“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
Frederick Brown was an American Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Mystery writer. Known for his short-form work and use of humor, which is very prevalent in this book. “Pulp magazine editor Keith Winton was answering a letter from a teenage fan when the first moon rocket fell back to the Earth and blew him away.” What Mad…
Susan Cooper is a British children’s author, who is best known for the Dark is Rising sequence of which this book is the second volume. “It’s a horrible day,” said Will, surprised by his own violence. “It’s creepy, somehow.” “It will be a bad night,” said Mr Dawson. “The Walker is abroad, and this night…
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Peter F Hamilton is a British science fiction writer and is most known for writing space opera. he is most known for the Night’s Dawn and Commonwealth Saga (Void trilogies and Fallers) and it’s fair to say he is one of my favorite sci-fi authors. This book starts the series, Salvation Sequence. It is based…
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is best known for the Final Architecture and Children trilogy and is an amazingly talented Fantasy / Sci-Fi writer. This story is based on a culture that is around the medieval level of technology and follows Lynesse who is the fourth daughter of the Queen. Being the fourth daughter she is “spare” and…
