Tag: SF Masterworks
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The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin – Book Review
George Orr is afraid of falling asleep. When he dreams a particular kind of dream, what Le Guin titles an ‘effective’ dream, Orr wakes up to ... -
Jonathan’s Most Anticipated Reissuess for 2021
As we get excited about all the brand new books 2021 will bring us by exciting new authors, it’s also worth getting excited about works being ... -
The Best of R. A. Lafferty (2019) by R. A. Lafferty (Book Review)
“’There is only one story in the world,’ he said, ‘and it pulls two ways. There is the reason part that says “Hell, it can’t be” ... -
THE WORD FOR WORLD IS FOREST by Ursula K. Le Guin (Book Review)
This is the latest “SF Masterwork” that I picked off a Waterstones shelf as part of my occasional self-education in the classis of speculative fiction. The ... -
A Book and a Film: The Man Who Fell to Earth
I can’t remember exactly when I first saw the film of The Man Who Fell to Earth – back in the 1980s, I guess, when TV channels ... -
Two Films & a Book: Blade Runner (1982; 2017) & Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Having recently seen Blade Runner 2049, I finally got around to reading Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? on which the original Ridley Scott Blade ... -
Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
“By its own reality, ecstasy makes people see that suffering is real. And without purpose. Ecstasy is a light that illuminates pain.” In Unquenchable Fire (1988), Rachel Pollack ...
