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Stonebender rated After the EMP: 3 stars

No cover — Harley Tate: After the EMP (2017, Independently Published)

Stonebender rated I. Asimov : A Memoir: 3 stars

Isaac Asimov: I. Asimov : A Memoir (1994)

I. Asimov : A Memoir by Isaac Asimov

Stonebender rated An Isaac Asimov second omnibus: 3 stars

An Isaac Asimov second omnibus by Isaac Asimov

A Collection of Isaac Asimov's first three novels: "Pebble in the Sky" (1950), "The Stars, Like Dust" (1951) and "The …

Stonebender rated Voodoo Planet: 1 star

Voodoo Planet by Andre Norton (Solar Queen #3)

Dane Thorson of the space-trader Solar Queen found himself embroiled in a desperate battle of minds between the rational science …

Stonebender rated Godhead Trilogy: 4 stars

Godhead Trilogy by James Morrow

Stonebender rated Double solitaire: 4 stars

Melinda Snodgrass: Double solitaire (1992, Bantam Books)

Double solitaire by Melinda Snodgrass (Wild cards -- v. 10)

Stonebender rated The Fall of Hyperion: 4 stars

Dan Simmons: The Fall of Hyperion (2011, Spectra)

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos, #2)

Stonebender rated Interface: 4 stars

Neal Stephenson, J. Frederick George: Interface (2005, Spectra)

Interface by Neal Stephenson, J. Frederick George

From his triumphant debut with Snow Crash to the stunning success of his latest novel, Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson has quickly …

Stonebender rated Coraline: 4 stars

Neil Gaiman, Philip Craig Russell, Carol Isern: Coraline (2015, Roca Bolsillo)

Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Philip Craig Russell, Carol Isern

Stonebender rated [Slant]: 3 stars

[Slant] by Greg Bear

Greg Bear is the acclaimed winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. He has written many books and short …

Stonebender rated Key Out of Time: 2 stars

Andre Norton: Key Out of Time (Paperback, 2007, IndyPublish)

Key Out of Time by Andre Norton

Time Agents Ross Murdock and Gordon Ashe, aided by a Polynesian girl and her team of telephatic dolphins, probe the …

Stonebender rated They Came with the Snow: 2 stars

Christopher Coleman: They Came with the Snow (Paperback, 2019, Independently published)

They Came with the Snow by Christopher Coleman

Stonebender rated The Melting: 2 stars

Christopher Coleman: The Melting (Paperback, 2018, Independently Published, Independently published)

The Melting by Christopher Coleman

Stonebender rated On the Beach: 3 stars

Nevil Shute: On the Beach (Paperback, 1983, Ballantine Books)

On the Beach by Nevil Shute

A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia …

Stonebender reviewed An informal history of the Hugos by Jo Walton

Review of 'An informal history of the Hugos' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I was in the mood for some science fiction fan-ish reading and this book fit the bill. It's a pretty idiosyncratic look at the Hugos. If you don't know what the Hugos are, this is probably not the book for you. I found it quite fun.

After the EMP by Harley Tate