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J.M. Dattilo

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November 2010

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J.M. Dattilo is the pen name for Joseph and Mary Dattilo, a husband and wife writing team. Time's Edge, the first book in the Time's Edge sci-fi/fantasy series, won a Tassy Walden Award, a literary prize given by the Shoreline Arts Alliance of Connecticut. Mary is also the author of the comedy "Francine's Will", a play that won first place in the Nutmeg Players New Works Festival. The couple lives in Connecticut. ...more

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Science Fiction is Good for Science

Lately, there has been a trend criticizing science fiction books and movies for not being “scientific”. Headlines proclaim “what the new Star Wars movie got wrong” and articles, tweets, and blogs all rush to point out the errors in science fiction books and movies. Some have gone so far as to label speculative fiction as bad for science. Our opinion: Lighten up, guys!

Naturally, fiction makes thing

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Average rating: 4.06 · 248 ratings · 33 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Time's Edge (Time's Edge, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Secret (Time's Edge, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Illusion (Time's Edge, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Rebels (Time's Edge Book 4) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Warriors (Time's Edge Book 5) 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Guardians (Time's Edge Book 6) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Phantoms (Time's Edge Book 7) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Polls

DECEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two books move on to the run-off poll for December 2011 SF Book of the Month.

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

24 votes, 28.9%

Embassytown by China Miéville

23 votes, 27.7%

The Quiet Invasion by Sarah Zettel

11 votes, 13.3%

The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi

10 votes, 12.0%

His Master's Voice by Stanisław Lem

7 votes, 8.4%

Survival by Julie E. Czerneda

5 votes, 6.0%

Time's Edge by J.M. Dattilo

2 votes, 2.4%

The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod

1 vote, 1.2%

83 total votes

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