Articles by Fred Kiesche

REVIEW: The World Turned Upside Down edited by David Drake, Eric Flint and Jim Baen

REVIEW SUMMARY: A collection of classic genre tales that influenced three genre authors and editors. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Twenty-nine stories (plus notes and a [...]

March 16, 2009 // 6 Comments

REVIEW: Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny

REVIEW SUMMARY: One of Zelazny’s more standalone works that shows off his polished prose, humor and frantic pacing. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Fred Cassidy is doing his [...]

March 9, 2009 // 12 Comments

REVIEW: Project Moonbase and Others by Robert A. Heinlein

REVIEW SUMMARY: A glimpse into a television series that never was. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A collection of previously unseen scripts and story treatments for a science [...]

July 21, 2008 // 2 Comments

REVIEW: Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith by C. L. Moore

REVIEW SUMMARY: A delightful blend of classic science fiction, wonderful settings and some of the most memorable monsters you’ve never encountered. MY RATING: BRIEF [...]

July 17, 2008 // 2 Comments

REVIEW: Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves

REVIEW SUMMARY: The best young adult novel that Robert A. Heinlein never wrote. MY RATING: . BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Joey Harker goes on a field trip one day and finds himself in the [...]

June 23, 2008 // 1 Comment

REVIEW: The Secret of Sinharat and People of the Talisman by Leigh Brackett

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Guest reviewer Fred Kiesche is the one of the bloggers extraordinaire at Texas Best Grok] REVIEW SUMMARY: Space opera from the Golden Age of science [...]

March 8, 2008 // 3 Comments

REVIEW: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a guest review by Fred Kiesche, blogger extraordinaire of The Eternal Golden Braid.] REVIEW SUMMARY: Hopefully will revitalize the [...]

December 4, 2006 // 31 Comments