Jason Dessen is a scientist/community college professor who once seemed to be on the path to setting the world of research on fire, but decided to take a less decorated path and allow himself to spend time with his family and be part of his son growing up. One night, after celebrating a friend’s scientific … Continue reading
Category Archives: Science Fiction
It’s All About the Books
Books featuring Books: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A classic dystopian tale of censorship (or the rise of technology, depending on who you ask). The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Set in an alternate reality where literature is a very high priority. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler A … Continue reading
Lock In by John Scalzi
Imagine a virus that isn’t much worse than a mild flu. You get it and recover from it. But then imagine that you’re one of the unlucky people across the globe that is “locked in” after getting the virus. When you’re locked in, you know everything that’s going on around you, but you can’t react … Continue reading
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline takes place mostly in a virtual reality simulation called the Oasis, while the outside world of 2045 is in a dystopic downward spiral. Five years before the book opens the co-creator of the Oasis, James Halliday, died and upon his death his Oasis avatar, Anorak, announces that he has … Continue reading
Divergent by Victoria Roth
I did not see this coming: I loved this audio! A young adult novel set in some dystopian Chicago world run by factions based on character attributes; how out of my comfort zone is that! But Divergent drew me in on the first disc and I never looked back. Having turned 16, Beatrice Prior must … Continue reading
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT let the Science Fiction label turn you off on this one. Seriously, this novel is done so well and is so interesting that I could not put it down. And I normally would never, ever pick up a science fiction novel unless I was desperate. World War Z is just as … Continue reading
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
The Age of Miracles is a very unique novel. Clearly written for adults but with a very teen-like theme, it is the story of Julia, a typical California middle-schooler who is about to experience the biggest catastrophe the world has ever seen. The earth’s rotation has changed, and scientists are calling this period “the slowing”. Gravity … Continue reading
