Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 16 April 2010
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The Story of Time
A world without time! It could be a chaotic place to live in. Man has been trying ever to reckon time. He watched nature's clocks-the rising and setting of the sun, changing of the seasons, growth of a body and mutation in all creation. From shadow sticks to sundials to waterclocks to the present day clocks that are acurate to one millionth of a second and further-it is indeed the story of time. A most significant idea that has resulted through untiring research is the concept of time-space-continuum as an indivisible unity. Time remains a scientific mystry!
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 16 April 2010
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The Spirit Gate
I stopped reading Sword and Fantasy books years ago because they all felt like retreads. This is completely different from the "same old, same old" trilogies that line the shelves. It's an excellent book, full of vivid characters who are human in many ways but from a really alien set of cultures. (One of the most interesting parts of the book is the way she introduces you through the different characters to the different cultures that share this world.) As in 24, people die unexpectedly, minor characters grow in prominence, and there's a new adventure around every corner.
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 15 April 2010
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Earth and MarsR.K. Murthi’s Earth and Mars is a delightful fusion of fact and fiction. Based on the American space probes that had two Rover space craft landing on Mars, this science fiction novel deals with the theme of the so-called twin planets of Earth and Mars and the relationship between them.
Real life incidents, characters, including George Bush and Kofi Annan and several scientists have been incorporated into the story that has witty dialogues, not forgetting the “oh-so dreadful-puns”.
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 15 April 2010
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DeceptionAlex Delaware fans will enjoy Deception. The plot is tight, the balance between Alex/Milo just about right, the cutesy-poo interchanges with Alex's luthier/love kept to a bare minimum. A substitute teacher/tutor at an elite Westwood prep school turns up dead, packed with dry ice. With a taste for Grey Goose and a roving eye that extends beyond her relationship with a pudgy, gambler/salesman, there are any number of possible suspects and motives for the icing.
