Top Ten Science Fiction Series I Want To Read and Review

For more Top Ten Tuesdays check out The Broke and The Bookish!

I love reading series. Every time I read a new book in a old series, I'm immersing myself in an old and familiar world where I know everybody and where I feel comfortable. And I always dread that last book.

Anyway, here are ten science fiction series I'm planning on reviewing in the future.

1. Robot series, by Isaac Asimov

Hands down my favourite SF series of all time. Follows the story of Detective Elijah Bailey of Earth and his unlikely friendship with Robot Daneel Olivaw from the Spacer world Aurora.

2. Newburry & Hobbs, by George Mann

Imagine X-files in a Steampunk world. That's basically what the Newburry and Hobbs books are.

3. The Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov

A story of galactic proportions that spans over twenty thousand years. Takes place in the same Universe as the Robot series, which means more R. Daneel!

4. The Hitchhiker's series, by Douglas Adams

I think this pick speaks for itself.

5. The Space Odyssey series, by Arthur C. Clarke

So far I've read two of the four books. I don't really like them, even though I appreciate the ideas behind them. Still, I hate unfinished business, and one day I'll finish the series.

6. Culture series, by Ian M. Banks

Another epic space saga. I don't know exactly what these books are about, and I want to go in knowing as little as possible.

7. Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson

I love me some stories about Mars. Every author has something new to say about the red planet.

8. Sector General, by James White

Science fiction books about hospitals? Count me in!

9. The Dark Tower series, by Stephen King

I just have to know what all the hype is about.

10. Parasitology series by Mira Grant

The premise sounds very interesting.

Comments

Summer Reading

Schoolz out for the summer! For the next two months, I won't have to learn anything new about odontology, medicine, or the physical properties of dental cements. Also, I can finally read for fun again . I mentioned in one of my previous posts that I have fallen out of love with reading, and at that time it really did feel that way. Now, I feel like I'm getting my bookworm mojo back, and I'm already working on my next book review. I have also assembled a short and preliminary list of books I want to read this summer. Some of them are new to me, but there are a few re-reads as well. I bought my copy of The House of Binding Thorns on a whim because I loved the cover. Also, I almost never read anything by French authors, and I'd like to change that. Endymion is, of course, the third book in the Hyperion Cantos series. The first two books completely blew me away. Honestly, not a day goes by that I don't think about those stories. The two re-r

Book Review: The Silent Steppe: The Memoir of a Kazakh Nomad Under Stalin

Title: The Silent Steppe: The Memoir of a Kazakh Nomad Under Stalin Author: Mukhamet Shayakhmetov Translated by: Jan Butler Year of publishing: 2007 Publisher: The Overlook Press Source: Purchased Genre: historical nonfiction This is a first-hand account of the genocide of the Kazakh nomads in the 1920s and 30s. Nominally Muslim, the Kazakhs and their culture owed as much to shamanism and paganism as they did to Islam. Their ancient traditions and economy depended on the breeding and herding of stock across the vast steppes of central Asia, and their independent, nomadic way of life was anathema to the Soviets. Seven-year-old Shayakhmetov and his mother and sisters were left to fend for themselves after his father was branded a "kulak" (well-off peasant and thus class enemy), stripped of his possessions, and sent to a prison camp where he died. In the following years the family travelled thousands of miles across Kazakhstan by foot, surviving on the charity of rel

Big Site News (I'm Moving!)

What's up guys! It's been over a week since I got back from Montreal and I can't believe it's all over now. But life goes on, and I sure have a lot of stuff to cross off my list before the end of summer. First, there's Campnanowrimo, which I do every July (and April). I took this opportunity to finish the first draft of my new novel. I'm also moving! No, I don't mean like to a new city (or Canada). I'm moving this blog to Wordpress. I've been wanting and planning to switch to Wordpress for a long time, and now finally seems like the right time. Nothing will change. I will be posting book reviews, discussions, and an occasional Top Ten- list. But I will be doing it on a platform that will allow me to be more creative, and to grow as a writer. I want this to eventually become an author website, with that author being... well, me. The official date for the move will be announced as soon as I'll finish building my Wordpress site and transport

Dinara Tengri

Search This Blog