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Review: The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Kim Stanley Robinson is best known for his Mars trilogy: Red Mars (1993), Green Mars (1994), and Blue Mars (1995) chart the future trajectory of a martian colony, and the terraforming project that remaps the surface. It’s a complicated trilogy, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Cherie Priest’s novel Boneshaker was released in 2009, and was an instant hit for it’s dramatic engagement with many of the steampunk tropes. It was named Steampunk Book of the Year by Steampunk.com  The cover of the book was self-consciously … Continue reading →

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