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The Fountains of Paradise – Arthur C. Clarke (1979)

by Claire Posted on August 31, 2012

The first book I ever attempted to read by Arthur C. Clarke was 2001, a novelization based on a film based on a short story. I’ve never seen the movie, but I found the book to be boring, put it … Continue reading →

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Red Mars – Kim Stanley Robinson (1993)

by Claire Posted on August 10, 2012

When I worked at Half Price Books in Berkeley, Red Mars was one of those books that we sold out of regularly. Being two blocks from UC Berkeley, college students interested in buying and selling their books made up a … Continue reading →

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The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre (1997)

by Claire Posted on July 31, 2012

When I ran the sci-fi section at HPB in Berkeley, my consumption of science fiction accelerated at an exponential rate. Berkeley and Oakland are sci-fi towns, and have produced many famous authors, including Philip K. Dick (who worked right down … Continue reading →

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Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970)

by Claire Posted on July 27, 2012

There are many different kinds of science fiction stories, so many that scholars seem to have reached a consensus that the genre’s boundaries are impossible to define. One woman’s work of science fiction is another’s work of historical fiction, for … Continue reading →

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