Science Fiction

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages #3) by Jules Verne

The intrepid Professor Liedenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano…

by ericarobbin April 25, 2020April 26, 2020

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

by ericarobbin March 30, 2020April 2, 2020

Recursion by Blake Crouch

That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome-a mysterious affliction…

by ericarobbin March 27, 2020April 2, 2020

Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1) by Octavia E. Butler

In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler My rating: 2 of 5 stars An interesting story. I read this one for Life’s Library Book Club. This is a heavy read, not in volume but […]

by ericarobbin February 16, 2020April 2, 2020

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Now, collected here for the first time are all seven of this extraordinary writer’s stories so far-plus an eighth story written especially for this volume.

by ericarobbin January 22, 2020February 8, 2020

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

At once a gripping whodunit, a love story, an homage to 1940s noir, and an exploration of the mysteries of exile and redemption…

by ericarobbin January 16, 2020March 8, 2020

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.