The story is brilliant. Quite possibly one of the best books I have ever read. Haldeman interweaves personal relationships, infantry battles, spaceship battles, effects of relativity, social issues, and politics in a way which makes them all interesting.
The book starts out explaining the two elder races. It was interesting but very boring. I had to re-read it several times to keep track of who the Arisians and Eddorians are and which one is good and bad. When the next chapter skipped to Atlantis and it was a...
I generally dislike cheesy Science Fiction. I didn't care for Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Starship Troopers, or Battlefield Earth. I'm talking about movies. I understand people say they are some of the best Science Fiction books ever written. It's too bad the movies ruined them for me. I bring...
Telekinesis plays a significant part in the story. The TSS, where Cris and Will are, is a military organization specializing in training telekinetics. The goal of the TSS is to fight a telekinetic enemy, the Bakzen. The Bakzen live in a subspace tear. Ordinary citizens don't even know there is...
Ringworld is the story of a group of being on an adventure to explore the unknown. The mission is put together by Nessus an alien known as a Pierson's puppeteer. Nessus recruits two humans, Luis Wu, and Teela Brown. Along with the humans, Nessus requite a Kzin that goes by...
I put off writing this review for a week. I went back and forth trying to figure out how to convey my thoughts on this book to my readers and viewers. I don't know what else to do besides just say it. Noumenon is the most frustrating book I have...
Disclosure: Some of the below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will make a commission if you click through and make a purchase Out of my comfort zone. It is becoming a theme. It is interesting how I come across the books I read. I...
Disclosure: Some of the below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will make a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Last time I reviewed a book by Richard Fox, it was book one through three of the Ember War Saga. My comment...
Disclosure: Some of the below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will make a commission if you click through and make a purchase. If you are a long time reader of my reviews, you will note I like to explain how I came to acquire...
Disclosure: Some of the below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will make a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Recently I have been reading books which were otherwise out of my comfort zone. The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt is directly...
