Matt’s Reviews: Infinite Possibilities by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : SFBC Publication date : January 1, 2002 Edition : Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Language : English Print length : 568 pages ISBN-10 […]
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BACK TO A FUTURE—Howdershelt’s 3rd World Products (and self-publishing)
This week Steve reviews a series that he spoke about ten years ago; the author recently died, and Steve has taken another look at the series. He thinks you might find it interesting. (You may thank him or curse him depending on how the books hit you.)
Matt’s Reviews: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Publish Date: 2006 Print Publish Date: 1966 Format: […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Published Date: 2015 Print Published: 1950 Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes Author: […]
Matt’s Reviews: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Audio Published Date: 1989 Original Print Published: 1870 Length: 12 disks (14 hours 18 minutes) ISBN-10: 1-4193-1162-x ISBN-13: 978-1-4193-1162-8 Author: Jules Verne Read by: Norman Dietz 20,000 Leagues Under […]
FILOFICCIÓN 5: El Alienoceno: la posibilidad de una nueva era donde lo desconocido guía nuestra existencia
El Antropoceno es, sin duda, una era que nos ha revelado el impacto incontrolable del ser humano sobre el planeta. Desde paisajes devastados hasta ecosistemas transformados por nuestras acciones, es un recordatorio brutal de nuestra […]
Matt’s Reviews: Dune by Frank Herbert
Publisher: MacMillan Audio Publication date: 05/29/2007 Copyright Year: 2007 Print Copyright: 1965 Discs: 18 ISBN13: 978-1-4272-0143-0 ISBN10: 1-4272-0143-9 Author: Frank Herbert Read by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance and others Dune by […]
Matt’s Reviews: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by MarkTwain
Publisher: Audiobook Contractors Published Date: 2010 Original Print Published: 1889 ISBN: 1-60646-181-8 Author: Mark Twain Read by: Flo Gibson A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain is […]
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN (Anthrophobia) Challenge – RESULTS!
First off, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to download and read Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale, whether or not you entered the Challenge. If you have not already done so, I’d […]
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN (Anthrophobia) Challenge – Ends 3/31/2025
Results are in Find the Robert Heinlein Easter Eggs and other references in – Anthrophobia by Matt Truxaw and win free books. There are several references within the book to my favorite author, Robert […]
Matt’s Reviews: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 2013 Print Copyright: 1985 Disc Count: 9 Listen Time: 11 hrs 57 minutes Author: Orson Scott Card Read by: Stefan Rudnick, Harlan Ellison, and others Ender’s Game by Orson Scott […]
Matt’s Reviews: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher: Dial Press Publication date: 2009 Copyright Year: 1969 Pages: 224 ISBN: 978-0-385-33384-9 Author: Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut tells the story of Billy Pilgrim. Like Vonnegut himself, Pilgrim was a POW […]
FILOFICCIÓN 3 POR SOPHIE CANAL: “Cosmo-tecnología indígena”: un camino hacia la ficción especulativa y la sostenibilidad
La ciencia ficción siempre ha sido un puente entre lo real y lo imaginado, entre lo que conocemos y lo que deseamos o tememos. Pero, ¿qué pasaría si miráramos hacia el pasado para inspirar un futuro […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher Harper Perennial Modern Classics Published Date: 2014 Original Publish Date: 1974 Pages: 387 ISBN-10: 0-06-051275-X ISBN-13: 978-0-06-051275-0 Author: Ursula K. Le Guin The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin is one of […]
La ventana sur 3: del terror (Poe) a la novela de la ciencia sobre el sur (Verne)
«Sin embargo, no dejé de tener debidamente en cuenta la parte que corresponde al azar en los asuntos humanos, es prudente, como ha dicho Edgar Poe, contar siempre con lo imprevisto, lo inesperado, lo inconcebible, […]
FILOFICCIÓN 2-El rol de la filosofía en la ficción especulativa, el ejemplo de “Esclavas”
No soy la primera en pensar que existe entre la filosofía y la ciencia ficción una articulación esencial. Cuando empecé a dejar de lado el mundo universitario después de mi magíster de filosofía, inyecté en […]
Matt’s Reviews: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Publisher: AUDIO PARTNERS Publish Date: 1997 Original Publish Date: 1932 Binding: Compact Disc Number of Discs: 7 ISBN: 9781572703025 Author: Aldous Huxley Read by: Michael York Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is the classic […]
Matt’s Reviews: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Publisher Random House Audio Date June 2004 Binding CD: Audiobook Edition Unabridged ISBN 9780739312704 Author Isaac Asimov Read by: Scott Brick i, Robot by Isaac Asimov is one of those classic science fiction stories […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Ace Science Fiction Published Date: 2010 Original Publish Date: 1969 Pages: 330 ISBN: 978-0-441-47812-5 Author: Ursula Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin is […]
Matt’s Reviews: Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Bantam Year of Publication: 1988 Number of Pages: 434 Cover: Paperback ISBN-10: 0-553-27839-8 ISBN-13: 978-0553-27839-2 Author: Isaac Asimov Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov was published about a half century after the original Foundation […]
Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club; Publication Date: 1st edition (October 1, 2005) Length: 738 pages ISBN-10: 1582881847 ISBN-13: 978-158288184 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Off The Main Sequence:The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein […]
Matt’s Reviews: Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Published Date: 2004 Print Copyright: 1957 Format: Audio CD (8 disks) Length: 9 hours ISBN: 0786183810 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Read by: Lloyd James Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Rivercity Press Publication date: 1978 (reprint) Copyright Year: 1951 ISBN: 0-88411-881-9 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Original Magazine Story Copyrights: From 1941 – 1949 The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. […]
Matt’s Reviews: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group Publication date: 09/09/2014 Binding: Compact Disc Disks: 9 ISBN: 9780553398076 Read by: Kirsten Potter Author: Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is the […]
Matt’s Reviews: Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America Published Date: 2006 Author: Ray Bradbury Read By: Robert Fass ISBN: 0-7927-4519-1 Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury is the sequel, or maybe just the completion, […]
Matt’s Reviews: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
I have been spending time in the stacks of my local library and my book shelves revisiting some of the beloved books from my youth. With so many new tales being released every day, it […]
Matt’s Reviews: A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE Publication date: 02/01/1961 Book Pages: 368 ISBN: 9780553273816 Copyright Year: 1959 Author: Walter M. Miller, Jr. A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. was originally published in 1959, […]
Matt’s Reviews: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: 01/10/2012 ISBN: 9781451673319 Pages: 159 Author: Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was originally published in 1953, but it speaks volumes to the world today. I originally […]
Matt’s Reviews: A Tale of Two Writers – Stephen King and Ray Bradbury
Title: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000 ISBN 10: 0743506650 ISBN 13: 9780743506656 Author: Stephen King Read by: Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft […]
Matt’s Reviews: The City And The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : Victor Gollancz Ltd (1976) Copyright: Arthur C. Clarke (1956) ISBN-10 : 0575001593 Author : Arthur C. Clarke The City And The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke […]
About Author
Matt Truxaw’s newest book is Monster, which released on 1/12/2026. This urban fantasy, horror, thriller will keep you turning the pages.
He is also the author of the hard science fiction thrillers: “Plastiphobia/Plastivore” and “Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale”
You can find them all on Amazon in Paperback, Hardback, Kindle and/or free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
When you read any of them, he would really appreciate a review/rating on Amazon or your favorite book seller/book reader site.
More about Matt:
He was born in Orange County California many years ago and he still lives there. He has been reading books for most of those years and writing up book reviews for the last few years. He gets most of his books out of the library so expect a lot of old science fiction classics book reviews and other science related reviews in addition to newer books he comes across.
If you want to be ‘in-the-loop’ on these and other works, you can follow his author’s page on Amazon or his Facebook page.
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