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Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations

Reviews of Vintage Science Fiction (1945-1985).

  • By Joachim Boaz
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Short Fiction Reviews: Leigh Kennedy’s “Salamander” (1977), “Whale Song” (1978), “Detailed Silence” (1980), and “Speaking10 to Others2; Speaking3 to Others20” (1981)
In the past few years, I’ve put together a series on the first three published short fictions by female authors who are completely new to me or whose most famous SF novels fall mostly outside …
On , by Joachim Boaz, 1,573 words
Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXXXIX (Frank Herbert, Alan E. Nourse, Ann Maxwell, Craig Harrison)
Which books/covers/authors in the post intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. Frank Herbert’s Destination: Void (1966, rev. 1978) Paul Alexander’s cover for the 1978 edition From the back cover: “DESTINATION: VOID THE …
On , by Joachim Boaz, 834 words
Short Book Reviews: Lisa Goldstein’s A Mask for the General (1987) and Philip McCutchan’s The Day of the Coastwatch (1968)
Note: My read but “waiting to be reviewed pile” is growing. Short rumination/tangents/impressions are a way to get through the stack before my memory and will fades. My website partially serves as a record of …
On , by Joachim Boaz, 958 words