SF/F

Review: From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain by Minister Faust

September 18, 2007 admin 2

Today, in January Magazine’s SF/F section, contributing editor Andi Shechter reviews From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain by Minister Faust. Says Shechter: There’s no way around it though. From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain is a romp. It’s hilarious, it’s edgy, it’s smart and it’s a hoot. The premise is silly enough — group therapy for some of the world’s superheroes. Minister Faust not only knows psychobabble and uses it well, but he gets into […]

Review: The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks

August 21, 2007 admin 0

Today, in January Magazine’s SF/F section, Patrick A. Smith reviews The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks. Says Smith: Twelve Hawks owes much to George Orwell’s bleak vision, the cyberpunk martial arts wizardry of The Matrix, the intricate travelogue quality of The Da Vinci Code, Michael Crichton’s cutting-edge tech novels. The Dark River is all of those things. But much of it is derivative, not subversive, a mishmash of competing ideas and philosophies. The book […]

Review: Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer

August 9, 2007 admin 0

Today, in January Magazine’s SF/F section, Andi Shechter reviews Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer. Says Shechter: Rollback is a dynamite science fiction novel that examines some major themes — great and small …. I’ve read some trilogies, of course, and I’m a big fan of series books in the mystery genre. But sometimes, I just want to read a book that tells a story; a single story that ends when it should end. Don’t you? […]

Review: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

July 12, 2007 admin 0

Today, in January Magazine’s Science Fiction/Fantasy section, contributing editor Andi Shechter reviews Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. Shechter calls it a “hugely enjoyable book”: Soon I Will Be Invincible tells the story of Dr. Impossible (not exactly the best supervillain name, ya think?) and the array of good guys determined to keep him from taking over the world. The timeline at the back of the book tells part of the story. I […]

Review: Hal Spacejock #3: Just Desserts by Simon Haynes

May 18, 2007 admin 0

Today, in January Magazine’s science fiction and fantasy section, contributing editor Sue Bursztynski looks at the third novel in the Hal Spacejock series. Says Bursztynski: This is the third in what is likely to be a long-lasting series. At least, at the front of Just Desserts, author Simon Haynes says there will be about 15 volumes in the saga, or until someone takes away his keyboard. As this keyboard theft seems unlikely to happen in […]

Review: We, Robots by Sue Lange

April 26, 2007 admin 0

Today, in January Magazine’s science fiction/fantasy section, contributing editor Andi Shechter reviews We, Robots by Sue Lange. Says Shechter: In We, Robots, Lange takes on a heavy science fiction theme, examining once again, what it is to be human. At the same time, it’s deftly lightweight. The story doesn’t try to redefine the genre (a little too much of that going on lately, I say) but it looks at the membrane that separates human and […]