Across the Sea of Suns: Book 2 of the Galactic Center Series
 greatly enjoyed: I have had this book in my possesion since I was 13. An uncle of mine, a huge scifi fan, I got all of his books and this was one of them, but it was missing the last 75 pages or so, so I never read it until I found a copy of it in a used [... more]
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Beyond Infinity
disappointed by this fine author: Gregory Benford has been, and remains, a terrific writer, as well as a real scientist, but this is not a good book. For a hard s.f. enthusiast, the language is fuzzy and verbose although the book has less than 300 pages. [... more]
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Maya Cosmogenesis 2012: The True Meaning of the Maya ...
Don't expect anything to happen in 2012.: The book is rambling and almost unreadable. It is filled ideas that are presented without any substantiation and no other interpretations of the Maya glyphs are discussed. I have the feeling that the author falls [... more]
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Cosm
From Amazon.com: Alicia Butterworth is a physicist from U.C. Irvine who's trying to re-create the conditions that existed just before the big bang using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider on Long Island. Something goes wrong during one of the collider [... more]
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Beyond Infinity
disappointed by this fine author: Gregory Benford has been, and remains, a terrific writer, as well as a real scientist, but this is not a good book. For a hard s.f. enthusiast, the language is fuzzy and verbose although the book has less than 300 pages. [... more]
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Revelation Space
From Amazon.co.uk: Alastair Reynolds's first novel is "hard" SF on an epic scale, crammed with technological marvels and immensities. Its events take place over a relatively short period, but have roots a billion years old--when the Dawn War [... more]
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Sailing Bright Eternity
Too many irrelevant characters. Too long. Too tedious.: Gregory Benford is a smart guy. It shows. The problem is when he tries to show us just how smart he is. This book shouldnt be approached unless the reader is armed with a Ph.D in astro physics. [... more]
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Alpha And Omega
difficult concepts explained in a simple manner: Ever since I read Charles Seife's excellent book "Zero: A Biography of a Dangerous Idea" I have been excited to read whichever book he might publish next. I finally got my change with "Alpha [... more]
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The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is ...
It turns out mediocrity isn't so wonderful.: The book is a logical and quantitatively supported advancement of the implications of the so-called anthropic cosmological principle. Not only must a precise array of specific values be implemented if a [... more]
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The Crystal Sun
The Challenge: What is the challenge I refer to you ask? I am glad you did:). It involves writing a relatively lengthy tome on eyepieces, i.e. relracting/reflecting lenses, telescopes etc, without putting your audience to sleep. Admittedly I picked up [... more]
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The Origin Map: Discovery of a Prehistoric, Megalithic, ...
Sophisticated Ancient Astronomers: Astrophysicist Brophy has focused his considerable scientific background and research skills to demonstrate that a 17,000-year-old culture that lived in what is now the western desert of Egypt knew precise data about [... more]
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Great Sky River: Book 3 of the Galactic Center Series
Hardcore SF the way its meant to be: I've got a list of books that I consider the best in the genre. Great Sky River is definitely one of those. The plot is complex and involving, the characters real and thought-provoking, the science totally mind- [... more]
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