The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (part 2)

If you haven’t read part one, that would be a sensible place to start. When we left, Gurgeh was on Continue reading →

The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (part 1)

Today I’m going to break my own rules. You see, at the time of writing Iain Banks has recently died. Continue reading →

Fossils by William H. Keith, Jr

In future fiction it is common to include characters (especially protagonists) who are luddites by the standards of their contemporaries, Continue reading →

The Dragons of Probability by Stanislaw Lem

If you like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, there’s a fair chance you’ll like today’s story. First off, this Continue reading →

Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree, Jr

Not having been around in the Sixties and Seventies, my only experience of literature from that time is with a Continue reading →

Separations by Jean-Claude Dunyach

“They’re all love stories, you know,” the young man said. “They’re all dead.” His hand plays with a necklace circling Continue reading →

The Keys to December by Roger Zelazny

Jarry lives at -50C in an atmosphere of exotic gases, with a body shape responsible for the nickname ‘Coldworld Catform.’ Continue reading →

A Birch Tree, A White Fox by Elena Arsenieva

There is a planet on which you cannot speak. It is a desert with a breathable atmosphere, speckled with oases. Continue reading →