Tag: Science Fact
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
A rare DNF for the Neilos Reading Machine. Made it to page 92 and tapped out, just couldn’t keep my eyes open. This is a good book, and I feel it is worthy of a review despite my not being able to get through it. Bill Bryson is a bestselling travel author who, back in… Read more
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact Sept/Oct 2024
From an editorial review: The September/October 2024 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact delivers a robust balance of rigorous, hard sci-fi worldbuilding, procedural mysteries, and thoughtful examinations of near-future sociology. Edited by Trevor Quachri, this double issue continues the magazine’s long-standing tradition of grounding speculative concepts in plausible scientific realities while expanding its narrative boundaries. Could… Read more
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Analog SF Magazine January/February 2024
Review: My first Analog magazine for 2024. This was the best one I have read yet, with lots and lots of great content in both fiction and science fact, and in a couple of instances a blend of both. We meet an asteroid algae farmer harvesting oxygen for sale on the open market in A… Read more
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Analog SF Magazine Nov/Dec 2023
Review: You might be saying to yourself, a magazine? But this is a book review blog! Yes, but this is quite different. Analog is a digest style magazine that has roots going back to the pulp magazine heyday in the early 20th century. I have bought individual issues before but always wanted to subscribe and… Read more