Mainspring26 reviews Jay Lake Tor Science Fiction, 2008 Epic journey in amazing world, but a major flaw + Overall: Wonderful Lake has created quite a world with Mainspring, and for the most part it works very well. I didn't find the 2nd half of the book NEARLY as tedious, slow, or aimless as some of the reviewers here. I was still interested and even engrossed all the way to the end. The conflict between Rational ...             The Necessary Beggar (Alex Awards (Awards))9 reviews Susan Palwick Tor Books, 2005 Necessary Reading + This is a sweet, kind book + An incredible book At its heart, Susan Palwick's The Necessary Beggar, is a rather simple story of a family from a parallel world trying to make a go of things in our world. Palwick's exiles arrive in Reno, Nevada, through a shimmering blue portal. They are not adventurers or heretics or invaders, but a simple ...             The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many ...11 reviews Madeleine L'Engle Square Fish, 2007 Good for another generation! + Great series for kids + Excellent Collection! + Not just for youngsters... + Wonderful collection             The Sparrow458 reviews Mary Doria Russell Ballantine Books, 1997 wonderful + The Sparrow + brillliant introspection in outer space I have read thousands of books... This is THE best books I have ever read. I am not a religious person, I have no God, I have read the bible, the Koran and alot of other religious texts. This being said and stated above. This is a story of love, discovery, and the search for faith in the most ...             The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith52 reviews Cordwainer Smith Nesfa Press, 1993 The Glory That Was Cordwainer + Step into the fantastic mind of Cordwainer Smith + Not Free SF Reader + Talk of a hidden gem             The Gospel according to Science Fiction: From the Twilight Zone to the Final Frontier5 reviews Gabriel McKee Westminster John Knox Press, 2007 Short review but I enjoyed this book + Interesting, insightful, and well-researched + Lots of great information, but somewhat tedious to read + An interesting look at Science Fiction's thoughts on Christianity + A thoroughly excellent book             A Case of Conscience (Del Rey Impact)36 reviews James Blish Del Rey, 2000 A Theological Science Fiction Novel + Thought provoking + Excellent Novella + religion and science work together             Sacred Visions1 review Andrew M. Greeley Tor Books, 1991 Great Collection I have found that it is hard to review a collection of writings from different authors. In part, because it can be trite to state which is your favorite story and which is your least. It is also unfair to compare the writing styles of the different authors. Collections serve a variety of purposes; ...             The Speed of Dark88 reviews Elizabeth Moon Del Rey, 2005 A new look at "normal" + Speed of Dark + A view from an intriguing mind facing an intriguing choice + A Realistic Autism Story             Doctor Mirabilis2 reviews James Blish Panther, 1976 Superb -- both historical fiction and science fiction + a great book about the Middle Ages This novel about Roger Bacon, the great English medieval monk and scientific thinker, is one of the finest historical novels ever written, and yet -- paradoxically -- it is also one of the finest science-fiction novels ever written, by one of the greatest writers of science fiction who ever ...             Firebird: A Trilogy (Tyers, Kathy)11 reviews Kathy Tyers Bethany House, 2004 Great Books! + Yes! All Three books in one and worth the effort to read. + This may be the best book I have ever read... These books are really great, and are even better all together, versus each one seperately, because they all complete each other. I highly recommend these books to any avid Christian reader; they're some of my favorites!             Divine Realms: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Ravenstone Divine Realms explores faith, God, and the universe in a speculative vein, with a multiplicity of voices and views. Science fiction and fantasy rarely tackle the subject of spirituality. This volume boldly challenges the subject, with contributions from some of the best writers in Canada, including Ven Begamudre, Peter Watts, Jason Kapalka, Jena Snyder, Erik J. Spigel and Mary Woodbury.             The Children of Men103 reviews P.D. James Vintage, 2006 Perspective in Children of Men + PD James is a gifted writer + different than movie in plot and themes + elegant retro entertainment             The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories19 reviews Gene Wolfe Orb Books, 1997 Wolfe's best collection. + Fantastic -- but must read with care + Pure greatness + Island doctors and their deaths + An uneven collection, but there are some fantastic stories             The Man in the High Castle168 reviews Philip K. Dick Vintage, 1992 What if the Nazis / Japanese Won WWII, the U.S. Conquered & Divided? + Nothing else quite like it + Hugo winning classic + Our world as it might have been ...             Doomsday Book438 reviews Connie Willis Spectra, 1993 4.5-Star title, really hard to find fault + Very competent time travel tale This is the first book by this author I have read. She writes a time-travel story while maintaining a present-time plot and thread, which is no easy challenge. Eifelheim, which I read recently, had notable problems with this Then and Now 2-thread structure. Some spoilers will appear in this ...             Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' (New Sun)189 reviews Gene Wolfe Orb Books, 1994 Visionary and masterfully complex science fiction + My favorite novel + Allusions Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun is a massively complex work of fiction. However, this depth never seems to bog the reader down, instead it further involves the reader in the saga of Severian. Wolfe takes the basic idea of Jack Vance's classic "The Dying Earth," the concept of an Earth far in the ...             The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch64 reviews Philip K. Dick Vintage, 1991 What stigmata do you carry? + Philip K. Dick at his psychotic best + Highly recommended, however... + Difficult but interesting once you grok it + What is real and what is the construct?             Ingathering: The Complete People Stories of Zenna Henderson43 reviews Zenna Henderson, Mark Olson, ... Nesfa Press, 1995 Ingathering + Great Book + I loved these stories + Classic and Beautiful + Saved             Fire Watch19 reviews Connie Willis Spectra, 1998 An Opulent Collection of the Wild and Weird + Uncoincidental Coincidences + From Light to Dark + Dark science fiction short stories