I had no idea this had progressed to a lengthy series. I enjoyed this as much as the first time over I think, although the fox thing stuck out just as much, as did the … I still don’t have a word for the fanboyness. It’s still very much sex and a teen with big …
Author archives: Sean Randall
Reread: Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer
12 years ago since I picked this one up and, the thing that really stood out this time was the lack of some of the style that made Sawyer’s writing so readable in his latest work The Downloaded. Not sure what it is, but the smoothness with which he explains scientific concepts perhaps.
Writing on!
So, after my right on write on, I didn’t write on. TO be fair it’s only been a weekend. What’s new? Dear diary. Today, I got out of bed, read the newspaper with the dog and had a delicious coffee in the garden to a delightful morning chorus of birdsong. Yesterday’s thunderstorm was brief (can …
The Downloaded
The new novel by Canada’s top Science Fiction writer In 2059 two very different groups have their minds uploaded into a quantum computer in Waterloo, Ontario. One group consists of astronauts preparing for Earth’s first interstellar voyage. The other? Convicted murderers, serving their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But when disaster strikes, the astronauts and …
Reread: Neanderthal Parallax, by Robert J. Sawyer
It’s been quite a time since I read this series. It’s interesting to compare the theory of consciousness here with the microtubule one mentioned in other places, and of course the idea of a more practical, careful, clever society holds great appeal. Yet despite being rationalists, the great injustice that almost happens in the first …
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Reread: The Experiment by Micah B. Edwards
I had a craving to reread these today. I started after finishing the new Doug Richards and blasted through each hour-long slice fairly fast. I enjoyed them all over again, although I couldn’t really tell you they were particularly special or memorable. Popcorn reads. It sounds cruel, but that’s not a bad thing. Sometimes that’s …
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Right-on!
Or should that be write on? I miss blogging. I did the whole journal thing back in the day and that kinda worked but it’s been ages. I’m quite active on mastodon now, was on Twitter but then we broke up (get it, ‘cos now it’s my x?). I do linkedin, but that’s just work …
Harry Potter and the Fifth Element
Title: Harry Potter and the Fifth Element By: Bexis1 Pages: 5550 Rating: 3 Fandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Harry Potter/Hermione Granger————————————————–Examines H/Hr in context of his unwanted wealth and fame, and her need for independence. H struggles for magical control over a mysterious, powerful fifth element, receives an inheritance and has a dalliance that ends in disaster. …
The Five Enterprises
Title: The Five Enterprises By: Kenneth A. Lowenberg Pages: 87 Rating: 3 None I came across this decades ago as a teen and hadn’t realised it wasn’t an official novel. It’s not overly good, but capture some of the awe of mixing crews well. Scratched a longstanding itch by finding it again.