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Summary: Luke Burrage reads a science fiction novel and reviews it when he's done. Then he reads another.
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- Copyright: 2008
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Luke re-visits Robert Reed’s back catalog to find yet more long lived humans and yet more inexplicable technology… but this time it all makes sense! Thumbs up for Down the Bright Way.
This book came highly recommended by some science fiction websites and had some good quotes on the cover… but can Luke trust what others say about John Varley’s Red Thunder?
On his second read of this book, it turns out Luke enjoyed Iain M. Banks’ Use of Weapons much more than he expected.
A review of Richard Morgan’s latest shoot ‘em up novel called Black Man (released in the US as Thirteen). This time Luke decided to talk as long as he wanted instead of keeping the review to about 20 minutes. If you like a long show, email luke@juggler.net. If you like the shorter shows, email luke@juggler.net. For more information see the SFBRP Wiki.
After a bit of a summer break, Luke publishes this review of The Last Legends of Earth using some kind of energy. More information on the SFBRP Wiki.
Luke reads Callahan’s Secret, a book by Spider Robinson about drinking, getting drunk and hangovers… oh, and some aliens too. More info on the SFBRP Wiki. Next novel: A.A. Attanasio – The Last Legends of Earth
By using really alien aliens to explore very human issues, The Crucible of Time is exactly what Luke needed after last week’s disappointment. More information on the SFBRP Wiki. Next review: Spider Robinson – Callahan’s Secret
Luke mentioned in the last show that Encounter With Tiber was one of the most memorable books he has read. Turns out, after re-reading it, that he might have a selective memory. More information on the SFBRP Wiki. Next book review: John Brunner – The Crucible of Time
After his first ever reading of the classic Joe Haldeman novel The Forever War, Luke manages to talk a surprisingly long time about such a short book. More information on the SFBRP wiki.
The Prefect is the second book and the first novel by Alastair Reynolds reviewed so far. While thinking he couldn’t talk so long about a story that has so many spoilers to avoid, Luke got a bit too enthusiastic and went on for almost 30 minutes! Find more information on the SFBRP Wiki. Buy the book on amazon.com:
Moving Mars is a book by Greg Bear. It won a Nebula Award and all that… but did it move Luke? Find more information on the SFBRP Wiki. Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale):
Luke read this book years before going to Antarctica… how well did Kim Stanley Robinson capture the feeling of the coldest, driest, highest and least populated continent? And is the novel any good? Find more information on the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale):
The first in the theme “Sci-fi novels about places Luke has lived” is Time Station Berlin, set in Luke’s home town. Luke explains why this book is such a big inspiration. More info about this episode on the SFBRP Wiki Do not buy this book from amazon.com:
Luke reviews this novel from 1984 and thinks about bobbling himself up, only to come back in future times when he can read all of Vernor Vinge’s books and not have to wait so long for the new ones. For more info see the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale):
This is first listener submitted book for Luke to review. Variable Star is a novel 51 years in the making. Question: if Heinlein was on a spaceship heading out at 97% of the speed of light for 17 years, and Spider Robinson stayed on Earth to pursue his own writing career, would it have been completed any faster? Also, due to time dilation, Luke managed to talk for 20 minutes about the book. More info on the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale):
