It is that time of the year again when I take a step back and look at all the books lingering on my TBR. So many unread books waiting to be read and so many adventures that I am eager to embark on. Taking stock of all my TBR books, I made a list for... Continue Reading →
Everyone loves sci-fi with aliens and spaceships. I decided to make a post about some aliens in fiction that I found fascinating. Many books briefly mention aliens and do not spend time explaining what those aliens are like or how these aliens are different from humans. The following are some sci-fi which do significant amount... Continue Reading →
Scifi month is back and I am participating this year as well. You can sign up if you are interested in reading and discussing science fiction with fellow fans here. I had kept aside some books on my TBR so that I could read them in November. This time I planned my TBR well in... Continue Reading →
Hey all, I disappeared from blogging world for more than 2 months now. I did not plan to stop blogging, it just happened. Life got extremely busy and crazy and I did not find enough time to blog. I enrolled in a literature course on science fiction at a reputed university, just for fun. I... Continue Reading →
I just finished reading The Dark Forest which is a sequel to The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu today. This series has been translated from Chinese and The Three-Body Problem won Hugo award. The Three-Body Problem: I did like The Three-Body Problem but for the most part, I found it little boring. The novel starts... Continue Reading →
June was a pretty good reading month for me. I read some books which were on my May TBR and few other books which were not on any of my earlier TBRs. I just picked whatever caught my fancy. I read a total of 9 books but most of them were small in size. Here... Continue Reading →
May was a pretty hectic month and I managed to read just 6 small books, out of which one is a graphic novel. Hoping that June would be a better month in terms of reading. Most of the reading happened in the last week of the month. The books I read are - 1. Trail... Continue Reading →
This long weekend was all about Baycon and Aladdin. I attended David Brin's interview in Baycon and got my copy signed from him. He is a scientist and a hard sci-fi writer. He has won 2 Hugo awards and Nebula awards. If you like the idea of dolphins in space, you should read his books.... Continue Reading →
I will be attending Baycon this year which is a Bay Area Science Fiction Convention. I heard about this convention when I attended Worldcon last year. David Brin is going to be attending the convention and there are multiple panels that he will be taking part in. I thought this would be a perfect time... Continue Reading →
Most of the time when we come across a fantasy novel, it will be part of some series. There are hardly any standalone fantasy novels written. I sometimes prefer standalone novels as these days I don't have enough time to sit and finish 8-10 books of 1200 pages each. Life has gotten so busy that... Continue Reading →
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