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- 2017 HUGO AWARDS FINALISTS
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- ELL DONSAII stories, a fun series by Laurance Dahner
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- Great TV miniseries STRANGER THINGS
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Tag Archives: Sci fi
ALL SYSTEMS RED: great new SF by Martha Wells
In a far future Murderbot, its chosen name, is a robot with full AI: not only intelligence but also self-awareness and emotions. Its non-biological body is covered with a human body to ease working with humans and using their tools. … Continue reading
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Tagged action-adventure, AI, android, artificial intelligence, artificial soldier, Martha Wells, planetary exploration, robot, Sci fi, science fiction, scifi
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I want what SEVEN OF NINE had!
Recently people have started having radio ID chips surgically implanted. Stupid. You have to undergo surgery, which is dangerous even at its most innocuous. To upgrade you need more surgery. To fix problems yet more surgery. Worst, you can be … Continue reading
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Tagged action-adventure, augmented reality, Borg, cyborg, dataglove, earbud, Google Glasses, Jeri Ryan, military sci-fi, Sci fi, science fiction, scifi, Seven of Nine, Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, TV
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2017 HUGO AWARDS FINALISTS
Mike Glyer’s FILE770 is my goto fanzine. It has just published a page containing the 2017 Hugo SF Awards finalists. It was created, seemingly, by “JJ.” Whoever s/he is has done a great job. Each work has a CLICKABLE link … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, fantasy, File770, Hidden Figures, Hugo Awards, Lois McMaster Bujold, Sci fi, science fiction, Stranger Things
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PERILOUS WAIF – great military SF
In a far future Alice Long is a 14-year-old orphan on jungle planet Gaia. Her nun-like Matrons would disapprove of the body-mods she has if they knew about them. An accident reveals some, plus the fact that the brain-washing they … Continue reading
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Tagged action-adventure, military sci-fi, military SF, Sci fi, science fiction, teen, young adult
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ELL DONSAII stories, a fun series by Laurance Dahner
I just finished reading a delightful series by Laurance Dahners. Thirteen books in all (so far) it tells of the adventure of Ell Donsaii, a scientist and athlete of near-superhuman abilities. Unlike much of SF, integral to it is the … Continue reading
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Tagged action-adventure, Genius, Sci fi, science fiction, scifi
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Great TV miniseries STRANGER THINGS
I much enjoyed Netflix’s miniseries “Stranger Things.” The 8 episodes are the length of three or four feature films so buying a month of Netflix for $ 8/10 was well worth it. The series has been described as Spielbergian. I … Continue reading
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Tagged E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Netflix, Sci fi, Spielberg, Spielbergian, Stranger Things
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Great new CASTAWAYS IN TIME book
Just finished a terrific addition to the old “castaways in time” books which started with Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. The book by Michael Z. Williamson is a bit long on the details of how the main … Continue reading
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Tagged action-adventure, Afghanistan, military sci-fi, paleolithic, portal sci-fi, Sci fi, science fiction
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REAL GENIUSES: What are they Like?
Science fiction writers often write about geniuses and other very bright people. If you’re satisfied with all the stereotypes about them, read no more. But if you’d like to know what they are REALLY like, go to this newly posted … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bang Theory, Creative writing, Creativity, fantasy, Genius, Intelligence quotient, IQ, Literature, Modern Family, Sci fi, science fiction, scifi, writing
