Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Jupiter War (Owner Trilogy, #3)Jupiter War by Neal Asher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great third installment dear I say the end leaves an option for further tails.

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Zero Point (Owner Trilogy, #2)Zero Point by Neal Asher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved it pure pleasure in a book form, for somebody who lives and breaths science fiction this was an ongoing treat that I am looking to continue with the next installment.

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The Departure (Owner Trilogy, #1)The Departure by Neal Asher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this, a page turner without trying to do anything to flashy. It turned into a very pleasant weeks worth of reading. No new real new ideas but this allowed for the story to move along at a good rate, without the story being submerged under an over convoluted grand idea, that sometimes plague modern science fiction.

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Christina's review Of Architect by S Stennett from Amazon and Goodreads 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this and was super bummed when it was over so soon!! I wanted more, I tell you, MORE!! Now, I have to wait for the next instalment!! It was full of twists and turns, & was never the typical sci-fi story which is why I think I enjoyed it so much.

That said, the book did suffer from some editing issues. There were several times when the wrong characters' names were used in a scene. ( This has now been corrected. 15.03.2014)

It was obvious that it was simply an oops and we were still following said character, but something that could be confusing maybe to a younger reader? Also, there were a few times where punctuation was missing so it wasn't clear if we were still following dialogue or if this was narration. ( Corrected 15.03.2014)

I won't get into the nitty gritty but generally speaking, with a great editor & some more fleshing out of the final scene, as I wanted more :D , this would very likely have earned at the very least another half star or more from me!! I can't wait to read more in this series!!

http://www.amazon.com/Architect-Steven-Stennett-ebook/dp/B004JHYMJK
Across a Billion YearsAcross a Billion Years by Robert Silverberg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love the book simple by today's standards but I have to say it captivated me at the time.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is beautiful science fiction, I am not even sure if you can actually refer to science fiction in this way, but to me the book is a thing of beauty. What I am trying to say is that everything fits together to produce a completely satisfying piece of writing that I am able to read again again. It’s like a painting or a sculpture that your are able to revisit and still derive the same pleasure from viewing it one to a million times. The film is just as emotionally charged for me invoking the same set of emotions. It is near to impossible to produce a timeless piece of science fiction. Concepts and ideas date badly in the genre leaving you with a flawed ill-conceived idea that was ground breaking and brilliant at the time, but on further analysis proves to be completely wrong. The moon being made of cheeses a flippant analogy but one I hope shows my point. 2001 is timeless and that if nothing else should hold it in good stead until the end of time! (How Corny was that!!!!)

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Thursday, 13 February 2014

In my on going quest to get my book Architect read by as many people as possible. I have received some feed back that has shown me the error of my ways in regards to comma usage. In response to this I have undertaken a close edit, which I believe has corrected these issues. If you have purchased Architect, I suggest you delete it from your library, then reload it. You will then have a completely re-edited copy. Thanks to all those that have already bought Architect and to those who haven't, give it a go!!! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Architect-Steven-Stennett-ebook/dp/B004JHYMJK