Books I've Read

An alternate history of Rome, one where it survived into the space age. With a picture of a spaceship on the jacket, I thought there would be more space-stuff. There was not. Still good, though!

Seven stories of science fiction by various authors, pub. in 1972. Didn't really grab me.

Stories by Brin, Card, Haldeman, Le Guin, McCaffrey, Bear, Benford, Pohl and others. Good stories!

Seven stories of androids by authors E.C. Tubb, Clifford D. Simak, Isaac Asimov, J.T. McIntosh, Philip K. Dick, Avram Davidson, and Alfred Bester. Read in the bathtub, over a period of a week...

Seven stories of alternate worlds. Sideways In Time, by Murry Leinster, reminded me of 1632, the novel by Eric Flint. It's too long to quote here, but Sail On Sail On, by Philip Jose Farmer, had a cute little explanation of C.W. radio using an analagy of a column a little angels.

A CIA (domestic spying?) agent runs across a Civil War veteran that is more than a hundred years old, but appears to be in his thirties. A classic science fiction novel.
EDIT: Read again, totally did not realize, during the read, that I had already read it twelve years ago!!

A young girl has heart surgery. Realistic story so children will know what to expect in hospital. Pretty good.

Twenty-five stories, some pretty good, some not so great, in my opinion. One of my favorites was Hillary Orbits Venus, by Pamela Sargent. There are also stories by Arthur C Clarke, Phillip K. Dick, C.M. Kornbluth, Forrest J. Ackerman/Ray Bradbury, Samuel Delaney, and other authors I am not familiar with.

"Enjoyed" may not be the right word, but I'm GLAD I read it. It gave a picture of society that I am not so familiar with. I'll be processing this story for a long time.

A teenage boy acquires a time machine. Has underage alcohol consumption, drug use. Didn't like it

A teenage boy find a machine that will make a duplicate of him! Didn't like it.

Clay gets a job in a curious bookstore in San Francisco. Rather Neal Stephensonistic, I enjoyed it very much.

I really liked this story of a woman programmer who starts baking bread. Although it get weird in parts.

A young boy deals with the death of his friend who was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction to it. Boy, that is a poorly written sentence! A very short book, 94 pages, but good.

Virgil Samms receives the first lens from Mentor of Arisia. Found this book lying around the house. Probably read it before, back in the 60s.

Good books, not "staggeringly brilliant" if you ask me. Five story lines take place in Newport Rhode Island, during five timelines ranging from the 1600s to the 2000s.

Lots of good recipes and information, with a special chapter about soda fountain treats you can make. Now I know what a phosphate is! If only I can retain the information!

These books about Policewoman Skip Langdon are getting depressing. I don't EVEN want to visit New Orleans now.

New Orleans police officer Skip Langdon works on exposing the evil cult minister Jacomine who is running for mayor.

The American Blair looks for a missing cleric in a coal mining town in Victiorian England. Sort of a romantic mystery. Not really action filled, but interesting. Three maps!! 364 p.