatingly beautiful Stana Katic (Kate Beckett aka Nikki Heat) must be set aside, as it’s about time... Continue Reading →
by Richard Castle “Your theory is interesting, except for one flaw.” “Which is?” “I wasn’t listening.” A gossip columnist has been murdered and Nikki is assigned to the case. She and Rook are on the outs since his article about the department, which ended up being essentially about her, embarrassed the detective and generally pissed... Continue Reading →
by Richard Castle If you study horror, concerned with the dark forces devouring the world, then a switch to simple murderers is like a walk through Candy Land. However, a recent obsession with a cancelled show led to the Nikki Heat books, and it’s a journey worth taking. It’s tough to explain the impact of... Continue Reading →
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