Redshirts by John Scalzi is one of those stories which are difficult to review, without spoiling, but I’m going to try. The story takes place in post-television 25th century future on an elite DubU ship – Intrepid. It is under the command of captain Abernathy, whose crew include science officer Q’eeng, first office Keerensky, medical [...]
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“It’s fictional. You’re real”
Posted: 4th July 2012 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, English, Fantasy, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Books, funny, John Scalzi, novels, People, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Star Trek
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Does the Universe talk back to you?
Posted: 6th May 2012 by JPS Nagi in English, General, Literature, Metaphysics, Personal Stories, Philosophy, ReligionTags: Anecdotes, Earth, Friends, general, life experiences, People, personal, remember
A good man once told me stories of two people and how they handle life’s problems, and decisions. One of them prays and there is a method to his praying. While standing on a crossroads of a difficult decision in life, this person would turn his attention to God. He lights a candle, writes his [...]
Every Light Cast a Shadow…
Posted: 6th January 2012 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, English, Fantasy, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science FictionTags: Audible, Audible.com, Books, Fantasy, Literature, novels, personal, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
A good vs. evil story with an elaborate magic system, set on the background of intriguing political & religious landscape with enough twists and turns to keep you occupied. What else could a fantasy fan want? Brent Weeks brings the first book of his Lightbringer trilogy “into the light” – The Black Prism. He brought it [...]
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson…
Posted: 26th December 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, English, Fantasy, General, Literature, Mystery, Personal Stories, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SteampunkTags: Audible.com, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Fantasy, Literature, Mystery, novels, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Steampunk, The Alloy of Law
This review is rather late, but the vast reading list I had during later half of 2011 and the release of Battlefield 3 game caused this delay. I was able to finish The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson during my vacations. Absolutely amazing. The Alloy of Law takes place 3 centuries after The Well [...]
Leviathan Wakes…
Posted: 18th September 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science, Science FictionTags: Earth, Fred, Holden, James S.A. Corey, Mars, Miller, Saturn, Space Opera, The Expanse
A leviathan indeed wakes in Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, and stays awake. James S. A. Corey is a pseudonym for the team of Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank, George R.R. Martin’s assistant. The team weave their first tale of The Expanse Trilogy. And what a tale they weave. This book bridges the gap [...]
The Other Tolkien…
Posted: 16th July 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, Children's, English, Fantasy, General, LiteratureTags: angela Gardner, Black, Book, Books, first, Jeff Murray, Literature, Lord of the Rings, Ogres, personal, Reading, Signed, Tolkien, White, Witches
We all know the JRR Tolkien as an author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Many, including me, never knew that Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien, JRR’s younger brother, as an author. At least, he was when he was young. In 2008, a small 88 page book was released titled Black and White [...]
Enjoy Fuzziness …
Posted: 4th July 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, English, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science FictionTags: Anecdotes, Books, funny, Fuzzy Nation, H. Beam Piper, Jack Holloway, John Scalzi, life experiences, Little Fuzzy, METAtropolis, novels, People, Reading, Whatever
Audible Frontiers did a shared universe stories called METAtropolis with John as one of the authors and the editor of the anthology. That was my first encounter with John’s writing and I enjoyed it. So when Powells Books announced John’s visit to their bookstore, I was there. He was amazing, as I have already mentioned [...]
We’re more than animals …
Posted: 2nd July 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, English, General, Literature, Movies, Sci-Fi, Science, Science FictionTags: AI, Apocalypse, Archos, Artificial Intelligence, Asimov, Audible, Audible.com, Book Review, Books, Daniel H. Wilson, evil, Future, general, human, humans, Interview, machine, Man, Mike Chamberlain, novels, personal, Reading, Review, Robopocalypse, Robots, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Steve Spielberg
Remember those classic Sci-Fi stories you used to read as a kid where robots are alive and they have turned evil. Robopocalypse brought those memories back for me! Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse is man-versus-machine tale – the story of how the robots turn against the humans. The author weaves a modern and plausible tale, which can [...]
Magic is magic … Bramble is bramble …
Posted: 27th June 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, English, Fantasy, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science FictionTags: Alchemyst, Audible, Audible.com, Books, Bramble, Executioness, Fantasy, general, Jonathan Davis, Katherine Kellgren, Literature, Magic, METAtropolis, novels, Paolo Bacigalupi, rare, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF&F, Tobias Buckell, water
In Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Alchemyst and Tobias Buckell’s The Executioness we meet characters from the world where bramble has taken over fertile farm lands and use of magic is punishable by death. Once a glorious and prosperous world, where magic was practiced freely; now has bramble everywhere. Bramble has strange affinity to magic; it roots [...]
Keep writing John, and they will come …
Posted: 16th May 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, English, Fantasy, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science, Science FictionTags: Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Few years back, Audible Frontiers did an experiment – METAtropolis. This was a collection of 5 novellas about our future. John was the editor for these five stories. That was the (audio)book that introduced me to John Scalzi. Needless to say, I enjoyed his story. So when Powells Books event showed up on my calendar [...]