These epic western novels from the screenwriter of Terms of Endearment and Brokeback Mountain are both high literature and great entertainment – a must read for anyone who enjoy humor, drama and the study of human nature.
The Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars & Blue Mars) is one of the most mind-expanding reading experiences I’ve ever had. It is a rich, sweeping, epic chronicle of the colonization of Mars as well as the rest of the solar system; the power humans have to transform their own environment and how that environment can transform humanity as well; the long-term impact of extending human lifespan by centuries and the catastrophic consequences of rising sea levels on Earth. But most of all, it is a roadmap to building a better civilization free from the poisons of the past.
During World War II, the Greek island of Cephalonia is occupied by the Italian and German armies. Between brave acts of defiance from the island’s feisty population, the Italian’s ambivalence towards their part in this senseless war and the cold brutality of the Nazis, a beautiful but tragic love blooms between Pelagia, the Island’s self-taught doctor and Captain Corelli, an irreverent Italian officer who’d rather make music than war.
You will never find a funnier, more densely informative, action-packed adventure about money, slavery, the birth of science and the love life of Isaac Newton.
in The Night’s Dawn Trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God), the very survival of humanity is on the line as the dead possess whole planets in a high-tech future. This massive epic is one hell of a ride; a relentless and incredibly entertaining space-opera of awesome proportions!
Shimmering Waters
