Reviews

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B01D64CP6S” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hoGl%2BdI3L.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”312″] At this point in my life I try to confine my book reading to fiction, in part because there is so much interesting non-fiction reading available on various blogs, and in part because I firmly believe that fiction shapes our society much… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B01EBODSPE” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VzrUuJGrL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”312″] Humans, and especially science fiction fans, have a love-hate relationship with robots. We love the idea of robot helpers to reduce the drudgery of menial tasks, yet complain of them taking our jobs. We dream of robots assisting us in colonizing space,… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B002RKRZHW” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zhw6HTuRL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”333″] Science Fiction – Future History transformed over time into Alternative History City of Endless Night by Milo M. Hastings (Author) Science Fiction from the early 20th century can be both odd and engaging. Stories like Jack London’s “The Iron Heel” and Robert… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”125003602X” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://www.sciphijournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/51dRzLAZrL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”331″] Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Judd Trichter Reviewed by Mike Phelps You cannot read Judd Trichter’s Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction without being reminded of Philip K. Dick’s work. The comparisons are obvious: film noir, androids and… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B011M97Y5G” cloaking=”default” height=”123″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/B13Nynwv2lS._SL160_.png” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”160″] Near the end of Isacc Asimov’s Foundation, one of the characters explains why empires inevitably fall with the words, “it’s still the little things in life that count” (293.) Rulers measure their empires in military victories, territory and riches. But the people… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0345501160″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/310INX4snIL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”375″] What if Carl Jung was on to something? Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory, reviewed by Peter Sean Bradley Del lives in an alternate America where demonic possession is a real phenomenon. It seems that there has always been demon possession, but the 1950s… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0441015085″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31MbqXBkvWL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”375″] Glasshouse by Charles Stross Reviewed by Mike Phelps What makes us who we are? This is a question asked many science fiction authors. Charles Stross asks this question in his 2006 novel Glasshouse, a book full of questions. Are our memories the… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B01BKWKBCS” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ecr0zhfPL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”313″] Ctrl.Alt.Revolt By Nick Cole Reviewed by Peter Sean Bradley I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I suspect that I am not in target audience for this book since I am not a gamer or a tech nerd and… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1476781087″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VTdnWNDML.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”331″] Heisenberg’s Cat Burglar, Unforgettable by Eric James Stone Reviewed by Peter Sean Bradley This is a fun, engaging read. It’s not a perfect book – I found the main character to be one-dimensional and too much of a boy scout, but, perhaps,… Keep Reading

[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00NDTS7NC” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P7d9SWvGL.jpg” tag=”superversivesf-20″ width=”329″] Star Gate meets Lovecraft with an assist from some odd, green cockroaches Reviewed by Peter Sean Bradley Peter Clines is beginning to develop into one of my favorite writers. It’s not that his books are great works of literature, but they are… Keep Reading