An interstellar police group recruits criminals to catch criminals.We follow the adventures of Slippery Jim, one of the best con-man thieves in the multiple galaxies. I'm not sure why I always thought these were written by either Peirs Anthony or Isaac Asimov. They're not. LOL The Kindle ver...
A fairly satisfying ending. Though I would have liked to know more about what happened with the Yilane. Roll 2 dice: 9Space 22, Set in Asia I don't think I currently have anything set in Asia. However, the TBR is large. The hunt is on. 1. Author is a woman : League of Dragons by Nao...
This series has been a very interesting alternate history. What if the dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct? Unfortunately, I can't the image of Sleestacks out my head when imagining the Yilane. Roll 2 dice: 5 1. Author is a woman : League of Dragons by Naomi Novik 8. Author's last name begins ...
If ever you needed convincing that "classic" science fiction, as published in the various periodicals in the mid 20th-century, was a guy's game, you'd only need to read this. Even while it posits the need for a peaceful resolution on a planet where nature itself is rising up against the colonizers, ...
(Original Review, 1980-08-19)Pournelle's virulently infectious optimism is severely misplaced. Other people have already pointed out that his strategy involves the probable abandonment of Earth and the bulk of its population (what-the-hell, they're just gooks anyway); I'll just add that even RAH [20...
I feel like its safe to say at this point that I have a certain affection for classic science fiction. There's just something about it that is very refreshing. Contemporary science fiction is so focused on technological advances, the state of the world, and epic space operas that they're just not as...
Jason, the main character from Deathworld 1, is kidnapped to be taken back to prison for his supposed crimes. The ship crashes on a planet where the population has degenerated to approximately the bronze age. He decides to use his advanced technological knowledge to advance the machinations of one o...
As pointed out in other reviews that are some plot and characterization inconsistencies, but this is still a faced-paced fun read. A gambler turned planet-saver on a 2G planet where all life has psi powers and is willfully raging a battle against mankind! Great story!
“I out-thought them, that’s all.” Special Corps sends the Rat to infiltrate what today looks like North Korea In Space; a nastily militaristic planet that is going round duffing up other systems when – as Harrison astutely points out (and I read this in the month ‘Independence Day’ returns to cinema...
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