The Skylark of Space (Hardcover)

from lithicbee

Reading this book, today, is the equivalent of watching an episode of Mystery Science Theater, with my mind providing the sarcastic commentary. There is a gosh-gee, me smart strong male, you clever beautiful woman feel to this that might be amusing if it was ironic, but read plain it is just laug...

from lithicbee

Reading this book, today, is the equivalent of watching an episode of Mystery Science Theater, with my mind providing the sarcastic commentary. There is a gosh-gee, me smart strong male, you clever beautiful woman feel to this that might be amusing if it was ironic, but read plain it is just laug...

from Radaghast

Another example of early science fiction that was popular merely because it was the only science fiction. This middle period of science fiction keeps disappointing me. This is after Wells published his greatest works, but before the Golden Age of science fiction. The 1920s with Lovecraft (more ho...

from MyopicBookworm

When I was ten, this guy's books were all the rage (though to be honest, the Lensman series were more highly thought of). I guess it marks a transition from the 19th-century greats to the classic era of pulp SF: the spaceship owes much to Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, and the humanoid aliens are c...

from TadAD

Not as much fun as his Lensman series, in my opinion. They're diverting for an afternoon, but I'd recommend the other series.