Fredrick Turner

Reflections

Book review

Book review

  • Book Notes: Sisterhood of Dune

    The original six Dune books by Frank Herbert are amongst my favorite science fiction novels. I’ve watched the various film adaptations too. I’m looking forward to seeing Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part Three this holiday season. It was only recently that I stepped hesitantly into the books written by Herbert’s son, Brian and his writing partner,… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Children of Time

    Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time is a delightful and engaging science fiction epic. Apparently it was Tchaikovsky’s first foray into science fiction and he excelled. The story begins with a terraforming effort on a distant planet led by a driven scientist intent on creating a new world through evolutionary bioengineering. A terrorist foils her plans… Continue reading

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  • The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 12

    Yeah, I know. It’s been awhile since the last installment. Number 12 is all Lu Brent. According to Genii’s Magipedia: Lu Brent (1903 – 1993) was a semi-professional magician starting in 1927. He specialized in small magic. His legal name was Benjamin Joseph Lubrant. The name Lu Brent came accidentally, from a clerk’s mistake, when… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Maltese Falcon

    John Huston’s 1941 film, The Maltese Falcon, is an amazing film. It had a great cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, and Peter Lore. Like many films, it was first a novel. Written by Dashiell Hammett, the novel is not only a great detective story but it’s very well written. To John Huston’s credit,… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: We Need Your Art

    Awhile back, my wife sent me a link to a TEDX talk entitled The Case For Making Your Art When The World Is On Fire. The presenter was Aimee McNee. She makes the argument that making art isn’t self indulgent but an imperative – a radical act of creation. She’s funny, engaging and inspiring. It’s… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Battle for the Big Top

    I remember seeing the circus when I was young – probably around first grade or maybe younger. Curiously it’s one of the few childhood memories I have retained as I don’t remember much of that time. It was in the long gone Forbes Field in Pittsburgh – the site of the University of Pittsburgh business… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: MaddAddam

    MaddAddam is the final book in Margaret Atwood’s trilogy of the same name. Like its predecessors, the novel takes place in a world of climate change, the aftermath of a deadly plague, and the consequences of genetic engineering. While Oryx and Crake was Jimmy aka Snowman’s story and The Year of the Flood focused on… Continue reading

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