The Vulgar Eclectic

Tag: sci fi

  • The Survivors by Tom Godwin

    I finished reading The Survivors (1958), also published as Space Prison, by Tom Godwin. This is a short, tightly woven science fiction tale that begins quickly and never lets up. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! The premise involves an alien race that captures a ship of humans fleeing Earth en-route to a habitable planet. The…

  • Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs

    I recently finished reading Pellucidar (1915) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second novel in the Pellucidar series of seven books. As one would expect, it is a fast-paced story of action, adventure, and danger featuring characters defined by their sense of honor and allegiance to friendship. The main character, David Innes, returns to the world…

  • The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. van Vogt

    I just finished reading The Weapon Shops of Isher (1951) by A.E. van Vogt. This science fiction novel combines three previously published short stories, two from the early 1940s and one from 1949. It is a novel of ideas, as well as action. It courses along quickly, setting forth a world under the influence of…