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Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double 77710: The Eyes of Bolsk by Robert Lory, and The Space Barbarians by Mack Reynolds

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 5 Jul

I thought it was about time I read another Ace Double. I think I've got something over a hundred of this classic science fiction book series in my collection, so I'll need to read a few every year to stand any chance of getting...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Catseye by Andre Norton

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 8 Nov 24

I've just finished reading this science fiction novel by an author who I've been getting in to lately. I don't see vintage science fiction books in charity shops very often, but I was lucky enough to find this one in an Oxfam...

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The Outcasts of Heaven Belt by Joan D. Vinge - Science Fiction Book Review

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 18 May 24

I've just finished reading this 1978 science fiction novel by an author that I'm not otherwise familiar with. I don't think I've read anything by Joan D. Vinge before. Based on this book though, I'd definitely give any of her...

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Science Fiction Review - "If This Goes On-" by Robert Heinlein

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 17 Feb 24

Anyone reads a fair amount of science fiction has at least heard of Robert Heinlein, one of the top SF authors of the 20th Century. This is a quick review of "If This Goes On-", his first published novel-lenghth story. It was...

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Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Science Fiction Book Review

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 21 Nov 23

Here I am, not far off middle age (OK, I'm in my late 50s), a life-long science fiction fan, and can you believe I've only just got round to reading Foundation? It's one of the traditional SF standards, it's like a fan of...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double D-69: Beyond Earth's Gates by Lewis Padgett and C.L. Moore, and Daybreak 2250 A.D. By Andre Norton

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 4 Nov 23

I'm still going through my large collection of Ace Science Fiction Doubles, that well-remembered series of paperback books that were published from the early 50s to the early 70s. For me, it's a classic era of SF, when books were...

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Science Fiction Book Review: The Man Who Awoke by Laurence Manning

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 22 Jul 23

I bought a job lot of vintage science fiction books recently, which included this one. When I buy job lots of books, some I read and keep and others I sell on. I wasn't familiar with this book, or the author, so I thought I'd...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double D-84: An Earth Gone Mad by Roger Dee and The Rebellious Stars by Isaac Asimov

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 8 Mar 23

Over the last couple of years, I've got heavily into collecting Ace Science Fiction Doubles. This was a line of paperback books, published over a period of about twenty years, from the early 50s to the 70s. Each one consisted of...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double D-509: Star Hunter and The Beast Master by Andre Norton

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 24 Dec 22

I love Ace Science Fiction Doubles. These books were published over a period of about twenty years, from the early 50s to the 70s. Each one consisted of two books published back to back. There were a couple of hundred published...

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Science Fiction Book Review: The Gate of Time by Philip Jose Farmer

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 10 Oct 22

The late Philip Jose Farmer was a very talented science fiction writer, who had a long and illustrious career. I'm not familiar with his whole body of work, but I read his “Riverworld” series years ago, as well as some of his Doc...

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Book Review: Agent of Chaos by Norman Spinrad

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 29 May 22

I sometimes buy job lots of books through online marketplaces like eBay and Ebid. It's a good way of getting vintage books - especially old science fiction books - without spending too much money. Some I keep to read, and others...

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Book Review: The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 13 May 22

Robert Heinlein was one of the most famous and influential science fiction writers of the 20th Century. I've been reading his work since I was 9 years old, on and off, and I don't believe he ever wrote a bad story. “The Door...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double: Space Captain by Murray Leinster and The Mad Metropolis by Philip E High

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 1 Jan 22

Long-time science fiction fans might be familiar with “Ace Doubles”. This was a line of paperbacks published by Ace Books over a period of about twenty years between the early fifties and the early seventies. These were pairs of...

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Science Fiction Book Review – The Winter of the World by Poul Anderson

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 24 Sep 21

Poul Anderson was a world-famous science fiction writer, who won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, and yet I don't think I've got round to reading any of his work until recently. This book came my way as part of a job lot on eBay...

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Nice Weekend

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 22 Jul 13

Went to San Francisco last weekend with the girls. Originally it was supposed to be me, Jaye and Roberta, but Jaye's friend Debi ended up joining us. The picture is the view from our room, north-westward toward San Francisco...

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star gate

Valentin @wmraul (2552) • Bucharest, Romania 11 Aug 11

Yes, I admit, I am a fan of this. Not only, I like SF (among others) movies and I can say all those starting with "Star ..": Star wars, star trek, star gate ... But coming back to tv series of Star gate, there...

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Movie review: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galax

Wolfechu @Wolfechu (1193) • United States 1 Jun 10

When the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy finally hit the big screen, I was pretty excited. I had always been a big fan of the series, and the movie rights had been tied up in development and legal hell for decades. Finally, it...

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Shadow Fiend(SF)

saetan @saetan (16) • Singapore 28 May 10

Hey guys tell me what you think about SF, and tell me how you think it will carry the game,The item you like to buy. And lastly disadvantage of this hero. For me, Sf is one of the best carry hero that i like, i always start...

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Could we be happy?

MagicalBubbles @MagicalBubbles (5103) • Canada 22 Apr 10

In my family, we exchange books. I started reading a book that has many different stories. One of the story has to do with "nano machines" they're machines that can make anything you want: food, clothes, house, cars, etc. You name...

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What do you look for in a SF book?

dalelynn21 @dalelynn21 (60) • United States 24 Apr 09

I have to like the characters. If the character isn't someone I want to read about, I can't read the book. I also like stories about surviving on another world. I like the fight to tame their new world and the interpersonal...

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