A Review of The Divine Invasion

The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Divine Invasion was my favorite of the VALIS trilogy, a trilogy I really haven't enjoyed as much as I do Dick's earlier works. This book is DENSE, folks! It's overtly religious in its themes, and it helps if one is familiar …

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Busy!

Boy, I've been busy since I last wrote! Lessee.... We had the house closing. That went pretty well. The sellers were nice. It didn't take too long. I immediately went to the house and had the locks changed, though, which is something I always do. I've made arrangements to have a handyman start working on …

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A Review of Clarke County, Space

Clarke County, Space by Allen Steele My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was one of the most absolutely delightful books I've ever read! I love Allen Steele! What a story! The story begins with a older, veteran writer being approached by a stranger who wants to tell him the "real" story of Clarke County, …

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A Review of A King of Infinite Space

A King of Infinite Space by Allen SteeleMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis was a unique, enjoyable light sci fi novel. It starts with Alec Tucker, his girlfriend Erin, and his best friend Shemp going to Lollapalooza, getting wasted and dying in a car wreck. Next thing you know, Alec wakes in a white room, …

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A Review of The Outposter

The Outposter by Gordon R. Dickson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This isn't a bad book, but it's not a great book either. Above average? Earth is overpopulated -- has been for 100 years -- and has a lottery where the "winners" are turned into colonists who are shipped to Earth's colonies around the …

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