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Tag Archives: Vintage SF
Throwback SF Thursday: Firestarter by Stephen King
Firestarter is the story of Andy McGee, possessing mild powers of mind domination, and his young daughter, Charlie McGee, possessing very un-mild powers of pyrokinesis. The story begins with Andy and Charlie on the run from agents of a mysterious … Continue reading
Throwback SF Thursday: The Black Company by Glen Cook
Glen Cook’s The Black Company was a milestone work that had an outsized influence on the fantasy genre. Which is probably why Tor decided to reissue it (as a handsome trade paperback with a bland cover) for their “Tor Essentials” … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy
Tagged Epic Fantasy, Grimdark, Military Fantasy, Tor/Forge, Vintage SF
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Vintage Science Fiction Month: Fire Time by Poul Anderson
It’s not exactly Vintage Science Fiction Month anymore, but just because I let this one slip last week doesn’t mean I’m not going to post a review of Poul Anderson’s Fire Time. As I remember it, I picked up Fire … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Science Fiction, Throwback SF
Tagged Hard SciFi, Vintage SF, Vintage SF Month
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Vintage SF Month: A Fighting Man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Goodreads used to give you nifty little pie charts divvying up your books read in a year by genre or however you categorized your books in shelving them. Google (as Google does) discontinued the tool they used to generate the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Throwback SF
Tagged Appendix N, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sword and Planet, Vintage SF, Vintage SF Month
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Vintage SF Month: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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
Posted in Book Reviews, Dystopian/Apocalyptic, Throwback SF
Tagged Dystopian, Vintage SF, Vintage SF Month
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Vintage SF Month: Return to Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
My journey through Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom novels (and my Vintage SF Month 2021) continues with Return to Mars. Return to Mars collects Barsoom books 4-6: Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessmen of Mars; and The Mastermind of Mars. The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Throwback SF
Tagged Appendix N, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sword and Planet, Vintage SF, Vintage SF Month
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Vintage SF Month: Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp
Like New Year’s resolutions, Vintage Science Fiction Month ideally should be started in December. First up for me is a review of L. Sprague de Camp’s Lest Darkness Fall. They had me at double-entry accounting. Seriously. The entire reason I … Continue reading
Posted in Alternate History, Book Reviews, Throwback SF
Tagged Vintage SF, Vintage SF Month
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Throwback SF Thursday: Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
It has been a spell since a Throwback SF Thursday post! A while back I won a complete set of hardcover Barsoom/John Carter omnibuses through a giveaway hosted by the inestimable Bookstooge. I have been using the Barsoom books as … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Science Fiction, Throwback SF
Tagged Appendix N, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sword and Planet, Vintage SF
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Throwback SF: Jirel of Joiry by C.L. Moore
C.L. Moore’s collected Jirel of Joiry stories suffer from the same problem as her Northwest Smith stories. Each is spurred by one incandescently brilliant story and one great pulp character—here, Black God’s Kiss and the titular Jirel of Joiry—and feature … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Throwback SF
Tagged Sword and Sorcery, Vintage SF, Weird Fiction
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