The Futurological Congress
By Stanislaw Lem This is the second book I have consumed in the throws of my new found addiction to Stanislaw Lem’s satirical works. It was originally published in Polish and translated by Michael Kandel.…
The Star Diaries
By Stanislaw Lem After reading the Cyberiad, I desperately needed more Stanislaw Lem science fiction satire. My late to the party discovery of Lem is nonetheless, now filling the void left by the death of…
The Cyberiad
By Stanislaw Lem I got this one new from the evil empire, Amazon, full price. I guess I just haven’t been finding much of note in the bargain bins. Anyway, what follows are my excuses:…
Out of the Silent Planet
By C. S. Lewis Out of the Silent Planet is the first in C. S. Lewis’ space trilogy. I believe my sister gave me the second, called Perelandra, that she picked up in a used…
Hellstrom’s Hive
By Frank Herbert This was 3 dollars at Robert’s Book Shop in Lincoln City. I must have bought it 2 years ago. That was the last time I went to the Oregon Coast. It has…
Buckaroo Bonzai Against the World Crime League Et Al. A Compendium of Evils
By Earl M Rauch This was a Christmas gift from my brother. We have both long been fans of the Buckaroo Bonzai film, which was in our collection of bootlegged VHS films as children. Our…
Destination Void
By Frank Herbert $1.99 at Goodwill. With all the interest and hype surrounding the newest film version of Frank Herbert’s Dune, and having read the Dune series as a kid, I have been more and…
I Sing The Body Electric and Other Stories
By Ray Bradbury No one blends classic American literature and poetry with my favorite genre, science fiction, like Ray Bradbury. He is a writer, story teller, and a poet above all. I was introduced to…
The Left Hand of Darkness
By Ursula K. Le Guin I found this perusing the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Western section of the local Goodwill. Happy to find cheap Sci-Fi classics, It was a little disappointing to find that it had a contemporary…
Starship Troopers
By Robert A. Heinlein Starship Troopers is said by some to mark Robert Heinlein’s transition from juvenile fiction to adult. Written in a week or two, in response to the nuclear test ban of the…