Stephen Baxter – Nuketown

A beautiful sunset filled with tinges of orange, red, and yellow. A baseball field appears in the foreground; a large tree is silhouetted off to the right in the background

Off the Bookshelf: Summer’s End

September 25, 2017 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Off the Bookshelf

The final third of my summer reading list proved to be more challenging than I expected, mostly because of the amount of time I spent on Kim Stanley Robinson’s dense-but-enjoyable 2312. The book dominated my August, and forced me to[…]

Several difference science fiction book covers shown side-by-side.

Summer Reading List 2017

June 15, 2017 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Reading Lists

Welcome to Nuketown’s 10th annual summer reading list! As with previous years, this year’s list is heavy on space opera and military science fiction, but includes a smattering of fantasy. It includes 17 novels, 1 novella, and 8 graphic novels.[…]