Fire and Blood by George R R Martin is written like a history written by a contemporary arch maester of the Targaryen dynasty. The fictional history book tells the story of the Targaryen dynasty from the first King Aegon the Conqueror up to the seventh King Aegon III. The Targaryen slogan is Fire and Blood, and fire and blood is found on very page of this book.
Summary
Martin presents the book writing like he is Archmaester Glydayn writing a history using various resource material. Glydayn’s uses the dry dynasty approved story and the writings of Mushroom the Jester for the salacious parts. Martin’s idea for the book started with the 2014 book named The World of Ice and Fire. That book has short versions of the story of the whole dynasty including up to the events of the Song of Ice and Fire series.
Martin published three extended sections of that book in three different anthologies. They published “The Sons of the Dragon” in the 2017 anthology named The Book of Swords. It covered the reigns of the sons of Aegon the first. They published “The Rogue Prince” in the 2014 anthology named Rogues. It was about the reign of Viserys the first. They published “The Princess and the Queen” in the 2013 anthology named Dangerous Women. It was about the Dance of Dragons. HBO adapted this part as the HBO show named House of the Dragon.
Martin revised and expanded the three sections for the Fire and Blood book with some added sections to complete the story. Martin plans to write a second volume of Fire and Blood that will cover the Targaryen rulers after Aegon the third up to the events that begin in the novel named Game of Thrones.
Recommendation
Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin is an interesting history book of the fictional Targaryen Dynasty. It gives interesting background material to the series. HBO adapted the Dance of Dragons section of the book for the HBO series named House of the Dragon. It provides essential reading for understanding the author’s vision for the events that are depicted in the show.
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin.
In Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin, Abner Marsh is a Mississippi steamboat captain in 1857. He accepts a dangerous commission in this fantasy featuring vampires.
I attended the Ohio State University football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on October 5, 2024. Ohio State beat Iowa 35 to 7. It was a great game.
Writing Progress from October 2024.
I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One of the posts was my writing progress report for October 2024, which is linked below.
In October 2024, I submitted the short story named Grognard to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.
Writing Progress from October 2024 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in October 2024.
In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.
The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.
Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.
Events from October 2024.
I attended no events in October 2024
Writing Goals for November 2024.
In November 2024, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for November 2024.
I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in November 2024.
Eventually, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new chapter 1.
Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
In November 2024, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.
Planned Events for November 2024.
The next conference I plan to attend is ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 23, 2025, to January 26, 2025. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan, Book Eleven of the Wheel of Time series.
Introduction
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan is the eleventh book of The Wheel of Time series. The novel follows five main plot arcs. Rand, Mat, Perrin, Elayne, and Egwene. All five characters face hard choices and must grow so they can complete the challenges put before them. Will the forces of Light be cut down by the Knife of Dreams?
Summary – Prologue
The prologue has seven point-of-view characters, and each point of view sets up a plot arc.
Galad is a member of the White Cloaks who duels Eamon Valda for the command of the Children of the Light.
Rodel Ituralde is a general of Amon Domain who fights the Seanchan and sets up a trap for them.
Lady Suroth is Tuon’s subordinate who learns something from a Forsaken that will change the Seanchan situation.
Pevara is a White Tower Aes Sedai charged with discovering any Black Ajah hiding there.
Alvarin is a White Tower Aes Sedai that is working against the order.
Galina is an Aes Sedai enslaved by the Saido at Malden who is trying to escape with Faile’s help.
Egwene was captured by the White Tower Aes Sedai and has been reduced to an Accepted in the order. She has plans to help the rebel Aes Sedai who are sieging the city.
Summary–Groups of characters
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan has five main plots.
Rand continues to pursue his truce with the Seanchan so they can both focus on defeating the forces of the Dark One rather than each other.
Mat’s group leaves the traveling circus headed to Murandy. He continues to court Tuon. He finds part of the Band of the Red Hand and attacks the Seanchan nearby.
Perrin”s forces attack the Shaido at Malden to free Faile and the other captives.
Elayne continues her siege of Caemlyn and worries about what the Borderland armies camped near the city will do.
Egwene’s rebel forces continue to siege Tar Valon. The White Tower has captured her, and she starts a rebellion from within the Tower.
Summary–Best Plot Points
Nine Chapters stand out in Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. (There’s so many, It’s a great novel)
At the Garden is Chapter 3 where most of the Forsaken meet and vow to kill Perrin and Mat.
A Village in Shiota is Chapter 10 where the people in Mat’s caravan see ghosts. Thom gives Mat a letter from Moraine that changes everything.
A Hell in Maderin is Chapter 11 where Tuon wants Mat to take her to a rowdy bar. Interesting things happen there and after.
The Golden Crane is Chapter 20 which is split into three parts. The first part is about Rand but the rest is about Nynaeve and Lan. Nynaeve is great here.
Honey in the Tea is Chapter 24 where Egwene starts her war from within at the White Tower. This odd thing is that this is Egwene’s only viewpoint chapter in this novel, though she is features in a part of the prolouge. It’s a great chapter.
A Plain Wodden Box is Chapter 27 which is a split chapter though both section are great. First, Rand goes to a meeting with the Seanchan leader, but unexpected events occur. Then, Mat displays his awesomeness in commanding his army.
Outside the Gates is Chapter 30 where Perrin and Faile’s arc comes to a long simmering conclusion.
The House on Full Moon Street is Chapter 31 where Elayne finds out what Mellar has been up to and tries to do something about it, but faces unexpected consequences.
Prince of Ravens is Chapter 37 where Mat’s plans come to fruition.
Recommendation
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan resolves several plot arcs that were set up in Winter’s Heart and Crossroads of Twilight. There are big endings with the Perrin, Mat, and Elayne arcs. Rand is still pursuing his truce with the Seanchan and Egwene pursues her siege of the White Tower from within. It’s great to see some of these plots completed. Robert Jordan must have seen the end to the series here. This was the last novel he completed before his untimely death. Brandon Sanderson took Jordan’s notes and some completed scenes to write the three novels that complete the Wheel of Time series. I see Knife of Dreams as a turning point to the endgame coming at the Last Battle, Tarmon Gai’don
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan.
This is the link to my review of Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan. When Rand forces the hand of one of the Forsaken, will the Forsaken defeat him or will he earn a Crown of Swords?
This is the link to my review of Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan, Book Six of the Wheel of Time. Chaos reigns in the Westlands. They push Rand to the edge of insanity. Will he survive the box?
In September 2024, I submitted Explosion at Moon Base Alpha to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.
Writing Progress from September 2024 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in September 2024.
In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.
The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.
Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.
Events from September 2024.
I attended no events in September 2024
Writing Goals for October 2024.
In October 2024, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for October 2024.
I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in October 2024.
Eventually, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new chapter 1.
Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
In October 2024, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.
Planned Events for October 2024.
The next conference I plan to attend is ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 23, 2025, to January 26, 2025. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold, Book #11 of the Vorkosigan saga.
Introduction
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold is the eleventh novel of the Vorkosigan saga. The Emperor of Barrayar sends Miles as his Imperial Auditor to find out how the Komarr terraforming mirror was destroyed. Miles discovers plots against him as the son of the Butcher of Komarr and other terrorist plots. He must disentangle the various plots with the help of Ekaterina Vorsoisson. Can Miles save Komarr from itself or will the planet fall into anarchy?
Summary
The history of Komarr influences this novel. This is the short version of that history. The Komarr system is a travel hub with many connections. Barrayar only has one connection and that leads to Komarr. In the past, the Komarrans let the Cetagandans through their system to attack Barrayar. The war between Barrayar and Cetaganda was hard on the Barayarans. The Barrayarns expelled the Cetagandans but at great cost. The Barrayarans blamed Komarr for this. Later the Barrayarans took over Komarr. An incident in that war earned Aral Vorkosigan (Miles’s father) the title of Butcher of Komarr. A faction of Komarrans want to overthrow the Barrayans.
That brings us to this novel. Miles is a newly appointed Auditor. That means that he has the power to investigate and judicate matters under the authority of the Barrayaran Emperor. Komarr has an ongoing centuries long terraforming project in process. The populus all live under domes on Komarr’s surface. A solar power satellite important in the terraforming project was damaged and Miles must discover if it was an accident or sabotage.
Ekaterine Vorsoisson has an alternate viewpoint in this novel. She is from Barrayar and married to Tien Vorsoisson, an engineer involved in the terraforming project. Tien has secrets and they have an unhappy marriage. Caught in the middle is their son.
The connection between Miles and Ekaterine is important to the plot of this novel. Miles must solve the mystery with Ekaterine’s help.
Recommendation
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold takes the Vorkosigan Saga into a new direction. This and the succeeding novels of the saga follow Miles in his Auditor role solving problems for the emperor. The important development for this novel is the introduction of Ekaterine. She is a match and a muse for Miles. He’s finally growing mature. I enjoyed the background and mystery behind this novel.
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold.
In Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold, death will not stop Miles Vorkosigan, but his boss Simon Illyan has an illness that might end Miles’s career. Can Miles figure out what happened to Illyan and what he should do about it before it’s too late?
In Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold, Dr. Ethan Urquhart must discover what happened to unusable ovarian samples. Will Ethan go off the planet, risk being corrupted, and solve the mystery of the unusable samples, or will he doom Athos by doing nothing?
In Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold, they send Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan to Cetaganda on a diplomatic mission. Miles becomes involved in a complex mystery. Will Miles foil the plot to destroy Cetaganda and save his home planet of Barrayar?
In The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold, they accused Miles Vorkosigan of treason. Will Miles play The Vor Game well enough to escape the treason charges made against him and secure the assignment he desires?
In Warriors Apprentice (Book #2 of the Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold, Miles Vorkosigan gets involved in another planet’s war. Can he escape the mischief he started?
In Barrayar (Book#7 of the Vorkosigan saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold, Lady Cordelia Vorkosigan faces an assassination and the birth of her son. Will she survive the regency and give birth to her son?
In Shards of Honor (Book#1 of the Vorkosigan saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold, Barrayaran Captain Aral Vorkosigan takes Betan Commander Cordelia Naismith as a prisoner. They take a hike in the jungle. What happens when they fall in love?
In Falling Free (Book #4 of the Vorkosigan saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold, space engineer Leo Graf must decide between retiring or risking his life protecting his students. The novel is a fun, self-contained space opera romp.
In August 2024, I submitted Chemithurgy Chapter Four of Four (Section Three of Three) to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call. Now the first draft is complete.
Writing Progress from August 2024 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in August 2024.
In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.
The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.
Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.
Events from August 2024.
I attended no events in August 2024
Writing Goals for September 2024.
In September 2024, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for September 2024.
I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in September 2024.
Eventually, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.
Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film Noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
In September 2024, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.
Planned Events for September 2024.
The next conference I plan to attend is ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 23, 2025, to January 26, 2025. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan, Book Ten of the Wheel of Time series.
Introduction
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan is the tenth book of The Wheel of Time series. The novel follows four main plot arcs. Rand, Mat, Perrin, and Elayne. All four characters face hard choices and must grow so they can complete the challenges put before them in future novels. Will the forces of Light be stopped at the Crossroads of Twilight?
Summary – Prologue
The prologue has seven point-of-view characters, and each point of view sets up a plot arc.
Ritel Ituralde is a general of Amon Domain who knows the Seanchan will attack him soon and makes plans to defeat them.
Eamon Valda is a leader of the White Cloaks who face battles with the Seanchan and the Aes Sedai.
Gabrelle is warder-bonded to Logain at the Black Tower. She tries to figure out what move the Ahsa’man will take next.
Yukiki searches for the Black Ajah at the White Tower.
Gawyn oversees the Younglings and wonders what to do next.
Davram Bashere commands a unit in Elayne’s army that is sieging Caemalyn, trying to win her the crown of Andor.
Samitsu is overseeing Cairhien by Cadsuane’s request. She must find out who and why someone attempted to assassinate Dobraine.
Summary–Groups of characters
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan has four main plots.
Rand wants to make a truce with the Seanchan so they can both focus on defeating the forces of the Dark One rather than each other.
Mat leaves Ebou Dar with the cover of the traveling circus to escape to Murandy. He courts Tuon but is clueless about the ways of the Seanchan.
Perrin discovers the Shaido confines Faile in their winter quarters in Malden. The Shaido are too strong to attack. Perrin looks for supplies and faces a difficult decision.
Egwene brought her rebels forces to siege Tar Valon. She faces a set back at the end of the novel which might jeopardize her ability to take Tar Valon.
Summary–Best Plot Points
Three Chapters stand out in Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan.
Traps is Chapter 9 where Faile is punished by the Shaido but is comforted by Rolan.
A Mark is Chapter 21 where Alvarin is worried that she will be found out at the White Tower as part of the Black Ajah.
What must be done is Chapter 31 where Perrin must make a hard choice. Perrin’s conflict in the series has been between the hammer and the axe. For him the hammer means the blacksmith profession and resolving issues by words. The axe means war and battle. Perrin faces a situation where he must choose between the axe and the hammer.
Recommendation
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan has some brilliant scenes, but the plot arcs begun in Winter’s Heart are still not competed in this novel. This novel functions to set up the events resolved in the next novel in the series, Knife of Dreams. This novel didn’t have a big ending like the ones that occurred in most of the other novels of the series. I see Winter’s Heart, Crossroads of Twilight, and Knife of Dreams as a sort of a trilogy set inside the series.
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan.
This is the link to my review of Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan. When Rand forces the hand of one of the Forsaken, will the Forsaken defeat him or will he earn a Crown of Swords?
This is the link to my review of Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan, Book Six of the Wheel of Time. Chaos reigns in the Westlands. They push Rand to the edge of insanity. Will he survive the box?
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi is,as he names it in the Author’s Note, a reimagining of the story and events of the novel Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper. Scalzi updates the story to contemporary sensibilities. Jack Holloway is an independent prospector on the planet Zara XXIII. His companion is his bomb-detonating dog named Carl. They find a new mine worth a lot of money for him and Zarathustra Corporation. The problem is when he discovers a new species or better yet when they discover him. If the species he calls Fuzzys proves to be sentient, he and Zara Corp lose the right to exploit the planet. Will Jack choose to get filthy rich or protect the new species?
Summary
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi starts with Jack Holloway prospecting on the planet Zara XXIII with his dog named Carl. They cause an ecological disaster which is noticed by Jack’s ZaraCorp contractor rep named Chad Bourne. Chad threatens to end Jack’s contract. Jack finds a valuable mine because of the disaster and will profit greatly but he runs into a problem.
Back at Jack’s tree house in the middle of the jungle, he encounters a being. He can’t decide if it is more like a monkey, dog, or cat. It might be smarter than that. If the being is sentient, then he stands to lose his rich find because the law will give it to the beings which he calls Fuzzys.
Jack enlists the aid of biologist Isobel Wangai and xeno-linguist Dr. Arnold Chen to figure out if the Fuzzys are sentient.
He faces off with the representatives at ZaraCorp and brings the issue of sentience to the planetary court. Jack believes they are sentient while ZaraCorp thinks they are wild animals. The conclusion proceeds from there.
Recommendation
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi is a contemporary retelling of the story found in H. Beam Piper’s novel Little Fuzzy. I have read both novels and I enjoyed the added elements that Scalzi had added. The corporate plot is like the movie Avatar, though Avatar was probably inspired by Little Fuzzy in the first place. This novel reads like a remake of a movie. I’m glad I read it.
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi.
Zoes Tale by John Scalzi is the fourth book in the Old Man’s War series. This novel tells the events from the previous novel, The Last Colony, from the point of view of Zoe Boutin Perry.
Last Colony by John Scalzi is the third book in the Old Man’s War series. John Perry and his family colonized a new planet. Can he protect the colony, or will the colony perish leading to the extermination of humanity?
Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi is the second book in the Old Man’s War series. Jared Dirac is a clone with another man’s memories. He must save humanity from three allied alien races determined to destroy humanity.
In July 2024, there was no submission to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call. We are taking a break until August 2024.
Writing Progress from July 2024 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in July 2024.
In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.
The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.
Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.
Events from July 2024.
I attended the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, on July 26, 2024, to July 28, 2024. They held the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA. I attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023.
In August 2024, I plan to write five blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for August 2024.
I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in August 2024.
Eventually, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new chapter 1.
Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
In August 2024, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.
Planned Events for August 2024.
The next event I plan to attend is the Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library on September 21, 2024. Literary Cleveland sponsors it. It is a one-day writing conference.
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem is a science fiction story that explores the themes of communication, sense of self, and reality. It is a stand-alone novel. Kris Kelvin is a psychologist who must discover what is happening with the researchers on the Solaris space station. The Solaris Station is orbiting a planet with a world-sized entity they name Ocean who the scientists are unsuccessfully trying to communicate with. Will Kris understand what is happening with the Solaris entity before it is too late, and all the researchers are dead?
Summary
In Solaris by Stanislaw Lem, the corporation that finances the Solaris space station sends psychologist Kris Kelvin to figure out what is going on with the researchers on the Solaris space station that orbits the planet of Solaris. There are three men left inhabiting the space station. One of the researchers that Kelvin knew named Gibarion sent him a message to come to the station. He first meets Snow when he arrives and later, he meets Sartorius. Kelvin learns the fate of Gibarion. He learns something from all three about the issue with Solaris.
The researchers tried to contact an entity on the planet of Solaris. The entity is an immense world ocean. The entity tried to contact the researchers with beings created from the memories of the researchers’ which they call visitors. Things get more complicated for Kelvin when his visitor arrives. She is unexpected and perplexing to him.
Recommendation
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem is a thought-provoking novel. I read the 1970 translation from the French by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox with a book cover promoting the 2002 movie adaption. It’s an English translation of the French Translation of the original Polish. I watched the 1972 movie adaptation. The cinematography was fabulous. The actors spoke Russian, but the subtitles worked with an excellent ending. I watched the 2002 movie adaptation starring George Clooney and directed by Stephen Soderbergh. It was interesting, but didn’t make its production cost back at the box office.
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Solaris by Stanislaw Lem.
My review of Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang is an eight-story SF short story collection. It was made into the movie Arrival. The title story explores the similar theme of first alien contact.
