EW on SF
Entertainment Weekly's latest has another brief roundup of recent sf books reviewed by Noah Robischon. To wit:
- TO THE STARS by L. Ron Hubbard
- Grade: A-
- Lowdown: Scientology founder Hubbard first published Stars in two 1950 issues of Astounding Science Fiction. Aside from [the main character's ] old fashioned naïveté, the story is still pertinent today.
- MARQUE AND REPRISAL by Elizabeth Moon
- Grade: B
- Lowdown: Moon resolves too many conflicts with tech shortcuts, but the intrigue-filled plot lends to a marque of distinction.
- BANNER OF SOULS by Liz Williams
- Grade: B+
- Lowdown: Williams' finely wrought, femme-powered battle deftly blends fantasy and sci-fi.
- SAUCER: THE CONQUEST by Stephen Coonts
- Grade: B+
- Lowdown: Coonts crosses 1850s 1950s saucer kitsch with Bruckheimeresque dogfights to achieve a shallow but enjoyable liftoff.
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Posted by John DeNardo at Saturday October 23, 2004 at 8:54 PM
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1850s saucer kitsch
I think you mean 1950s. I thought the previous book was pretty good, but I'm a sucker for discovering-ancient-advanced-tech-stories.
Posted by PapayaSF on Monday October 25, 2004 at 1:29 PM at 1:29 PM
Whoops! Thanks, Papaya. Post updated.
Posted by John on Monday October 25, 2004 at 1:37 PM at 1:37 PM