Tag Archives: Dystopian

Vintage SF Month: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Posted on January 14, 2021 by H.P.

It is accepted that we live in an Early Dystopian State.  Claiming that we are merely decadent is what passes for optimism these days.  The real debate is not whether things are bad but over which dystopian novel best reflects … Continue reading →

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The Hero of the Ages Caps Brandon Sanderson’s Best Series

Posted on May 29, 2018 by H.P.

Brandon Sanderson completes the series that put him on the map with The Hero of the Ages, book 3 in his Mistborn trilogy.  To my mind, the Mistborn trilogy represents Sanderson’s best work, exceeding his more ambitious efforts in The … Continue reading →

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The Mistborn Trilogy Takes a Dark Turn with The Well of Ascension

Posted on May 8, 2018 by H.P.

Book 1 of the Mistborn series asks what happens when the dark lord wins.  Book 2 asks what happens when he is defeated.  The Well of Ascension is not an easy book to review without giving a lot of spoilers.  … Continue reading →

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Mistborn Opens Sanderson’s Best, and Most Original, Series

Posted on April 24, 2018 by H.P.

I picked up the Mistborn trilogy over the holidays in anticipation of reading Oathbringer.  The bad news is that Mistborn isn’t the Cosmere book tied in most closely to Oathbringer (that, apparently, is Warbreaker).  The good news is that the … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: 1984 by George Orwell, Part 2

Posted on December 22, 2016 by H.P.

Welcome back for the belated Part 2 of my discussion of 1984 by George Orwell.  You can find Part 1 here.  In Part 1 I focused on 1984’s surveillance state and its prescient critique of the Stalinist Soviet Union.  Today … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: 1984 by George Orwell, Part 1

Posted on November 10, 2016 by H.P.

In honor of the election I’ve been running a political speculative fiction mini-series, starting with Harry Turtledove’s Joe Steele and Malka Older’s Infomocracy and ending with George Orwell’s 1984.  I have a lot to say about 1984, and I’m feeling … Continue reading →

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Review of Counteract by Tracy Lawson

Posted on July 18, 2016 by H.P.

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” – Ben Franklin The Office of Civilian Safety and Defense confirmed that a chemical weapons attack against the United States is imminent.  … Continue reading →

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