“The ship didn’t even have a name. It had no human crew because the factory craft which constructed it had been evacuated long ago. It had no life-support or accommodation units for the same reason. It had no class number or fleet designation because it was a mongrel made from bits and pieces of different… Continue reading Should You Read Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks?
Tag: science fiction
Should You Read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury?
“It was a pleasure to burn. “It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor… Continue reading Should You Read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury?
Should you Read Foundation by Isaac Asimov?
”His name was Gaal Dornick and he was just a country boy who had never seen Trantor before. That is, not in real life. He had seen it many times on the hyper-video, and occasionally in tremendous three-dimensional newscasts covering an Imperial Coronation or the opening of a Galactic Council. Even though he had lived… Continue reading Should you Read Foundation by Isaac Asimov?
Should You Read Face by Joma West?
“When he wasn’t working, Menial 63700578 went by the name of Jake. Jake wanted to get his hands on Madeleine Burroughs. He wanted to run his fingers through her thick chestnut hair and possibly, maybe, perhaps, get close enough to her so he could draw in her scent.” – Opening of Face Face is a… Continue reading Should You Read Face by Joma West?
Should You Read 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke?
“The drought had lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended. Here on the Equator, in the continent which would one day be known as Africa, the battle for existence had reached a new climax of ferocity, and the victor was not yet in sight. In… Continue reading Should You Read 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke?
Should You Read Master Class by Christina Dalcher?
“It’s impossible to know what you would do to escape a shitty marriage and give your daughters a fair shot at success. Would you pay money? Trade the comfort of your house and home? Lie, cheat, or steal?” – Opening of Master Class Master Class is a science fiction novel set in a version of… Continue reading Should You Read Master Class by Christina Dalcher?
Shannon Fallon 