It’s happened before, I should know better. A book is recommended to me as a masterpiece unbowed by the heavy baggage that normally kills any work in a particular genre (in this case science fiction). Authors that I admire write of their love for it, so I pick up a copy and start to read, [...]
As with Poodle Springs, the unfinished novel by Raymond Chandler that was finished off by Robert B Parker, I’ve made the mistake of imagining that a collaboration by someone I like will be as good as their solo work.
The Difference Engine (Gollancz S.F.)
William GibsonGollancz 1996, Paperback, 384 pages, £7.99
I’ve enjoyed William Gibson’s books in the past but [...]
Among the shelves of ‘classics’ in bookshops there are some that you think you probably ought to read, some you think would really be enjoyabe and a few that you’re just curious about. I’ve been curious about War of the Worlds ever since I can remember.
The War of the Worlds
Brian Aldiss (Introduction) Penguin Classics 2005, Paperback, 240 [...]
