Category Archives: Science Fiction

Twelve stories from 2001 relating to time travel. As a sucker for time travel stories I had to pick this one up. I’m glad I did. Favorites: “Things I Didn’t Know My Father Knew” – Peter Crowther – A mist … Continue reading →

Twelve stories from 1968,71,77,82-85. Favorites: “The High Test” (1983) – Told by a series of letters to his mother. Jim Paul Madigan works on Cassiopeia 43-G as a driving instructor. He has his hands full with a two headed alien … Continue reading →

Nineteen stories from 1968,71,77,82-85,90. Favorites: “How’s The Night Life On Cissalda?” (1977) – Harlan Ellison – Temponaut Enoch Mirren was doing something disgusting when the capsule opened. And so begins another great Ellison story that includes The FBI, Walter Cronkite … Continue reading →

Stories and essays from 1978,79,81-85,91-95. The book is divided into three sections. Part one is “The Final Stories” and contains fifteen of them. Part two is “On Science Fiction” with eighteen essays and part three is “On Writing Science Fiction” … Continue reading →

Based on three stories published in Analog: “Beer Run” (1979), “A Greater Infinity” (1980) and “Which Ways To The Ends Of Time?” (1981). A meeting of the UFO Spotters is taking place in Duncan MacElroy’s dorm room. He volunteers to … Continue reading →

I wasn’t expecting a whole lot but this is not all that bad. That’s not much of a compliment but the book does have its merits and has a good payoff. Alan Burke grew up enamored with the United Star … Continue reading →

Sixteen stories from 1994-2000. Favorites: “The Joe Show” (1994) – An ET takes over a woman’s TV set. He says he’s a combination of talk show hosts and news anchors. He tells her his creator, a several solar systems large … Continue reading →

One of three books in the series about nonexistent books. This one has introductions to books written in the late 21st century. The major one is “Golem XIV” written in 2047. There is some very funny stuff, especially in the … Continue reading →