Hundred Books a Year Challenge in 2014
Challenges are great when you achieve them. 2014 is the first year I’ve achieved my “hundred books a year” goal. I believe once I reach this goal, next years would be easier to achieve...
Tagged: Science Fiction
GoodReads Choice Awards 2014 Finals
Now it’s time to vote for goodreads Choice Awards 2014 finalists. Now we have 10 books for each category. Frankly, I’ve been disappointed for the Fantasy and the Science Fiction categories. Nearly half of...
GoodReads Choice Awards 2014 Semi Finals
It’s time to choose best books of 2014. This year there are 20 categories and in each category there are 20 books. In each category 5 books are selected by write-in votes. Here are...
2014 Hugo Award Winners Announced
2014 Hugo Award Winners have been announced at Loncon 3, London on August 17, 2014. You can check the details and information about other categories on Hugo Awards page. And here are the details...
2014 Hugo Awards Finalists Announced
2014 Hugo Awards finalists have been announced on April 19, 2014. 1923 valid nominating ballots for the 2014 Hugo Awards were received, last year it was 1343. 2014 Hugo Awards will be presented at...
Rendezvous with Rama
Rendezvous with Rama was written by Arthur C. Clarke and published in 1972 by Gollancz. This novel has won both Hugo and Nebula awards. This is my second Arthur C. Clarke novel, as in...
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, also known by its movie name as Blade Runner, was written by Philip K. Dick and published in 1968 by Doubleday. The stories are written between 1940 and...
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers was written by Robert A. Heinlein and published in November, 1959. I’ve previously read “Have Space Suit—Will Travel” which is also written by Heinlein. Unfortunately I’ve similar negative thoughts for both books....