There are two things about this book that I really like: The first is Verner Vinge's take on the Fermi Paradox and the second are the Tines, an alien race he created for the story. [Would you rather watch the video edition of this post? - releasing soon.] I love reading Science Fiction and Fantasy stories and one of my favourite things about these books are all the different non-human races that we encounter. In Fantasy it’s normally just a handful of races like Elves and Dwarfs, but in Science Fiction there is an unlimited amount of different alien races out there… but what about in real life? In real life… Have you ever wondered where all the aliens are? Have you ever been looking at the stars and wondered ‘Are we alone in the universe ?’ If so you’re not alone. There has been a lot of discussion about this topic by people from all walks of life including philosophers, scientist and writers. In fact this discussion has a name: The Fermi Paradox. The Fermi Para...

Want to travel the galaxy, but can't find a spaceship within five light years that you can hitch a ride on? Well, here we'll see how Science Fiction can be instrumental helping you do that and for less than $30 a trip. The towel's optional! With  KIC 8462852 or Tabby's Star in the news again, I thought I'd get cracking and finish editing a video I started months ago.  Here's the results. Enjoy with your favourite beverage, of course. Interested? Click here to get a copy.

I'd like to take the time to say thanks to all those you've been watching my Treasures from the Bookshelf series. It's really good to hear that people who aren't usually interested in Science Fiction have been watching and commenting that these videos have sparked an interest in Sci-Fi! Isn't that great! To show that I'm interested in topics other than Sci-Fi, I've created this video about my Shakespeare experience.  Hope you enjoy it. Two more treasures from my bookshelf, this time classical literature, William Shakespeare and how you really should experience Shakespeare in order to enjoy him. Liked what you read? Want to known when new posts are up? To follow me on Twitter or Google+ click on the images below.            

Proving that Science Fiction is not boring and can hold it's own against others genres. In this video I take a quick look at Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds. A Hard Science Fiction novel about Quantum mechanics, romance and other things... Click on the link or image below to view the video. Treasures from the Bookshelf | Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds Interested in Century Rain ? Use this link to purchase a copy of the book and help support my reading addiction. Liked what you read? Want to known when new posts are up? To follow me on Twitter or Google+ click on the images below.            

In this video I take a quick look a the Rampart Worlds Series by Julian May. As I say in the video If you want to feel intelligent read Julian May's Rampart Worlds series.  Click on the link or picture below to view the video.  If you're interested and want to get the books use the links below. You'll not only get a good book to read you'll also be helping me buy more books at the same time! It's Win-Win. Rampart Worlds Series | #2 Treasures from the Bookshelf Liked what you read? Want to known when new posts are up? To follow me on Twitter or Google+ click on the images below.            

Proving that Science Fiction is not boring and can hold it's own against others genres. In this video I take a quick look at The Freedom Series by Anne McCaffrey .  Click on the link or image below to view the video. Freedoms Landing | #1 Treasures from the Bookshelf Liked what you read? Want to known when new posts are up? To follow me on Twitter or Google+ click on the images below.            

Tales from the Bookshop is a collection of strange events that happened during my time working in a bookshop which left me wondering if I was in an episode of The Twilight Zone. This is a story comes from my wife, it was one of those tales that terrorize every book store employee...  This happened before I ever met Wolf, I wasn't even there for the event, I just turned up once the storm had settled or somewhat settled.  In spite of that it has been passed down as lore... it has been seared into the minds of every one of the store employees, there is never a time when children used the bookstore bathrooms where you didn't wonder "what will we find this time..."

Tales from the Bookshop is a collection of strange events that happened during my time working in a bookshop which left me wondering if I was in an episode of The Twilight Zone. The day started out like many others during my time at the bookshop until just after lunch time, I heard the bell on the front door chime as a new customer entered.  I made my way to the front counter and I must have accidentally passed through an opening into another dimension.

In this series called Tales from the Bookshop I'm retelling a bunch of unexpected events and strange interactions that happened to my wife and I during our time working in a bookshop, many of them left us wondering if we were in an episode of The Twilight Zone .