Tag Archives: SF

New Arrivals, Current Reading March 11 – 17, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Rick Robinson

It’s beginning to look like Spring here, with Daffodils and Forsythia blooming and buds and new growth on many shrubs and trees. Spring – it’s good! NEW ARRIVALS: After last week’s bonanza of stuff, it was inevitable, and desirable, that … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading, October 28 – November 4, 2012

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Rick Robinson

It’s been windy and rainy here, the Fall color is quickly blowing away. The maple tree I posted just a few days ago is nearly stripped of leaves and there’s leaf raking to be done everywhere. New Arrivals – Three things … Continue reading →

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FFB: Playgrounds of the Mind

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Rick Robinson

this is the 80th of my series of forgotten books Playgrounds of the Mind by Larry Niven, some contents co-authored, July 1992 mass market paperback, science fiction and fantasy I bought this used copy for the car. If you’re like … Continue reading →

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Revelation Space

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Rick Robinson

by Alastair Reynolds, © 2000, Ace mass market 2002 paperback, first of Revelation Space series – science fiction In spite of positive “critical reviews”, after 94 pages of this one I gave up. The number of plotlines, subplots, characters, timelines and flashbacks simply … Continue reading →

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