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Bottom line up front: this was way ahead of its time. Artificial intelligence and swarm behavior, nanobots, the evolution of non-organic...

I really enjoyed this look back at Tim White's antics in Ethiopia. He really does seem like one of the last vestiges of what you could...

OK, so I've said it about the two other novels in this series, and I will continue to say it, the naval battles in these books are...

I was finally able to finish a couple of books that I was in the process of reading over the holidays. I was pleasantly surprised that...

Hold Fast is a historical fiction taking place in 1803 that kicks off with naval warfare and has a James Bond/Jason Bourne protagonist,...

This was my first time reading anything from Stanislaw Lem other than a skim through of The Invincible years ago, which I honestly have...

I liked the concept of the science mission, it was an interesting choice to go with. A crew that visits other worlds to help their...

I really hate to spoil this one, so the review will be light. This is a story told from Nathaniel's perspective growing up in London, the...

A strong word of caution comes from Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. I can't really say anything that hasn't been said about this before. It's...

This was a lofty attempt by Neil Shubin. It felt like a rather effervescent attempt to touch on everything within the course of one...

I really wanted to like this, I really did. I liked Ready Player One, and was really happy to get my hands on a copy of this. But I just...

This work by Adam Rutherford was quite enjoyable, especially the second half that delved more into our understanding of the genome. And I...

I have to admit, just the title puts the mural of Spaceship Earth in my mind. At least, that's what I'd hoped for. It's a thought...

Where to start... It's definitely provoking, I'll say that. The book is rather short for such an a deep subject that is typically written...

This book by Amir Aczel is a great discussion on the paleolithic cave art found in France and Spain. This subject has admittedly snagged...

I should preface this with the fact that I'm not a huge poetry fan. That said, this has lots of Bowie references. Not sure if I just...

“And sometimes, dispassionately, they had to weed.” I really enjoyed this one. I’ve got 2061 ordered, so I’m pretty amped for that to get...

Not sure how to start. I hated this at first. Legitimately stopped reading it for a day then decided to finish what I started. Glad I...

This is a past review of a short story that I really emjoyed. I can't reccomend JPK's short story podcast enough. I really enjoyed this...

I took some time away from maintaining this page after a pretty serious car accident, but I think it's about time to get back in the...