Alexander Jablokov
Author of Deepdrive
About the Author
Series
Works by Alexander Jablokov
Alexander Jablokov 9 copies
Brain Raid 4 copies
Blind Cat Dance 4 copies
A Deeper Sea [short fiction] 4 copies
Market Report [short fiction] 3 copies
The Boarder 2 copies
Wrong Number 2 copies
Warning Label [short fiction] 2 copies
The Return Of Black Murray 1 copy
The Forgotten Taste Of Honey 1 copy
Ring of Memory {novelette} 1 copy
Feral Moon {novella} 1 copy
Adoption {novelette} 1 copy
The Comfort Of Strangers 1 copy
Deathbinder 1 copy
The Fury at Colonus 1 copy
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 48, No. 3 & 4 [March/April 2024] — Contributor — 1 copy
Associated Works
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January/February 2012, Vol. 122, No. 1 & 2 (2012) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2007, Vol. 113, No. 3 (2007) — Author — 17 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November/December 2010, Vol. 119, No. 5 & 6 (2010) — Author — 12 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 40, No. 10 & 11 [October/November 2016] (2016) — Contributor — 8 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 43, No. 1 & 2 [January/February 2019] (2019) — Contributor — 5 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1956-04-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA - Occupations
- Marketing Director
communications engineer - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
- Agent
- Martha Millard
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Reviews
Carve the Sky by Alexander Jablokov
A grand byzantine space opera with militant martians, alien artifacts, and court intrigues that stretch from the Himalayas to the asteroid belt with Jablokov's world-building a wonderful mix of high tech and gothic elegance (art figures prominently). I could have done without some of the James Bond antics but I suppose it's all part of the genre. A good read.
Two gems and about 2 four star stories save this from being a 3-star rating. There are a couple of real duds. The jacket says these are "back to the Golden Age" stories but there is nothing Golden Age of SciFi about these stories. They are all cutting edge speculative fiction with a good dose of fantasy and horror thrown in.
Tim enjoyed this story of a far-future archeologist looking for the truth.
I learned about Brain Thief by Alexander Jablokov in an issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I tend to add books mentioned in author introductions to my wishlist.
The book begins with the disappearance of a funder of odd ball scientific projects. This happens after she knocks out her executive assistant and steals a car. So Bernal decides he should find her himself as no one else understands her as well as he does.
As Bernal does all the narration, the book's scope is limited to what he is able to discover. It gives this book a solid mystery feel in a speculative fiction setting.
Jablokov writes with a densely packed turn of phrase, similar to China Miéville. Fans of Miéville's longer works will enjoy Brain Thief.… (more)
The book begins with the disappearance of a funder of odd ball scientific projects. This happens after she knocks out her executive assistant and steals a car. So Bernal decides he should find her himself as no one else understands her as well as he does.
As Bernal does all the narration, the book's scope is limited to what he is able to discover. It gives this book a solid mystery feel in a speculative fiction setting.
Jablokov writes with a densely packed turn of phrase, similar to China Miéville. Fans of Miéville's longer works will enjoy Brain Thief.… (more)
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- Rating
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- Reviews
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