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What I’m Reading Now: Mistborn

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Kenneth Newquist

Mistborn is the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s Final Empire series. The setup is simple enough: imagine if the hero destined to save the world from a terrible evil did so … and then decided to use his new-found power … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: A Memory of Light

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kenneth Newquist

A Memory of Light is the final book in Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time series, a series so huge that Jordan died before he could finish it. Fortunately, he took voluminous notes and passed those on to his chosen successor, Brandon Sanderson. … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: The Way of Kings

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Kenneth Newquist

I’ve enjoyed Brandon Sanderson’s work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series; he’s nailed the town and narrative stye of Jordan while simultaneously taming many of the author’s meandering story lines. I was eager to see how his own books … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: Reamde

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Kenneth Newquist

Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite authors — Snow Crash is one of the best cyberpunk novels ever written (Stephenson was responsible for the concept of virtual avatars operating in digital environments), Diamond Age anticipates the coming age of nanotech … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: The Peace War

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Kenneth Newquist

I was itching for some good science fiction, and decided to check out a few of the older novels by one of my favorite authors, Vernor Vinge. The Peace War  takes place in a future in which Earth’s nation states … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: The 13 Gun Salute

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Kenneth Newquist

The 13th novel in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Mautrin series finds the pair on a diplomatic mission to the far side of the world, where they hope to outmaneuver a French envoy hoping to secure alliances with one of the island nations. … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: Leviathan Wakes

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Kenneth Newquist

Leviathan Wakes is an interplanetary space opera reminiscent of Joss Whedon’s Firefly. Although its set entirely within the confines of our solar system — there’s no zipping between star systems — the book still manages to get in some great … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: The New Space Opera 2

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Kenneth Newquist

The New Space Opera 2 is written by the current generation of SF writers, including Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, John Barnes, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Mike Resnick. There are 19 stories in all. The first volume read more like The New Transhumanism than the … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: Engines of God

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Kenneth Newquist

Jack McDevitt’s The Engines of God is a novel of interstellar archeology. Earth has been devastated by global warming, and our exploration of the galaxy has only turned up a handful of “garden worlds” — planets comparable to Earth — … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: The January Dancer

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Kenneth Newquist

The January Dancer, by Easton, Pa. native Michael Flynn tells the story of an alien artifact chased across the galaxy by an assortment of heroes and villains, it’s a slow, rambling sort of space opera that was strongest in its … Continue reading →

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