Dyrwolf by Kat Kinney My rating: 5 of 5 stars There is a beautifully odd and rather unique feeling one may get from the opening chapters of Dyrwolf. It is a sense of decontextualization that arises from a stunning timelessness. It is told in first person perspective, frankly a risky move in my books but […]
Author: kengoudsward
Thoughts On Hard Sci-Fi. Take 1
Many readers eschew technical details. I have already been accused of being too technical. In other words, the computational aspects of my story require a certain hardness, so I do write HARD SF, and for consistency I need to maintain this level if possible as these hard readers are the readers who will stick with me. […]
The Planets: a scifaiku poetry collection by Wendy Van Camp My rating: 5 of 5 stars In this collection of poems Wendy captures the essence, or rather, the myriad essences of the wildly individual planets in our Solar system. Her vivid imagery and suggestive language prompt us to look past oversimplifications and preconceptions of chunks […]
Book Review: Edge Of Doom
Edge of Doom by E.M. Swift-Hook My rating: 4 of 5 stars On the surface we have a gritty cyberpunk story of crime syndicate power plays. But underneath this, in a similar vein as Asimov’s foundation, is a further exploration of fate and destiny and the future, of, as the author says… “Just another human […]
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Eric Klein for his Feature Friday Futures column. Here’s the transcript: Today we have Ken Goudsward with us to tell us about his novel “Symphony Of Destruction”, book 1 of The Spindown Saga. Hi Ken, let’s get right into it Why did you choose this setting? […]