Childhoods End

Childhoods End – Arthur C. Clarke

Childhoods End – Arthur C. Clarke The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city–intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify Earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? With the advent of peace, Read more…

Vicarious

Vicarious – Rhett C. Bruno

Vicarious – Rhett C. Bruno The real world is only where you breatheโ€ฆ In High Earth, entertainment is everything. Virtual Worlds. Games. Steaming shows. Simulationsโ€”thereโ€™s something for everybody. You don’t ever even have to leave your home. For Asher Reinhart, nothing compares to Ignis: Live, a reality show that pushes Read more…

Dune

Dune – Frank Herbert

Dune (Dune #1) – Frank Herbert I FINALLY DID IT!!! After TWENTY years of wanting to read it but being overwhelmed by the sheer reputation and scope, I have FINALLY READ DUNE!!!! In a nutshell, Dune it is about a young man named Paul Atradies. Paul’s father is a Duke and his mother Read more…

Pushing Ice 2

Pushing Ice – Alastair Reynolds

Pushing Ice – Alastair Reynolds 2057. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, theย Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. But when Janus, one of Saturn’s ice moons, inexplicably leaves its natural orbit and heads out of the solar system at high speed, Bella is ordered to shadow it Read more…