I stumbled across The Magicians by accident a couple of weeks ago. I’d not read any of Lev Grossman’s work before but there was something about The Magicians that grabbed my attention. It was partly the cover, a haunting image of a tree surrounded by fog, its leaves scattered like tears across a small lake, [...]
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The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Posted by cjlevinson on August 30, 2010
http://cjlevinson.com/2010/08/30/review-the-magicians-by-lev-grossman/
Startide Rising by David Brin
David Brin’s Uplift series is one of the most beloved of science fiction series. The Uplift Saga is populated by an array of strange aliens, characters and worlds, set in a future universe where no species can reach full sentience without the help of a patron race. The sequence began in 1979 with Sundiver, but [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on November 29, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/11/29/startide-rising-by-david-brin/
Quantico by Greg Bear
Greg Bear has written some of my favourite SF novels in the past but for the last few years has been moving more into the mainstream with his fiction. That’s fine with me as I’ll read anything I can get my hands on and Bear’s thrillers are different to most, but I admit I’m looking [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on October 3, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/10/03/quantico-by-greg-bear/
Site of the Week: Faqqly
Site of the Week (17/9/07) Faqqly Rating: Faqqly is a social networking site with a difference. Unlike other sites which focus more on how you present yourself than getting to know other users, Faqqly is all about creating your own questions page (FAQ) that people can comment on. Set up a list of topics and [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 17, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/09/17/faqqly/
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