You Like It Darker Copyright 2024 Stephen King 502 pages, Hardcover. First published May 21, 2024, Simon & Schuster, LLC The first collection of short stories by Stephen King since 2015 (he has over 140 short stories published now), this latest is a bit uneven, ranging from readable to outstanding. Many of them are straight-up …
The Simulacrum ISBN-13 : 979-8328077170 Copyright 2024, Peter Cawdron, 391 pages, English What happens when an AI computer system decides it wants something? Well, it immediately becomes worthless as a computer because there is now an inherent bias. That “want” is also called “volition” and it exists in all known life. A want, …
by Phil Bailey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition Kelvoo’s Testimonial: Surviving the aftermath of human first contact (Kelvoo’s Chronicles Book 1) 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 69 ratings 4.2 on Goodreads 43 ratings Book 1 of 2: Kelvoo’s Chronicles Aliens aren’t what they used to be. Back in the pulp fiction days, aliens were Bug-Eyed …
3 Body Problem Created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Alexander Woo Based on The Three-Body Problem, Dark Forest, Death’s End by Liu Cixin Music by Ramin Djawadi No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 8 Cast: Main Jovan Adepo as Dr. Saul Durand (based on the character of Luo Ji)[1] John Bradley as Jack …
Peter Cawdron, 2024, 366 pages. These are frightening times. Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu seem set on a course that could easily lead to wider wars in Europe and the Middle East. We’re already witness to the terrifying impact of drones and artificial intelligence in vast areas surrounding the conflicts in the Ukraine and Gaza, …
Waiting for the Galactic Bus Author Parke Godwin Cover artist Chris Hopkins Series The Snake Oil Series Genre Science fiction Publisher Doubleday Publication date 1988 Media type Print (hardcover) Pages 244 pages Preceded by A Truce With Time Followed by The Snake Oil Wars Yes, I’m writing a review of a book that was first …
by Paul Dixon Print length 544 pages Publication date September 27, 2023 Carpathians is a very sure-footed novel with several intriguing character stories that blend into a beautifully-constructed first contact scenario. Humanity has reached the stars, and while life abounds, there is no sapient life. Disturbingly, what they have found are a dozen or so …
A Year in review: a review of 2023 2023 was another great year for television. Among other great shows we watched (and I reviewed) this year were Gen V (outrageous spin-off of The Boys), One Piece (excellent live-action version of a rather dumb anime), a new BBC remake of War of the Worlds, an engaging …
The Artifact Peter Cawdron 307 pp, copyright 2023 Peter Cawdron An archeologist from Britain (OK, Wales; I know there’s a world of difference between Bristol and Cardiff) has heard rumors of a strange object in a remote village in Libya, Harat Zuwayyah. This is in the deepest part of the Sahara. Doctor Susan Taylor, along …
The Grifter’s Daughter: Vol 1-6, AKA The Dani Silver seriesDuane Lindsay 1962 pages, Kindle EditionPublished September 2, 2022 From the Goodreads blurb page: “WITH SO MANY DISHONEST MARKS NEEDING TO BE SCAMMED, AN AVENGING ANGEL HAS NEVER BEEN SO DELICIOUSLY CROOKED!“It’s not the money. Dani Silver, the second-best living con artist (the first being her …