Out of the Dark - Book Review

 
Out of the Dark

Author: David Weber
Genre: Vampire Science Fiction | Alien Invasion
Hardcover: 384 page

Place to buy the book: Amazon.com

Built up a short story, this trilogy beginning combines ingredients of military science fiction and dark fantasy. In the very near future, Earth is aimed for colonization by a galactic conglomerate known as the Hegemony. Humanity has been written down as bloody-minded, disposable savages. When the Hegemony’s collaborators, the loyal Shongairi, come out to suppress Earth, the resistance is far from anything they had ever thought, particularly when vampires come along to help the humans. Weber brings off this vanity in daring style with a focus on military-powered action that will exalt fans of his Honor Harrington series, and he keeps the pedal to the metal right up to the almost incredible conclusion.

TOP 10 SF Books to read before you die

After reading Ender's Game and loving it, I decided to make my top 10 SF books to read before I die. So here is my top:

1 Frank Herbert - Dune [S1] (1965)
2 Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game [S1] (1985)
3 Isaac Asimov - Foundation [S1-3] (1951)
4 Douglas Adams - Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy [S1] (1979)
5 George Orwell - 1984 (1949)
6 Robert A Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)
7 Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 (1954)
8 Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
9 Isaac Asimov [C] - I, Robot (1950)
10 William Gibson - Neuromancer (1984)

My review on Ender's Game

Finally, I finished reading "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. I will start by saying Ender's Game is one of the best science fiction books I have ever read. I cannot say enough good things about it. Great depth and characters.

I'm not sure if the book was specifically written for a youth audience, or if it got coloured as a book for teens because of the age of the protagonist. The title can be considered as a "young adult" title.

Ender's Game is a quick read. The style Orson Scott Card wrothe the book is it's straightforward, not the kind of book in which you need to spend time savouring the language or pondering character motivations. But I am not saying it's an insubstantial book. Far from that! There are some very chewy ethical issues that present themselves, but even if they don't interest you the story moves forward in a compelling way.

Ender's Game makes you think a lot about what "winning" means. Worth reading, good for both kids and adults.

Ender's Game

This week I'm going for SF. I choose Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. This is the first book in Card's superb Ender sequence, although it easily holds its own as a stand-alone. Humanity is attacked by aliens and almost wiped out. Child genius Ender Wiggin is top of the heap in the government's military genius breeding program. A race against time springs some surprises for both Ender and the invading forces.