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The following is a list of articles already uploaded, along with the authors about whom I (or others) will be writing essays. Only a few of those are linked at this time but I will be adding to them as time allows. Unless otherwise stated, all articles are by me, Galen Strickland. I am still very much interested in recruiting other reviewers, so please email me if you would like to contribute something. Please check back frequently for any new updates, which will also be posted on the Templeton Gate Forums.

 

The Hugo and Nebula Awards
All the winners and nominated works
recently updated with the 2006 Nebula
and 2007 Hugo nominees

 

4/4/07 - I continue my review of E. E. Knight's Vampire Earth series, the latest title of which is Valentine's Exile.

10/13/06 - My review of Variable Star, a new novel by Spider Robinson, based on an outline and notes from Robert Heinlein.

10/3/06 - My review of Titan Books' Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume One.

7/16/06 - My review of John Varley's Red Lightning.

6/11/06 - ekt give us his thoughts on the Time Quartet series of books by Madeleine L'Engle.

5/14/06 - Michael Woodard now takes a look at Building Harlequin's Moon, a collaborative novel from Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper.

5/2/06 - Michael Woodard agains adds to existing reviews, with thoughts on Eyes of the Calculor, the concluding book in Sean McMullen's Greatwinter Trilogy, as well as a look at the second book in Peter Watts' Rifter's Trilogy, Maelstrom.

4/23/06 - It has been one year and three days since I last posted a book review. A bit discouraging of course, but I will endeavor to do better in the future. As with the last one, the new review is also a continuation of my look at E. E. Knight's Vampire Earth series. If you have not read any of that review (or any of the books) click on that link, or if you would like to jump directly to the latest update, click on this title - Valentine's Rising.

3/27/06 - Michael Woodard has some very good things to say about Starfish, the first book in Peter Watts' Rifters Trilogy.

3/5/06 - Michael Woodard's on a roll! He has added to his review of Sean McMullen's Greatwinter Trilogy with his thoughts on the second book - The Miocene Arrow.

3/1/06 - Two new reviews by Michael Woodard - the first book in Sean McMullen's Greatwinter Trilogy, Souls in the Great Machine and Gary Tigerman's The Orion Protocol.

2/16/06 - The Dread Empire's Fall series reviewed by Michael Woodard.

9/3/05 - Please take this link to download the full text of He Walked Among Us, a novel by Norman Spinrad.

3/20/05 - At long last, another book review, a continuation of my look at E. E. Knight's Vampire Earth series with the latest installment, Tale of the Thunderbolt.

7/25/04 - I am pleased to present a new author profile page on Bob Shaw from a new contributor, and hopefully we will see more pages from him in the future. David Longhorn is from the UK and edits a periodical called Supernatural Tales. He found Templeton Gate through a search for info on Olaf Stapledon, then contacted me with compliments on the site and an inquiry of whether he could submit some things. I may have read something by Shaw, but darned if I can recall anything right now, although several of the titles I am familiar with. But from what David has to say about him I think I need to be on the lookout for some of his books.

6/20/04 - My review of Neil Gaiman's Hugo and Nebula winning novel, American Gods.

6/13/04 - A continuation of my review of E. E. Knight's Vampire Earth series, with my thoughts on the second novel, Choice of the Cat.

5/21/04 - My review of E. E. Knight's first novel, Way of the Wolf, which is the first in his Vampire Earth series.

3/2/04 - I've just uploaded my review of David Brin's Hugo Award nominated Kiln People.

1/25/04 - ekt reviews Connie Willis' Hugo and Nebula award-winning Doomsday Book.

1/17/04 - My review of Gene Wolfe's The Knight, part one of The Wizard Knight.

12/12/03 - My review of Heinlein's new/old novel, For Us, the Living, has just been uploaded.

11/30/03 - SFExplorer now takes a look at the graphic novel Orbiter by Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran.

11/29/03 - SFExplorer's first review, of Robert J. Sawyer's 2003 Hugo-winning novel Hominids.

11/18/03 - Raedom returns with two different book reviews: James P. Hogan's The Mirror Maze and Theodore Sturgeon's Case and the Dreamer.

(9/8/03) - My review of John Varley's Red Thunder.

(9/7/03) - Padre Mellyrn reviews Orson Scott Card's Ender & Homecoming Series.

(9/1/03) - My review of Spider Robinson's The Free Lunch

(8/24/03) - My review of Roger MacBride Allen's Orphan of Creation

(8/17/03) - My profile of author David Gerrold

(8/3/03) - Raedom's newest review concerns two books by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth - The Space Merchants/The Merchants' War.

(7/24/03) - Raedom reviews James Blish's Cities In Flight.

(7/9/03) - My review of David Gerrold's four book series of the War Against the Chtorr.

(5/24/03) - My review of Charles Douglas Hayes' Portals in a Northern Sky.

(5/10/03) -wracked presents his second book review, of Mike Resnick's 1986 novel Santiago.

(3/23/03) - I am very pleased to present Raedom's first review, of David Gerrold's classic novel When Harlie Was One.

My review of Hyperthought, the debut novel from M. M. Buckner.

A new book review by tenavari
Chris Exner (tenavari on the forums) review's Slave Ship by Frederik Pohl.

Yet another recruit signs on!
A new poster at the forums, tenavari (Chris Exner) has sent me a very good article concerning "In Search of the Rare and Out of Print on the Internet." He has also promised other book reviews in the near future.

Another new reviewer at Templeton Gate!
wracked has written a review of a book he has mentioned several times (and which I have recently read, thanks to him) - Glen Cook's The Dragon Never Sleeps. Hope you enjoy it.

ekt favors us with a new article, on the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.

My review of an early Heinlein novel, Beyond This Horizon.

My review of David Gerrold's recent trilogy, The Dingilliad.

Starflight's first review is of Isaac Asimov's Fantastic Voyage 2.

Ogre3000's second comic review is about Joe's Comics, creations of J. Michael Straczynski.

Padre Mellyrn reviews Beowulf's Children by Niven, Pournelle & Barnes.

A confused review of some confusing books, Gene Wolfe's "Sun" Sagas (The Books of the New Sun, Long Sun, and Short Sun).

Ogre3000 reviews the comic compilation of Manhunter.

ekt's review of Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner series.

A review of Allies and Aliens by Roger MacBride Allen

Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy

Isaac Asimov's I, Robot

Harlan Ellison's Screenplay for I, Robot

My Hugo/Nebula Awards Rant

Dual Award Winners

The SF&F Hall of Fame Inductees

I have also provided the contents pages from:

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 1 (short stories)

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 2 (novellas/novelletes)

The Fantasy Hall of Fame (short stories)

General Information Articles

Science Fiction: A Primer

Science Fiction: Where to Start

Science Fiction References

Science Fiction vs Fantasy

My First Rant - Out of Print Books

Specific Author Essays

Brian W. Aldiss
Roger MacBride Allen
Poul Anderson
Isaac Asimov
J. G. Ballard
Barrington J. Bayley
Stephen Baxter
Greg Bear
Gregory Benford
Alfred Bester
Ambrose Bierce
Michael Bishop
James Blish - Cities in Flight reviewed by Raedom
Ben Bova
Ray Bradbury
David Brin - profiled by Eliza Dolots
Frederic Brown
Algis Budrys
F. M. Busby
Octavia Butler
Orson Scott Card - Ender & Homecoming series reviewed by Padre Mellyrn
C. J. Cherryh
Arthur C. Clarke
Hal Clement
Glen Cook - The Dragon Never Sleeps reviewed by wracked

L. Sprague de Camp
Samuel R. Delany
Lester del Rey
Philip K. Dick
Gordon R. Dickson
Thomas M. Disch
George Alec Effinger
Greg Egan
Harlan Ellison
M. J. Engh
Philip Jose Farmer
Jack Finney
Lynn Flewelling - theNightrunner series reviewed by ekt

Robert L. Forward
Neil Gaiman - American Gods reviewed by Galen

David Gerrold - The Dingilliad reviewed by Galen
............................When Harlie Was One reviewed by Raedom
............................The War Against the Chtorr reviewed by Galen
William Gibson
Joe Haldeman
Harry Harrison
Robert A. Heinlein
Frank Herbert
James P. Hogan - The Mirror Maze reviewed by Raedom
C. M. Kornbluth

Daniel Keyes
Damon Knight
Henry Kuttner (& C.L.Moore)
R. A. Lafferty
Ursula K. LeGuin
Fritz Leiber
Stanislaw Lem
George R. R. Martin
Richard Matheson
Julian May
Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Sean McMullen - Souls in the Great Machine reviewed by Michael Woodard

Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Michael Moorcock
Ward Moore
Larry Niven
Andre Norton
Chad Oliver
David R. Palmer
Edgar Pangborn
Alexei Panshin
H. Beam Piper
Frederik Pohl - Slave Ship reviewed by Chris Exner
...........................The Space Merchants & The Merchants' War reviewed
............................by Raedom
Edgar Allan Poe
Jerry Pournelle
Tim Powers
Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials reviewed by ekt
Tom Reamy
Mike Resnick - Santiago reviewed by wracked
Kim Stanley Robinson
Spider Robinson - The Free Lunch reviewed by Galen
Joanna Russ
Robert J. Sawyer - Hominids reviewed by SFExplorer

Bob Shaw - profiled by David Longhorn
Charles Sheffield

Lucius Shepard
Robert Silverberg
Clifford D. Simak
John Sladek
Cordwainer Smith
Norman Spinrad
Olaf Stapledon
Allen Steele
Bruce Sterling
Neal Stephenson
Theodore Sturgeon - Case and the Dreamer reviewed by Raedom
Michael Swanwick
William Tenn
Gary Tigerman - The Orion Protocol reviewed by Michael Woodard

James Tiptree, Jr.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Wilson Tucker
Lisa Tuttle
Jack Vance
A.E. van Vogt
John Varley
Jules Verne
Ian Watson
H. G. Wells
Kate Wilhelm
Walter Jon Williams - Dread Empire's Fall reviewed by Michael Woodard

Jack Williamson
Connie Willis - Doomsday Book reviewed by ekt
Robert Charles Wilson
Bernard Wolfe
Gene Wolfe
John Wyndham
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Roger Zelazny

 

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