Born June 16, 1972, in Davis, California, Andrew Taylor Weir grew up in Milpitas with a keen interest in science fiction, nurtured by the works of Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. His early exposure to technology and science, fostered by his physicist father and electrical engineer mother...
When he was growing up, not only did he read the books assigned to him, but he also enjoyed such authors as: Patrick O’Brien, C. S. Forester, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov. Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness opened his eyes about gender roles. Some of his favorite thriller...
As an adult, while at the library with my niece during story hour I took one of the Nancy Drew books off the shelf and silently re-read it while the librarian read out loud a book to the children. It transported me back in time and didn’t disappoint. I had to laugh at how quickl...
contact between species. If you have not yet picked up this engaging science fiction novella by Jilly Paddock. The story shares a lot of themes that make the reader think of already classic fiction writers such as Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov but brings new aspects to science fiction as ...