Tag Archives: Orson Scott Card

Wrapping Up the Sci Fi Experience for 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Is February over already?  I don’t know about you, but January lasted forever and then I blinked and February was gone.  That means it’s time to bid farewell to another year of the Sci Fi Experience, hosted by Carl from … Continue reading →

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3,000 Years with the Speaker for the Dead

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Last year for the Sci Fi Experience, I read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (review here).  It’s been a year now, and I finally got back to the series to read Speaker for the Dead.  Hopefully it won’t take … Continue reading →

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Sailing For the Stars in 2013

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

Merry Christmas!  I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday! I’m also looking ahead to January–time for the Sci Fi Experience at Stainless Steel Droppings!  This will be my second year participating, and after the great time I had … Continue reading →

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After Waking the Princess

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

What happens after the hero kisses the sleeping princess?  It’s far more complicated than “they lived happily ever after,” especially when the hero is from the modern world and knows nothing at all about swinging swords or fighting evil witches! … Continue reading →

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A Child Commander

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Another sci fi book I’ve been meaning to read for years is Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.  Now that I finally have, I enjoyed it very much–and had some serious issues with it too! The book is set an … Continue reading →

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