It’s now over 20 years since I first read “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card. I remember that I was searching the science fiction shelf in my local library for something new to read when the german translation of “Ender’s Game” caught my eye. It was one of those books you start reading and only [...]
My subscription for The Mongoliad ended a few days ago and I did not renew it. My initial enthusiasm for it melted away after half a year. I haven’t read a single chapter since June or maybe even May. Serial novels don’t seem to work for me. I prefer to read a book at my own pace. [...]
The Void trilogy is another three volume space opera by Peter F. Hamilton. It’s not really revolutionary. But if you liked “Night’s Dawn” or the “Commonwealth Saga” — his former space operas — you’ll like this one, too. It’s a sequel to the Commonwealth Saga and since persons from it make reappearances here and situations from [...]
The Mongoliad is Neal Stephenson’s new book project and it fits perfectly in with his most recent books – the Baroque Cycle and Anathem. So if you liked those books you’ll like this one, too. As the title – The Mongoliad – suggests mongols play an important role in this book. It’s 1241 and the [...]
The iPad is a great device for reading ebooks. The bigger screen is a big advantage over the smaller screen of the iPhone. On the iPhone I always used a small font and small margins to get as much text as possible on the screen. It worked pretty well, but it looked a bit crowded. [...]