Sunday, January 26, 2014

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2014

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A serial takes a lot of space. I haven’t yet decided if I am going to read the serial. I read a few first pages of the first instalment and...

Riikka Pelo: Jokapäiväinen elämämme

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The winner of last year’s Finlandia award, the most prestigious literary award of Finland. The book tells the story of a Russian born poet...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Kari Enqvist: Olemisen porteilla

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A short and comparatively easy introduction to particle and quantum physics. Easy to read, almost easy to understand. Lyhyt perehdytys h...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951

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Pretty average issue. Bridge Crossing • shortstory by Dave Dryfoos A young man lives in a ruined city. Several robots take care of him, ...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Isaac Asimov: Säätiö ja Imperiumi ( Foundation and Empire )

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The second part of one of the best known trilogies in science fiction. It hasn’t really held its time, and this part felt inferior when com...
Saturday, January 4, 2014

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2001

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An average issue – some stories might have worked better in slightly condensed form. Bug Out! • novella by Michael A. Burstein and Shane...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2014

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An average or below average issue. Stories aim for literary quality but many fail as entertainment. Schools of Clay • (2014) • novelett...

The Humans: A Novel by Matt Haig

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A mathematician has proofed the Riemann Hypothesis, which would unlock the mysteries of the prime numbers. Aliens from another galaxy (!) c...