Can human beings live forever? Of course, we all know the answer to that question. One death per person. However, science fiction has tackled the immortality theme throughout its history as a genre and Robert Silverberg addresses it in several of his books during...
Book Review 85: Awakening by Rebel Miller
by MHill | Jun 12, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews
One of the joys in being a book review blogger is getting to review novels that are outside of your normal reading wheelhouse. Reading's greatest gift is the ability to take you to places that you have never visited, cultures that you are unfamiliar with, or ideas...
Book Review 83: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
by MHill | May 10, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews
"Human beings live in ideas. That they were condemning their descendants to death and extinction did not occur to them, or if it did they repressed the thought, ignored it, and forged on anyway. They did not care as much about their descendants as they did about their...
Book Review 77: Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg
by MHill | Feb 1, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Robert Silverberg 1967-1976
You would think that religious themes in science fiction could not mix together. However, there is a long history of science fiction (and fantasy) writers that have included religious themes in their work. Gene Wolfe did with his Solar Cycle Series (Book of The New...