An Ornament To His Profession Charles L. Harness, Priscilla Olson New England Science Fiction Association, 1998 This collection brings back into print stories covering Harness' repertoire from alternate history, SF about the legal profession, and lyrical and witty stories of science and the arts, including the short novel The Rose and sixteen other works of short fiction. It also contains introductions by David Hartwell and the editor, Priscilla Olson, an afterward by George Zebrowski, a ...             Sun of Suns: Book One of Virga24 reviews Karl Schroeder Tor Science Fiction, 2007 Most Creative Book I've Read in Years + Pirates and Airships and SciFi Oh My! + Great start to an excellent series From the very first page to the very last, there was never a dull moment. This book was exciting, fun, and definitely outside of the box. Not just one or two new concepts, but dozens of them. World building at it's finest. Highly recommended.             Out Of The Mouth Of The Dragon1 review Mark S. Geston Wildside Press, 2003 A unique and amazing book Geston writes very little today, but the late 60's saw a brief efflorescence of his work. This book and its clumsier predecessor LORDS OF THE STARSHIP are set in approximately the same future history - one where humanity has retreated from the stars to a crippled Earth and now fights repeated ...             The Dancers At The End Of Time (Eternal Champion Series, Vol. 10)24 reviews Michael Moorcock White Wolf Publishing, 2000 It's the bible + Superb! + My only question is... + Outrageous and fun + Romantic Comedy             Make Room! Make Room!20 reviews Harry Harrison Orb Books, 2008 A good read + MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! by Harry Harrison + Well written and exciting I like this book , I like the movie Soylent Green, too -- which tells a very different story. They complement one another, but they are by no means the same. Harrison gives us a gritty tour through a believable overcrowded New York in a run-down world that could have been. Still could be..... ...             Ring Around the Sun (Masters of Science Fiction)9 reviews Clifford D. Simak Carroll & Graf Pub, 1992 Worlds without end- human potential without limit + READ SIMAK! + Worlds without end- human potential without limit + exciting novel + A wonderous book that I need to read again.             Born With The Dead3 reviews Robert Silverberg Berkley, 1979 Three Novellas from a sci-fi master that you ought to read + Not Free SF Reader + Three stories of people dealing with unique death issues. Robert Silverberg hasn't gotten the "star" status of Asimov, Heinlein or Herbert among science fiction writers, but his novels and novellas are surely among the best science fiction has to offer--in fact, I think his novellas supercede the genre and are examples for anyone who loves writing to ...             Brave New World729 reviews Aldous Huxley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Open the book and open your eyes (please comment) + This book is more enjoyable with some soma! + Frighteningly Prophetic + Dystopia, i long for thee + Good Book             Untouched by Human Hands R. Sheckly Ace, 1979             The Wanderer17 reviews Fritz Leiber Gollancz, 2001 A wonderful sci-fi/disaster book + Dated after more than 40 years, but still entertaining + Up in the sky! It's a . . . giant planet? While everyone's eyes are turned to the skies to watch a lunar eclipse, a planet appears out of nowhere. At first, people are intersted in this new planet, then the devastating earthquakes and tidal changes begin as the Wanderer, as many have named the planet, begins threatening the Moon. This ...             Downward to the Earth (S.F.Masterworks)7 reviews Robert Silverberg Gollancz, 2004 Classic Silverberg + Yet another classic, of course + Alien anthropology 101 + Beatiful and primal imagery and emotion. A true "10"             Best of Frederik Pohl1 review Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books, 1975 A great introduction to a classic SF writer Due to Pohl's other careers as both a literary agent and a SF magazine editor, Pohl didn't achieve the same amount of output as his contemporaries Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. This is our loss, since Pohl really excelled in the short form (not that he is any slouch at novel length). This "best ...             Revelation Space147 reviews Alastair Reynolds Ace, 2002 Fantastic epic of the highest order + A Science Fiction master piece! The entire Revelation Space series is a space opera of the highest order. Alastair Reynolds has set the new bar by which science fiction of the new millenium should be judged. Unlike many science fiction novels, the characters of the Revelation Space saga are highly developed and full of deep ...             Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1036 reviews Frank Herbert Ace Trade, 2005 "The Sleeper Has Awakened!" ~ Science Fiction Or Prophetic Utterance? + A SciFi Masterpiece + I do not understand why Dune is so popular. + AMAZING BOOK! + Brings Back Memories of Old Sci-Fi Days             Bring the Jubilee (Millennium Fantasy Masterworks)16 reviews Ward Moore Gollancz, 2001 Masterful Early Novel of the Dangers of Time-Travel + A Very Well Written Time Travel Story... + Classic tale of sf Pleasantly, this book has aged well. Even after fifty years it still is vital and reads well. What sets it apart is that it was written so long ago and therefore was far ahead of others of it's time. This is no "War of the Worlds" or "John Carter of Mars". This is a tale with a warning. What ...             Best of Fritz Leiber3 reviews Fritz Leiber Amereon Limited, 1997 selections from a life's work + Not Free SF Reader These days, if Leiber is remembered at all, he's best known for his sword & sorcery stories of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, published over a period of many years. The Fafhrd & Grey Mouser stories are very entertaining, and I'm glad to have them, but Leiber did so much more than that. If all you ...             A Canticle for Leibowitz233 reviews Walter M. Miller Jr. Eos, 2006 "Sic transit mundus" + St. Leibowitz: A Post-apocalyptic Saint for our Times + Sci-fi that isn't Comparing the United States to the Roman Empire seems to be a fashionable thing to do lately. And the argument is certainly not without merit. As the only superpower left its natural to make judgments based on the worlds great empires and to ask if we are making the same mistakes that caused their ...             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             His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C.M. Kornbluth10 reviews C. M. Kornbluth, Timothy Szczesuil Nesfa Press, 1997 One of the best books I've ever bought + The morons march on + A Fine Literary Legacy + Best collection ever? + Fascinating collection by too often overlooked writer             Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)362 reviews Kim Stanley Robinson Spectra, 1993 This epic novel is insanely good. + Intelligent and insightful Amazing, amazing book. The depth and breadth of the decades-long plot, the huge cast of vivid and distinctive characters, and the novel's hard science foundation combine make this the best book I have read in years. Many, many years.