Mitch Wyle's Web Log

Vor ein paar Wochen bin ich zufällig über Perry Rhodan gestolpert und war sofort interessiert: Seit September 1961 erscheint jede Woche ein ...

I started Crystal Soldier because my usual favorite authors have not released any light, enjoyable space opera in a while, and I wanted som...

I saw this interesting pop science article about new advances in neuro-technology for paralyzed people that included some serendipitous di...

The book struggles with structural mismatches. Reynolds folds a hard-boiled noir detective story into a large-scale space-opera setting, but...

The book has minor flaws. Many characters ascend into "the Singularity," and political squabbles dominate much of the drama, actio...

The book opens well. The setting is imaginative, and the mystery promises intrigue. The android characters have personality and humor, givin...

This book collapses under its own thesis. The author ignores centuries of progress in life expectancy, public health, infrastructure, medici...

During his promotional tour for his first-ever novel (after 50 movies), Woody Allen commented that this book is the best book he ever read. ...

I enjoyed this penultimate book despite all the annoyances. The expansion of the magical system feels arbitrary and contrivances for the plo...

I look through Iain Banks's non-Culture novels because I enjoy his prose. For me, this psychological thriller was somewhat of a disappoi...