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K. Eason: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (2020, DAW)
First in a duology that reimagines fairy tale tropes within a space opera—The Princess Bride meets Princess Leia.
Rory Thorne …
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns …
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him …
In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild …
God is dead. Meet the kids.
When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." …
Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The …
Not as tightly written, plot wise, as Big U or Zodiac, but contains just enough Stephenson-style Cooperesque diversions to be "of a kind" like the Baroque Cycle or Cryptonimocon.
If you want to try reading a Stephenson-style move but don't want to dive into those longer times, you can't beat Anathem.
The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what …
Sangamon Taylor's a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a …
The main character is an asshole; I believe this was the authors' intent. I've read this book a half dozen times. It doesn't really reward you for a rereading (vs, say Asimov or Tolkien), but it's a dang fun way to burn an evening.
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.
It led to the destruction of two suns …
It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars.
Seconded to a military-religious …
If "Excession" is Banks' best Culture novel, I believe this book to be his best sci-fi. Clearly written at the height of Banks' writing prowess it is a unique, inventive exploration of an alien civilization. While not necessarily a unique spin on aliens, the book is well-pace, well-written and one I've enjoyed reading, repeatedly.
It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars.
Seconded to a military-religious order he's barely heard of, …
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, …
I believe this to be the best book in Banks' Culture series. It has the core hallmarks of his other novels: great characters & strong prose; it also has the best use of Minds, the Excession, and an unusually well-paced plot. If you had to read one Culture novel, this is the one.
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun …
