The Crystal Spheres by David Brin

The Fermi paradox asks why, if aliens exist, they haven’t contacted us yet. While a vast number of explanations have Continue reading →

The Streets of Ashkelon by Harry Harrison

This brings back memories. When I was ten I read it, loved it and described it to my sister, who Continue reading →

The Tear by Ian McDonald

Summing this up is difficult. More than one person has said this novella has enough ideas for a trilogy of Continue reading →

Alone by Robert Reed

Yesterday’s story was on a large scale, a four kilometre long spaceship. Let’s try something larger. Indeed, today’s one is Continue reading →

Monkey Suit by Alastair Reynolds

Reynolds loves things on a large scale. Take the opening paragraph: “A lighthugger is a four kilometre spike of armour Continue reading →

The Hated by Frederik Pohl

Early on an astronaut in a bar is asked: “What’s it like to fly to Mars on a rocket?” His Continue reading →

Nothing Personal by Richard A. Lupoff

While cosmic horror writers have been strip-mining the works of H.P. Lovecraft for decades, there’s one area of the Cthulhu Continue reading →