“At its best, science fiction stimulates imagination and creativity. It gets reader and writer off the beaten track, off the narrow, narrow footpath of what "everyone" is saying, doing thinking - whoever "everyone" happens to be this year.”
― Bloodchild and other Stories
― Bloodchild and other Stories
“Between the plan and the fulfillment stands always the frail barrier of a human life.”
― Earth Abides
― Earth Abides
“History was an artist, maintaining the idea but changing the details, like a composer keeping the same theme but dulling it to a minor or lifting by an octave, now crooning it with violins, now blaring it on trumpets.”
― Earth Abides
― Earth Abides
“It has never happened!” cannot be construed to mean, “It can never happen!”—as well say, “Because I have never broken my leg, my leg is unbreakable,” or “Because I’ve never died, I am immortal.”
― Earth Abides
― Earth Abides
Benjamin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Benjamin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Benjamin
Lists liked by Benjamin


































