wfzimmerman’s review: “A beautiful new edition from Tor of Isaac Asimov’s first novel. I can’t wait to re-read this!”
Tor Books (2008), Hardcover, 256 pages
tags: sf, science fiction
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Heinlein, Project Moonbase and Others (preorder): Subterranean Press Subterranean Press is proud to announce a two volume set that will contain virtually the last unpublished material by Robert A. Heinlein. Important news. I wonder exactly when Heinlein wrote these things and whether this work represents his “A” game. Dear reader,
Welcome to the COOL MAPS series! this has been a
In the interest of setting expectations accurately, here is
Gee, I have say that’s a pretty interesting list. You do have to bear in mind that this book is printed in a 8.5 x 8.5 inch paperback format, so the images are reduced in size from their original form. These images are meant to provide interesting synoptic views of the whole country of Afghanistan, and I have to say that I am satisfied that they do just that. By all means, take a look at Search Inside the Book and judge for yourself.
This series was originally titled COOL MAPS FOR CURIOUS KIDS, but as I moved along with publication of new volumes I found that the extra words were getting in the way. Suffice it to say that this book is aimed at curious minds, aged 7 to 77!
Cordially,
Fred Zimmerman
Publisher, Nimble Books LLC
P.S. If you like this idea, take a look at some of the other books in the COOL MAPS series:
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Karl Schroeder’s Ventus now a free CC download – Boing Boing Award-winning sf writer Karl Schroeder has just released his debut novel, Ventus under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivs license, meaning that you can download it, share it and copy it as much as you like. Excellent. What this book in particular needs, I think, is some annotation around the pages … collaborative world-building. Earlier this year, Nimble Books author Pepe Escobar released his GLOBALISTAN with a CC license. wfzimmerman’s review: “Kelsey writes: J.K. Rowling has done it again, surpassing even herself and many of my expectations. How, possibly, could any book stand up to the monstrous amount of media coverage, to the fans’ primal expectations and demands that they wanted satisfied? I don’t know the answer, either, but look to J.K. Rowling for the answer. ‘Deathly Hallows’ is an incredible piece of literature, with winding twists and turns, that almost make the reader miss what the book is really about: growing up, and learning how to accept what happens when one gets older; namely, death. Still, even a novel with such a somber subject simply should not even be allowed to be so excellent. This fantastic book will stay in the hearts of every TRUE Harry Potter fan and will be loved by the masses for the rest of time. Congratulations, Jo!” wfzimmerman’s review: “Reissue of the classic SF novel.” wfzimmerman’s review: “This has to be part of any sf collection. Rereading it recently I was most struck by two passages … the famous one with Nessus explaining how lucky humans have been, and the one at the end where Louis Wu sees stars through the bottom of Fist-of-God. Looks like first editions go for about $5000 US as of 2007…” |
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wfzimmerman’s review: “Tor’s usually sure-footed publicity team stumbles a bit by identifying William H. Drinkard as a 12-year veteran of the Alabama State Legislature. I am sure that the Alabama State Legislature of today is not the Alabama State Legislature of fifty or a hundred years ago, but it’s still not exactly a confidence-inspiring background.”
wfzimmerman’s review: “Classic sf. Does Will Smith realize what a contribution he is making to the genre? If he keeps up he will have starred in more classic SF novelizations than any other star.”
wfzimmerman’s review: “The title alone makes this a must read for anyone who is interested in science fiction. I’m about a third of the way through and it’s really drawing me in. It reads a bit like a thought experiment — the pace of nanochange will be fast, but not *this* fast… but I like the way Rucker mixes the Big Smart Objects with the human heart in conflict. Strongly recommended so far.”
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