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Genre: Science fiction

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Looking for a pastiche of Roger Zelazny stories?

Science fiction

Quantum Shadows – L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

This is a story that might have worked better at novella or novelette length.

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The Second Star – Alma Alexander

A disappointingly thin and dated-feeling entry.

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Uranus – Ben Bova

I’ve never ready a Timothy Zahn book before, though I’ve had plenty of opportunity. The plots have just never attracted me. I’ve only read one Star Wars book before: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, by Alan Dean Foster – possibly the first non-film Star Wars book. It was mildly interesting, Read more

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Thrawn: Treason – Timothy Zahn

A good effort, but in need of substantial editing and polish.

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Salvaged – Madeleine Roux

I found the book extremely hard to get through.

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Crimes Against Humanity – Susan R. Matthews

A decent book, but not one that has aged particularly well.

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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress – Robert A. Heinlein

I still liked the book, but I'm no longer entirely confident I'll like the next one.

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Critical Point – S.L. Huang

I wish I could say that Banks' last Culture novel was a fitting work of genius, but it's not.

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The Hydrogen Sonata – Iain M. Banks

Overall, the book was interesting, but came across as a less charming Vance.

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The Continent of Lies – James Morrow

There's good material here, but it's lost in poor editing and thin characterization.

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Ancestral Night – Elizabeth Bear

If you haven't read Christopher, don't start here.

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Dragon Dance – John Christopher