Archive for August, 2006

Gun, with Occasional Music

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

by Jonathan Lethem
ISBN: 0156028972
Gun, with Occasional Music is a blend of hard-boiled crime, sci-fi dystopia, and the absurd. It centers on one very unfortunate man: Conrad Metcalf, private inquisitor. Metcalf isn’t a bad guy, he just isn’t a very good guy. He’s a junkie — but nearly everyone is — and he’s bitter, and he’s [...]

The Last Dancer

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

by Daniel Keys Moran
ISBN: 0553562495
After reading The Long Run early this year, I said it may be one of the best science fiction books you’ve never heard of before now. At this point, I feel confident saying this is probably true of the whole Continuing Time series.
What do you do when rebellion against an unpopular [...]