The mystery of the monolith in orbit around Jupiter grows as a new mission is launched from Earth to hopefully discover what happened on that fateful mission in 2001. Taking its cue more from Kubrick’s film version than his own novel, though parts of that have been incorporated, the setting for mankind’s next encounter…
Category: The Book Shelf
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Arthur C. Clarke
Before I dived back into the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey, I had an undeniable urge to revisit Arthur C. Clarke’s Odyssey series. I’d recently visited a planetarium, and seeing Europa up there on the screen, in orbit around the giant Jupiter just fired that urge again, so I settled in to the journey again (one…
Leviathan Wakes (2011) – James S.A. Corey
I love a good science fiction movie or television series, but oft-times I have a hard time digging into science fiction books, the exception being Arthur C. Clarke, Star Wars and Star Trek novels with occasional deviance into other titles if they catch my attention. I’ll read all manner of books, they just have to hold my…
The Breach (2009) – Patrick Lee
I heard David Goyer picked up the rights for this book (and probably its sequels) and it sounded rather intriguing so I figured I would take a look. I’d come across things that said it was like a combination of 24 and The X-Files with a dose of Indiana Jones thrown in for good…
The Ritual (2012) – Adam Nevill
A short time ago, I googled scary novels, because it has been a long time since I read something that really got to me, and I haven’t ever read anything that required me to leave a light on at night, and though I recognized and had read a number of the books that were…
The Devil In The White City (2003) – Erik Larson
I picked up this book simply because I found the image on the cover very arresting, reading the summary, I became very intrigued, and tucked in to read it as soon as possible. I was happily entertained, and informed with this engaging read that shows the best of civic pride as well as creation, and…
The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared (2009) – Jonas Jonasson
I’d heard about this book, and finally found time to enjoy this Forrest Gump-like adventure. It was a pure delight, engaging, heart-warming, often very funny (I occasionally chuckled on my transit ride to and from work, eliciting the occasional odd glance). Allan Karlsson is turning 100 today, and he’s decided that he’s had enough of…
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (2013) – Neil Gaiman
There is something inherently magical about Neil Gaiman’s writing. Everytime I read anything he writes, he not only captures my imagination, but flags my jealousy, I wish I could craft stories, and make them as enchanting as he does. Gaiman has a singular talent of writing engaging fairy tales for adults, without talking down…
The Hypnotist (2009) – Lars Kepler
It’s been a while since I talked about something I’ve read, and i really want to start making that a regular habit, no matter what I read, and I read a lot! This novel, The Hypnotist, did something a book hasn’t done for me in a long time, filled me with dread and I…
An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth – Chris Hadfield
Usually when I read a book, I am transported to some faraway land and introduced to characters and situations which ignite my imagination and leave me breathless in anticipation of what might come next. The really good ones have had me scrambling for more from the moment I read the final few lines. I…
The Mind Reels 