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I don't understand. I keep blogging about Cheesburger Brown and his amazing sci-fi books but he remains un-discovered. You would have thought this blog, which is read by billions dozens of people, would have elevated him to Asimov status by now ....
Wow, has it really been since December that I last blogged? I guess I've been busy... Those of you paying attention (not that I actually believe there are very many of you) will probably understand what I've been so busy with. It's probably...
Back before the invention of the printing press my great, great, great grandfather came to the United States from Bavaria. His name was August Kindl. At Ellis Island the immigration officials added the 'e'...hence my family's name. We pronounce...
This was my first Kindle book. That's right Charlie Kindel bought a Kindle. I have to say it's getting annoying having everyone saying my name... Here's my quick review of Halting State by Charles Stross ... The big idea is an interesting...
In 1987 I was an intern at IBM Federal Systems Division in Manassas, VA. I was working on testing the software for the AN/BQQ-5D bow-mounted spherical array sonar system for the SSN 688 Class (Los Angeles) fast attack nuclear submarines. This was shortly...
Late last year I "discovered" Karl Schroeder when I read Sun of Suns: Book One of Virga . Recently he released the 2nd book of this series titled Queen of Candesce: Book Two of Virga and I finished it this weekend. Like the first book I thoroughly...
Johnny Mnemonic, Neuromancer, Count Zero, Burning Chrome. All phenomenal stories. Some of my favorite reads. The Difference Engine & Pattern Recognition: I never finished them. They just didn't resonate with me. But I still will buy anything William...
I've always been a huge fan of Robert Ludlum. I started reading his books when I was in middle school. I don't think the Bourne trilogy are his best works. I think The Osterman Weekend was my favorite. But with the Bourne Ultimatum coming out...
Whew! I finally finished River of Gods by Ian McDonald this weekend. I categorize River of Gods as a “Great story but a PITA to read book”. Here's the deal: I shouldn't have to work to read a science fiction novel. To me “a great read” just flows...
Those of you paying attention will remember Cheesburger Brown . He's an insanely talented sci-fi author and artist who, two years ago, penned Simon of Space as well as Darth Vader's blog . Simon of Space was originaly written in the form of a...
I recently finished John Scalzi's Andoid's Dream . I've said it before, but I've always been a huge fan of Robert Heinlein and John's writing reminds me of his. This book is John's 3rd sci-fi novel and his maturity over time as...
Found this book via Boing Boing and ordered it along with several others for reading over Christmas in Colorado. With the power outage, I had the chance to get through it last week. All in all it's a pretty good read. The idea of an “inside out” world...
Via BoingBoing I find out that John Scalzi (author of some great Sci-Fi and a former classmate) has released The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies . Sounds cool.
Simon of Space is complete. The last chapter has been posted. I’m shocked that the major outlets (/., BoingBoing, etc…) have not picked up on this phenomenon. http://simonofspace.blogspot.com You can now order a printed book version: http...
I wrote about it before , but it warrants more attention: The online SciFi novel being presented as a blog titled Simon of Space is simply fantastic. Start reading it today at http://simonofspace.blogspot.com . Every day I look forward to a new installment...
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