Posted on August 13, 2014
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Over the past couple years, I’ve been re-reading what at one time were my favorite books ever, Frank Herbert’s Dune series. In a previous post, I decided that my estimation of the series had fallen a few notches since high school, due largely to the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: God Emperor of Dune”
Posted on September 9, 2013
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According to an obituary a few days ago in the Washington Post, science fiction author Frederick Pohl died on 2 September, aged 93. In junior high and high school, I read science fiction voraciously, and Frederick Pohl was one of my favorite authors (another… Continue Reading “Remembering Frederick Pohl”
Posted on July 24, 2013
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When I was a teen-ager, I was a little obsessed with Frank Herbert’s Dune series. It’s a science fiction series with deep world-building and lots of political intrigue, and has become a cult favorite since the publication of the first book in the mid-1960s. Over… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Children of Dune”
