Ian Sales·Jul 5Alien Flesh, Seabury QuinnSeabury Quinn was a prolific contributor to Weird Tales, with 145 stories published in the magazine between 1923 and 1954. Alien Flesh…
Ian Sales·Jun 29The best books of 2026, part 1A friend once introduced me with the words, “This is Ian. He hates everything.” Given some of the reviews here, and on my other blog…
Ian Sales·Jun 28Eon, Greg BearThere was a time when the Killer Bs, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford and David Brin, were a thing — the late 1980s or early 1990s? If I remember…
Ian Sales·Mar 13Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C ClarkeOne of the defining characteristics of science fiction is its “sense of wonder”, traditionally seen as a form of wide-eyed credulity, but…
Ian Sales·Feb 24The Jaws that Bite, the Claws that Catch, Michael G ConeyThere are unpleasant novels and novels which tackle unpleasant topics. There are also unpleasant novels which tackle unpleasant topics. The…
Ian Sales·Jan 17Mission to Moulokin, Alan Dean FosterSalesman Ethan Frome Fortune, adventurer Skua September and schoolteacher Milliken Williams were the sole survivors of an attempt to kidnap…
Ian Sales·Dec 24, 2025Best books of 2025I do this every year, for more years than I’d care to count. I enjoy writing about books — I should enjoy actually writing books, I…
Ian Sales·Oct 28, 2025A Case of Conscience, James BlishA generally well-regarded science fiction novel, A Case of Conscience (1958, USA) won the Hugo in 1959, and a retro Hugo in 2004 for the…
Ian Sales·Sep 16, 2025Extremophile, Ian GreenExtremophile (2024, UK) is the second of two books shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award this year I picked up back in June. The other…
Ian Sales·Aug 31, 2025Bright of the Sky, Kay KenyonBright of the Sky (2007, USA) is the first of a quartet, called The Rose and the Entire, and followed by A World Too Near (2008, USA), City…
