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jwilley44 rated it

10 years ago

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I read this book a chapter at time over a few months, which I think is a good way to consume this book as the writing is basically of the form "...and then this happened...and then this other thing happened..", which for me can become tiresome. It is written from the point of view of the main charac...

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bookaneer rated it

10 years ago

text “We say so few women wrote science fiction... because we’ve simply forgotten them.”

The Feminine Future edited by Mike Ashley When I saw an anthology of early female-authored scifi on Netgalley, I knew I had to grab it. While I’m well aware of the female participants in the golden age of detective fiction, I had no idea that women were also so active in early science fiction. All...

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Wyvernfriend Reads rated it

10 years ago

text The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

More 3.5 than 3 star but not quite 4 star.Some interesting ideas and adventures, including two in Ireland. Now must research if Holmes being a Galwegian who attended Trinity is actual canon.

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To Shoot or Not to Shoot rated it

11 years ago

text The Mammoth Book of Time Travel

Delighted how much fun this has been (give it an extra half star).Good ones:Gregory Benford - Caveat Time TravellerLiz Williams - Century to StarboardSean McMullen - Walk to the Full MoonFritz Leiber - Try and Change the PastRobert Silverberg - Needle in a HaystackSimon Clark - Dear TomorrowEllen Kl...

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~Mairéad's Reading List~ rated it

12 years ago

text A Brief History of King Arthur: The man and the legend revealed

Read for University.

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Eric McBet - Zabookowany rated it

12 years ago

text Perły w morzu bylejakości

Czarodzieje są postaciami, które fascynują od lat. Sam jestem ich wielkim miłośnikiem. Lubię poznawać zasady działania magii w różnych uniwersach i wymyślać własne w procesie światotworzenia, którym hybbystycznie się zajmuję. Nic więc dziwnego, ze sięgnąłem do antologii opowiadań powiązanych z różne...

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The Bittern rated it

12 years ago

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I'll definitely be checking out more Harlan Ellison!Paladin of the Lost Hour - Harlan Ellison ★★★★★The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule - Lucius Shepard ★★★★½Audience - Jack Womack ★★★★½Nets of Silver and Gold - James P. Blaylock ★★★★The Phantasma of Q_______ - Lisa Goldstein ★★★★Lady of the Skull...

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REALJimBob rated it

12 years ago

text The Best of British SF 2

Having read and enjoyed the first volume of Mike Ashley' Starting Course follows with the excellent story of Eddie the android, first of the factory line he's embedded into an ordinary family in order to finesse his social skills before he is sent off-world as part of the workforce of humanity's exp...

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Wyvernfriend Reads rated it

12 years ago

text 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (100 Stories)

In a mix of urban fantasy and horror these are short shorts with an average of 6 pages per story some are longer and some are shorter. They're a good mix and I enjoyed most of them.

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Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it

12 years ago

text The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures: Return to the Center of the Earth and Other Extraordinary Voyages, New Tales by the Heirs of Jules Verne

I barely gave it the second star. For details, you can read my review over in my personal blog. Link: http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2013/04/booknote-mammoth-book-of-new-jules.html

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