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An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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David Scrimshaw rated Marooned in Realtime: 5 stars
Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge
From the back cover:
"In The Peace War Vernor Vinge introduced the technology of bobbles, creating spheres where time …
David Scrimshaw rated Cosmonaut Keep (The Engines of Light, Book 1): 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: 5 stars
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its …
David Scrimshaw rated Singularity Sky: 5 stars
Charles Stross: Singularity Sky (2005)
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
Singularity Sky is a science fiction novel by author Charles Stross, published in 2003. It was nominated for the Hugo …
David Scrimshaw rated The Space Merchants: 4 stars
Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth: The Space Merchants (Paperback, 2011, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin)
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth
In a vastly overpopulated near-future world, businesses have taken the place of governments and now hold all political power. States …
David Scrimshaw rated What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Get Shorty: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Virtual Light: 5 stars
William Gibson: Virtual Light (2000, Penguin Books, Limited)
Virtual Light by William Gibson
California, the not so distant future. Berry, ex-cop/private security, looking to just make ends meet. Chevette, a young bicycle messanger. …
David Scrimshaw rated The facts in the departure of Miss Finch: 3 stars
![Neil Gaiman, Todd Klein, Michael Zuli, Michael Zulli: The facts in the departure of Miss Finch (Hardcover, 2006, Dark Horse, Publishers Group UK [distributor])](/images/thumbnails/covers/eda47bc7-ee51-4098-acc5-f005ac266ab2/c2130a8724d110ef1c886dddfd5aeeb3.webp)
The facts in the departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Todd Klein, Michael Zuli, and 1 other
David Scrimshaw rated Eclipse (A Song Called Youth, #1): 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Tooth and Claw: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Nightside The Long Sun (Book of the Long Sun): 4 stars
