Love these old comics, brings me back to when I was a kid. These made me think a lot about sci-fi when I was young. Nice to re-read it, fun memories. Oh and a good quick read.
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I enjoy science fiction works, and some detective stories. Mostly short stories, and mostly works that have entered into the public domain. Don't have a lot of time to read which I'm hoping will change in this new year.
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LeRoy Miller finished reading UFO & Outer Space
Love these old comics, brings me back to when I was a kid. These made me think a lot about sci-fi when I was young. Nice to re-read it, fun memories. Oh and a good quick read.
LeRoy Miller rated The Day of the Boomer Dukes: 3 stars
The Day of the Boomer Dukes by Frederik Pohl
Just as medicine is not a science, but rather an art--a device, practised in a scientific manner, in its best …
LeRoy Miller finished reading The Day of the Boomer Dukes by Frederik Pohl
Just as medicine is not a science, but rather an art--a device, practised in a …
Interesting, kind of Twilight Zone or Outer Limits vibe to it.
LeRoy Miller finished reading Star Trek 1 by James Blish
Adaptations of the screenplays from the early episodes of the original Star Trek television series.
Finally finished this up. The last story was probably the best. What aired is still better, but I really did enjoy "The Conscience of the King" more then most of the other stories in the book.
For what this book is it's fine. Unfortunately each story in the book is just different enough from what aired to just make it weird.
Finally finished this up. The last story was probably the best. What aired is still better, but I really did enjoy "The Conscience of the King" more then most of the other stories in the book.
For what this book is it's fine. Unfortunately each story in the book is just different enough from what aired to just make it weird.
LeRoy Miller finished reading The Artificial Man by Clare Winger Harris
Interesting story.
LeRoy Miller reviewed A Tale of Negative Gravity by Frank R. Stockton
Fun short story, if not somewhat predictable.
3 stars
This story seems to be written in an older style English, but still is a fun short story. It's a bit predictable at times. But still probably worth reading if you have a little free time.
This story seems to be written in an older style English, but still is a fun short story. It's a bit predictable at times. But still probably worth reading if you have a little free time.
LeRoy Miller finished reading Mixture of Genius by Arnold Castle
It's ok, but not great - and I kind of lost track of what was happening. But that maybe because of how long it took me to finish the story and not the story itself.
It's ok, but not great - and I kind of lost track of what was happening. But that maybe because of how long it took me to finish the story and not the story itself.
LeRoy Miller rated Coming Attraction: 2 stars
Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber
"Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set in a dystopian future …
LeRoy Miller finished reading Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber
"Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. …
Sounded like an interesting story, turned out to be more meh then anything else.
LeRoy Miller rated Stopover Planet: 3 stars
Robert E. Gilbert: Stopover Planet
Stopover Planet by Robert E. Gilbert
"Stopover Planet" by Robert E. Gilbert is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers …
LeRoy Miller finished reading Stopover Planet by Robert E. Gilbert
"Stopover Planet" by Robert E. Gilbert is a science fiction short story written in the …
Could have been a good story for The Twilight Zone or Outer Limits.
LeRoy Miller rated Backlash: 4 stars
Backlash by WInston Marks
"Backlash" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction novella likely written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes …
LeRoy Miller finished reading Backlash by WInston Marks
"Backlash" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction novella likely written in the early …
The first half of this story really echos a lot of what people say now about robots, and A.I. taking over. There is a twist closer to the end that kind of ruins the first part of the story (at least looking at it from modern eyes.) There are so many things this books remind me of, Earth: Final Conflict, parts of I, Robot (2004), "What are little Girls made of " - Star Trek TOS, and more. I can't say for sure if any of these were influenced by this story, maybe in some small way they were. This is another story I want to put on the re-read list, it's a really good story, that probably should get more attention.
The first half of this story really echos a lot of what people say now about robots, and A.I. taking over. There is a twist closer to the end that kind of ruins the first part of the story (at least looking at it from modern eyes.) There are so many things this books remind me of, Earth: Final Conflict, parts of I, Robot (2004), "What are little Girls made of " - Star Trek TOS, and more. I can't say for sure if any of these were influenced by this story, maybe in some small way they were. This is another story I want to put on the re-read list, it's a really good story, that probably should get more attention.
LeRoy Miller rated A Thought For Tomorrow: 3 stars
A Thought For Tomorrow by Robert E. Gilbert
"A Thought For Tomorrow" by Robert E. Gilbert is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. This …