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The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Three-Body Problem (novel) Definitely, this book is for readers who understand science specifically particle physics. There is no Technobabble like Star Trek or other well-known shows where science while mentioned is not that important to the plot. In my opinion, you really need to know science as it is taught today. I am not going to bore anybody with the plot because it can be looked up on Wikipedia and web pages. I can tell you in addition to the plot that the novel handles a First Contact situation between two civilizations in a brand new an interesting way. This is why it is good to sometime read novels or books from other cultures. It opens up one mind to various viewpoints even though the science may be the same. The physical constants of the universe just don't change however it becomes better understood. It is also refreshing to read a novel from a modern-day writer that excludes the typical violence and sa...

Chronicles of Atlantis: The Age of Immortals by Chris Paras My rating: 3 of 5 stars Another book that just mixes all the ancient legends from Greece, Egypt, Libya, Israel, India, etc. I can say the author has potential. He needs to develop his plot as well as logic. View all my reviews

Iron Dragoons by Richard Fox My rating: 3 of 5 stars I will consider the book okay. It falls into the Mecha category. Where one is implanted into a mechanical robot or tank. Something similar that you would see in Japan animation. It does have hardcore science. No fantasy involved. The way science fiction is supposed to be. There are new aspects of this type of Mecha story. For example, the candidates for the armor unit are trained to live in amniotic fluid. While they are inside their machines the pilot compartment is called the womb. This makes absolute sense. Since the soldier may be in different combat situations their survival rate is better living in the fluid than breathing gas. The amniotic fluid is the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a gravid Amniote. This fluid serves as a cushion for the Pilot but also serves to facilitate the exchange of nutrients, water, and biochemical products. The pilot, of course, is attached to his armor via a plug at the base...

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was a very interesting book, obscenities aside, adjusted to the cyberpunk noir era. Little by little I am going to become a Neal Stephenson fan. I am already reading his book Anathem for the second time. I am fascinated by the manner that he writes. No doubt he has a very vivid imagination. In his book Snow Crash, I think the bottom line is language. Language can actually control humans if you consider humans a biologicals machines that run on a wetware biological code. View all my reviews