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Dune by Frank Herbert

Last year I got it in my head that I wanted to read all those classics that true sci-fi book nerds are supposed to have read, and Dune was definitely on that list. When I am mentally able, I really...

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This World Must Die! Short Story by Horace Brown Fyfe

Short story This World Must Die! by Horace Brown Fyfe, examines the emotional and rational reactions to murder in a twenty second century space faring civilization As I was browsing my subscribed...

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Five Stars: Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress is a classic sci-fi story about a world were humans can be gene-modified to no longer require sleep, making a new class of highly productive people, who become...

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Four Stars: Second Skin by Peter Darrach

Second Skin is a futuristic, spaceship-filled sci-fi story of Max Cody, a asteroid miner who has a close encounter just before the Mars space station comes under attack from nefarious politicians and...

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Five Stars: There Comes a Prophet by David Litwack

A Stochastic review: We still credit St. Augustine for the modern Heaven, Hell, and Catholic Church, but it’s no fair to praise/blame him for the subsequent Dark Ages. We once knew when and what they...

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Four Stars: Second Skin, Too by Peter Darrach

The classic science-fiction space adventure continues in Second Skin, Too, with interplanetary war, alien visitations and a couple of people just trying to keep a lid on everything! I was freaking...

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These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner eARC {4.5 Stars}

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner was a group read with a couple of friends and I am so happy it was! I was a little worried about the “pretty dress” cover syndrome, but it’s fine...

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What is “Hardcore” Sci-fi?

What does “hardcore” sci-fi really mean? There has been a rise of straight-up science fiction stories showing up in the young adult age-range and I’m loving it. I still have a soft spot for all the...

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