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One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are …
A reread of a book I read as a teenager, 40 years ago. I was more impressed the first time. Now it feels very dated.
The cover of this edition featured a still from the TV series, with a female Salvor Hardin. There are almost no female characters in this book, and the men are two-dimensional. Futuristic tech is assumed to be atomic powered, everyone smokes tobacco and communication is largely written. All adding to the dated feel. Worth reading for completeness, but not for its own sake.
Dystopian, and chock full of references to literature, classical music and the bible. That last one put me off towards the end.
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous …
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover …
My first thoughts were “this owes something to Foundation”. A young women ventures to the heart of empire, falls into intrigue and has to rely on her inner strength. But the Asimov novel has none of that, just the TV series. And this book predates the TV series! Anyway, I enjoyed it.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the …
My son bought me this as a Christmas present. He was worried that it was YA fiction, but Le Guin transcends that categorisation.