Since my last post (“Evolutionary Change“) when I was praising the Kindle, I’ve probably read more than I have in a long time! I’ve read the sequel to “Life Free or Die” and ”Citadel” – called The Hot Gate (Troy Rising), I’ve read “Hellhole” by Kevin J Anderson & Brian Herbert, and “The Parasite” by
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There’s a gadget out there; one that I’ve been sitting on the fence about. Those that know me will understand how unusual this is, for me to NOT be investigating the latest gadget etc is extremely unusual! I am referring to the Amazon Kindle. As a lover of books, I’ve not really been attracted
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It’s been a little while since I found a book that really captivated me, and I’m pleased to report that it’s finally happened once again. Regular visitors will be aware of my enjoyment of Military Scifi books by the likes of David Weber, Jack Campbell, and Mike Shepherd. I’ve recently been able to add a
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Quite an interesting clip of Clifford Stoll in action. I can thoroughly recommend his book “The Cuckoo’s Egg” for any Computer Security types out there.
I’ve been doing some research today, as I wanted to (re) confirm the reading order for the Dune Prequels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, and I’ve made the happy discovery that they aren’t finished with the Dune novels just yet! It looks like in early September, a further novel called The Winds
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A bit of a mixed bag in this post. Still with a heavy Literary focus I’m afraid, and for those not quite so geeky or interested in Scifi/Fantasy as I am, there’s probably not a great deal here for you to find interesting. I’m still not reading as much as I once did, instead listening
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Normally I’m quite a fan of David Weber; I loved his Honor Harrington series, and the new series that started with off Armageddon Reef was a blast, but Hell’s Gate (Multiverse I) spectacularly failed to engage me. The style of writing is as you’d expect, but even at 50+ pages in, the reader is still
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Okay, so I’ve not a huge amount to say other than to bore you all silly with the books I’ve been reading! Having finished The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy) by Peter F Hamilton, I ploughed straight in to it’s sequel, The Temporal Void. I have to say I’m thoroughly enjoying Peter F Hamilton’s work. Pandora’s
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It’s been a while since I wrote a book review; So what have I been reading I hear you ask? (Well ok not really, but I can dream, can’t I?) I eventually abandoned Hell’s Gate (Multiverse) but instead have read two other titles. The Real Deal: My Story from Brick Lane to the Dragons’ Den
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This is the Sixth Book in the Kris Longknife series that I’ve read, and overall I found this one somewhat harder to follow than the others. The characters seem less well defined in this installment, perhaps that’s because the Author is settled in to his stride with these individuals now, and doesn’t feel the need
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