Category: Fiction

Foundation and Chaos — Greg Bear

By 5t4n5

Foundation and Chaos -- Greg BearWhile Hari Seldon is dealing with his problems, Daneel has problems of his own dealing with other factions of robots.

Thus we are introduced to the historical schisms that have occurred within the robots over the implementation of the three laws — and also the zeroth law — creating opposing groups, each with its own idea of humanity’s future and the robots’ place within it.

Once more, not a continuation after Foundation and Earth, but a deeper look into what was going on behind the scenes in the Foundation stories.

All good stuff.

Isaac’s Page Greg’s Page

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Foundation’s Fear — Gregory Benford

By 5t4n5

Foundations Fear -- Gregory BenfordThe first book in a trilogy that was authorised by the Asimov estate to be written as a sequel to Foundation.   I had expected it to be a continuation from where Foundation and Earth left off, but it isn’t.

This book picks up the story way back when Hari Seldon was being considered for the role of First Minister and the trilogy takes it from there.   It’s like an alternative view on things giving us more story about the story we already got told.

All in all it’s a pretty good book, although i think a continuation from Foundation and Earth would have been much better.   But if you’re a fan of the franchise then i’m sure you’ll still enjoy it.

Gregory’s Page Isaac’s Page

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A Separate War and Other Stories — Joe Haldeman

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A Separate War and Other Stories -- Joe Haldeman

A Separate War – 1999
Diminished Chord – 2005
Giza – 2003
Foreclosure – 2005
Four Short Novels – 2003
For White Hill – 1995
Finding My Shadow – 2003
Civil Disobedience – 2005
Memento Mori – 2004
Faces – 2004
Heartwired – 2005
Brochure – 2000
Out of Phase – 1969
Power Complex – 1972
Fantasy for Six Electrodes and One Adrenaline Drip – 2005

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Clockwork Cairo — Anthology

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Clockwork Cairo -- AnthologyAll stories copyright 2017 except stated.

Standalones

The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn’t, the Mummy That Was and the Cat in the Jar — Gail Carriger – 2014
The Angel of Khan el-Khalili — P. Djeli Clark
Mock The Midnight Bell — Sarah Caulfield
Worthless Remains — Jonathan Green – 2006-2017
The Lights of Dendera — Tiffany Trent
Ushabti — Zan Lee
Thermodynamics; and/or The Remittance Men — Chaz Brenchley
Lucky At Cards — David Barnett
Sun River — Nisi Shawl
The Sun Shall Lie Across Us Like Gold — Benjanun Sriduangkaew
The Word of Menamhotep — George Mann
Silver Linings — Tee Morris & Pip Ballantine – 2014
Antonia and Cleopatra — Matthew Bright
The Museum of Unlikely Survivors — Rod Duncan
Jabari and the Giant — Christopher Parvin
To Kill A God — M.J. Lyons
The Infernal — Anne Jensen
Imhotep’s Dog — John Moralee
But For The Pieces He Left Behind — E. Catherine Tobler
The Copper Scarab — K. Tempest Bradford

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