October 2010 Column Online

My October 2010 column is here.

There's an essay on steampunk. Books reviewed:

• Wrath of the Lemming Men by Toby Frost
• Pinion by Jay Lake
• Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann
• Ares Express by Ian McDonald
• The Science of Doctor Who by Paul Parsons

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September AColumn Online

My September 2010 column is here.

There's an essay on worldbuilding and SF's beloved worlds. Books reviewed:

• Coyote Destiny by Allen Steele
• Geosynchron by David Louis Edeman
• InterstellarNet: Origins by Edward M. Lerner
• The Business of Science Fiction by Mike Resnick & Barry N. Malzberg

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July/August 2010 Column Online

My July/August 2010 column is here.
This time around there's no particular theme. Books reviewed:

• Blackout by Connie Willis
• Veracity by Laura Bynum
• Pennterra by Judith Moffett
• C.M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Ficiton Visionary by Mark Rich
• How to Defeat Your Own Clone by Kyle Kurpinski & Terry D. Johnson

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June 2010 Column Online

My June 2010 column is here.
This time around the theme is series. Books reviewed:

• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• WWW: Watch by Robert J. Sawyer
• And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer

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September 2010 Column Submitted

Last night I finished and submitted my column for the September 2010 issue. This time around there's an essay on worldbuilding and SF's beloved worlds.

May 2010 Column Online

My May 2010 column is here.
This time around the theme is fun. Books reviewed:

• Catalyst by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
• Brain Thief by Alexander Jablokov
• Total Oblivion, More or Less by Alan Deniro
• The Science of Fear by Daniel Gardner
• The Lives of Stars by Ken Croswell

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April Column Online

My April 2010 column is here.
This time around there's an essay on prisons in sf. Books reviewed:

• The Prisoner by Carlos J. Cortes
• The Eternal Prison by Jeff Somers
• Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Niven & Edward M. Lerner
• Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds by Geoff Johns, George Perez, Scott Koblish

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