Oryx and Crake
It started with growing human organs inside pigs – pigoons they call them – but scientists were intent on solving all of humankind’s problems with genetic engineering and the big businesses just wanted to make more money. In the future,…
Sci-Fi Winner Announced!
Remember to keep adding your science fiction reviews to the linky list to be in with a chance to win a sci-fi book of your choice. The magic number for February is 21 and therefore the winner is… Elemillia @…
March Sci-Fi Link-Up
It’s been great to see the varied science fiction books you’ve been reading so far. I hope you’ve been inspired to add a few extra titles to your shelves. We’ll be reading Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake in March if…
Not Just For Stormtroopers: Sci-Fi Group Read #3
I’m sorry, I forgot to post a poll for March’s group read and have ended up grabbing a book off my shelves that I haven’t read yet either. This month, lets prove that genre and literary fiction aren’t mutually exclusive…
Sci-Fi Winner Announced!
As promised, I have selected one review at random to receive a free book. The magic number is 37 which is Destination Moon over @ Dreaming About Other Worlds. The prize is a science fiction paperback (not including graphic novels)…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
“Stories written before space travel.” “How could there have been stories about space travel before-” “The writers,” Pris said, “made it up.” Rick Deckard is a bounty hunter on a futuristic earth, destroyed by war. His bounty is for androids,…
February Sci-Fi Link-Up
A month gone already! I hope you’ve been enjoying your science fiction reading and I’m happy that Zoo City was a hit for our first group read. I’ll be writing a wrap-up post summarising everyone’s thoughts, so if you haven’t…
Not Just For Stormtroopers: Sci-Fi Group Read #2
The people have spoken. This month I set a poll with a few choices for our optional group read, with a trend towards classics. It looks like a lot of you want to read Philip K. Dick’s science fiction masterpiece…
January Sci-Fi Link-Up
Welcome to 2012! There’s still time to sign-up for my science fiction reading challenge if you haven’t done so already. As long as you’ve signed up by the end of January you will be eligible for entry into the monthly…
Not Just For Stormtroopers: Sci-Fi Group Read #1
Thanks to everyone who has signed up for my 2012 Sci-Fi challenge. As promised there will be a group read each month for those that want to join in. The first book is one I’ve been wanting to read for…
