Heinlein's juvenile Star Beast is a mixed blessing with moments of brilliance.
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Heinlein's heavy-handed but well written Ruritanian romance set in space.
read more'Only You Can Save Mankind' - Book Review
Light-weight and unimpressive Terry Pratchett children's novel.
read more'Johnny and the Bomb' - Book Review
Johnny Maxwell either has a fantastic imagination or a very weird life. He's from 1996, but in this book, he visits his British hometwon during World War 2.
read more'The Last Stormlord' - Book Review
A weak 700 page "epic" fantasy, the start of a three book series I'll never finish.
read more'Mister X: Razed' - Comic Review
Mildly enjoyable Motter "Mister X" book once again fails to live up to the original.
read more'The Weavers of Saramyr' - Book Review
A lesson in writing: while inditing your villains, don't drag the "heroes" into the same moral quagmire.
read more'Lady Susan' - Book Review
An oddity in the Austen canon, "Lady Susan" features an exceptionally unpleasant protagonist.
read more'The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories' - Book Review
Clarke's follow-up to Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell doesn't have the same depth.
read more'Forest of Memory' - Book Review
A good SF novella about memory in an age of perpetual recording.
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