Based on the polar nature of the first two books in the Dune series, Paul’s ascension in Dune and his descent in Dune Messiah , not ...

Frank Herbert’s 1965 Dune was an overwhelming success.   Winning awards and selling millions of copies, little did readers know, how...

The books of the Foundation series are among Isaac Asimov’s most famous works.   The first, called simply Foundation , is actually a ...

Pump Six and Other Stories is a selection of short stories written between 1999 and 2008 from the up and coming Paolo Bacigalupi.   ...

According to his autobiography This Is Me, Jack Vance! , the author constructed his own home.   The wood home is also an idea that pl...

Son of the Tree is a novella from very early in Vance’s career.   Written in 1950, the story presents some of the basics of style th...

The State of the Art is a collection of short fiction by Iain Banks written between’84 and ’87.   Surprisingly, it is the only such ...

The Price of Spring , the fourth and final book in Daniel Abraham’s Long Price Quartet, wraps up the series in sublime, mature style...

An Autumn War is the third book in Daniel Abraham’s Long Price Quartet, and when compared to the other three books, contains the most act...

A Betrayal in Winter picks up events in the Khaimete 15 years after A Shadow in Summer .   Otah is a courier and once again living u...