John E. Stith's Reviews

Reckoning Infinity / SF Site / mid-August 1998 / Lisa DuMond / "There's no stopping until you reach the final page..."

Reckoning Infinity /  Analog / October 1998 / Tom Easton / "Suffice it to say that the goal is worth the journey. As always, Stith's imagination is worth a visit."

Reckoning Infinity / Science Fiction Chronicle / October 1997 / Don D'Ammassa / "Wondrous situations, marvelous discoveries, good characters, and a nicely tuned plot."

Reckoning Infinity / Science Fiction Book Club flyer / August 1997 / unknown / "When you sit down with Reckoning Infinity, plan to spend some time. Because once you start, believe me, you'll be hooked. John E. Stith writes like a house on fire, propelling you into a crazy, fun-house world, where everything is dangerously upside down and inside out--with no exit in sight."

Reckoning Infinity / Locus / Russell Letson / July 1997 / "vividly imagined, from the big opening scenes of the shuttle-habitat collision, to the descriptions of the medical procedures used to save Alis's life, to the small details of working (and being injured) in spacesuits."

Reckoning Infinity / Chicago Tribune / 16 June 1997 / Lou Gonzales / "Readers are treated to another voyage through John Stith's imagination with his eighth novel, Reckoning Infinity." (reprint of review in Gazette)

Reckoning Infinity / Rocky Mountain News / 8 June 1997 / Mark Graham / "John Stith is among the finest writers of hard science fiction in the world. ... In what can best be described as 'The Six-Million Dollar Woman' meets 'Rendezvous with Rama,' Stith will keep you turning the pages as he reveals the marvels of an alien 'moonscape.'"

Reckoning Infinity / Gazette / 18 May 1997 / Lou Gonzales / "Stith's storytelling gets better with each book. The engineer in him satisfies hardcore sci-fi readers with all the technological nuts and bolts they have come to expect. But the storyteller in him puts real people back into science fiction."

Reckoning Infinity / Comics Corner / May 1997 / unknown / "Author John E. Stith presents a riveting story of wonder and discovery. The sense of excitement as the characters discover new and alien environments and technology literally flows from the pages to infect the reader. John E. Stith may very well be this generation's Arthur C. Clarke."

Reckoning Infinity / San Diego Union-Tribune / 13 April 1997 / unknown / "[Reckoning Infinity] has realistic character interactions, plenty of complications (with suspense to match) and more than enough puzzles for a great computer game."

Reckoning Infinity / Booklist / 1 April 1997 / Dennis Winters / "Stith writes in the best hard-sf manner, dropping characters into a situation that can be solved only by thought and reason, but he also, more modernly, creates real and believable characters. He is becoming one of the most eloquent modern hard-sf practitioners."

Reckoning Infinity / DASFAx / April 1997 / Fred Cleaver / "The well-paced suspense shows Stith's mystery background." (reprint of Denver Post review)

Reckoning Infinity / Publishers Weekly / 31 March 1997 / unknown / "[Stith] has always had a real talent for describing bizarre environments...will offer fans of hard SF much to satisfy their sense of wonder."

Reckoning Infinity / Denver Post / 23 March 1997 / Fred Cleaver / "Stith has created an impressive body of work with Dick Francis-style science-fiction mysteries and two idea-popping masterpieces.... With Reckoning Infinity he has written a third major book, this time featuring mysterious alien contact and finely written suspense.... The fantastic ideas meticulously developed show his special talent for translating big ideas into exciting stories."

Reckoning Infinity / Library Journal / 15 March 1997 / unknown / "Stith's well-developed characters and the hard science propel this space-faring story. Highly recommended."

Reckoning Infinity / Barnes and Noble flyer / February & March 1997 / unknown (JK) / "Somewhere between Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama and Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth, you'll find Reckoning Infinity a fun, fast-paced adventure."

Reckoning Infinity / Kirkus Reviews / 1 February 1997 / unknown / "A taut, solidly written adventure with well-handled character interactions...this is his best outing so far."

Manhattan Transfer / Washington Science Fiction Association Journal / 15 September 1995 / Samuel Lubell / "This is a fun book that is hard to put down.... It makes a great end of summer book and I suspect would make a wonderful movie."

Manhattan Transfer / Matrix, The Newsletter of the British Science Fiction Association / Feb-Mar 1995 / Unknown / "Well-written hard-sf adventure."

Manhattan Transfer / Vector, The Critical Journal of the British Science Fiction Association / Spring 1995 / Steve Palmer / "If you like books by authors such as Larry Niven and Hal Clement, ...or if you are into SF by Americans (for this novel radiates the American psyche like no other that I have read), then buy it." [Truth in advertising alert: this reviewer didn't like the book, but the author did see something of value in the quote.]

Reunion on Neverend / Voice of Youth Advocates / February 1995 / Rosemary Moran / "It's reminiscent of Clarke and Heinlein--lots of technology and interplanetary travel with characters that are appealing and a non-stop plot."

Reunion on Neverend / Starlog / February 1995 / Michael Wolff / "Stith's writing is direct, delightful, and uncomplicated. His approach is a mixture of SF, espionage, and William Powell/Myrna Loy-style action, which should please any fans who look for a little fun in their reading."

Reunion on Neverend / Analog / December 1994 / Tom Easton / "The hero, Lan Dillion, is a secret agent who has to lie about what he does for a living when he returns to the world of Neverend, where people live entirely underground, for a school reunion."

Reunion on Neverend / Rocky Mountain News / 30 October 1994 / Mark Graham / "You won't want to miss."

Reunion on Neverend / Science Fiction Age / September 1994 / Paul Di Filippo / "A reunion with a sense of wonder awaits us in John Stith's latest SF thriller. What Stith has accomplished in this book is a sprightly, fast-paced humorous romance."

Reunion on Neverend / Denver Post / 28 August 1994 / Fred Cleaver / "Reunion on Neverend is a fast-paced, fun thriller, chasing love and interplanetary thieves."

Reunion on Neverend / Chicago Tribune / Date unknown / David E. Jones / "As quick-witted as his previous Manhattan Transfer...a thriller couched in science fiction terms, with high-tech equipment and exotic surveillance devices."

Reunion on Neverend / Booklist / July 1994 / Carl Hays / "absorbing, fast-paced action and witty dialogue."

Reunion on Neverend / Science Fiction Chronicle / July 1994 / Don D'Ammassa / "One part mystery, one part other worlds adventure, this is a well controlled and thoroughly entertaining joyride right up through its final pages."

Reunion on Neverend / Kirkus / 1 June 1994 / Unknown / "An undercover investigator returns to the subterranean colony of his youth and rescues his high school sweetheart."

Manhattan Transfer / Matrix / February / March 1995 / Unknown / "Well-written hard sf adventure."

Manhattan Transfer / New York Review of Science Fiction / November 1994 / Leonard Rysdyk / "Some ideas are just too good to pass up... the pleasure is in the nonstop action and the problem the characters must solve."

Manhattan Transfer / Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore newsletter / Oct/Nov 1994 / Don Blyly / "John E. Stith's Manhattan Transfer is great fun for those who like a puzzle in their science fiction."

Manhattan Transfer / Science Fiction Age / September 1994 / Paul Di Filippo / "[Stith can take] a mind-stretching concept and push it to its uttermost limits, all the while making the reader feel anyone could easily encompass each new development and twist, thanks to Stith's clear descriptive prose and keen visual sense."

Manhattan Transfer / Now: Toronto's Weekly News and Entertainment Voice / 30 June 1994 / Robert J. Sawyer / "That sense of wonder--the feeling of transcendence, of glimpsing a cosmic perspective--also can be found in the novels of John E. Stith."

Manhattan Transfer / Lan's Lantern / May 1994 (no. 42) / Lynn McMillen / "Who says good, solid, imaginative science fiction is getting harder to find these days? Here is a book that has it all...Terrific story! Creative, fast-paced, tightly plotted. A great read!"

Manhattan Transfer / Ottawa SF Society Statement / March 1994 / Duncan MacGregor / "John Stith is, I believe, one of the most under-rated SF authors to appear in a long while....Despite its length (380 pages) it reads like a short story and the action does not lag."

Manhattan Transfer / Voice of Youth Advocates / February 1994 / John O. Christensen / "Stith writes a fascinating novel filled with a variety of aliens and alien science."

Manhattan Transfer / Analog / February 1994 / Tom Easton / "How can you possibly resist?... Superscience SF in the classic vein, fast-moving, heroic...loaded with sensawunda. You'll love it."

Redshift Rendezvous / Encyclopedia of Science Fiction / 1994 / Unknown / "The elementary changes have now been rung, but there is probably further scope for intriguing time-dilation plots. One such is Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith."

Redshift Rendezvous / SF Writer's Market Place and Sourcebook / 1994 / Peter Heck / "One fine example is John Stith's Redshift Rendezvous, a hard SF mystery in which the theory of relativity holds one of the main clues to solving the crime." (in article on SF trends and genres, pg. 10)

Manhattan Transfer / Rocky Mountain News / 26 December 1993 / Mark Graham / Best of the year in science fiction, fantasy, and horror (listing only three novels, one story collection, one art book): "One of the most fun science fiction novels in years."

Manhattan Transfer / FOSFAX / Oct/Nov 1993 / Joseph T. Major / "A rarity: a science-fiction novel of adventure and meaning... If you've ever thought that something was missing from the elder days of wonder, here is what you've been missing."

Manhattan Transfer / Interdimensional Journal / Sept/Oct 1993 / P. J. Southam / "A page turning adventure with plot twists I didn't expect, plenty of hard science ideas I did expect, a little humor, and a little sadness....the boldness and ability to do it with originality and verve. John Stith succeeds!"

Manhattan Transfer / Gazette Telegraph / 19 September 1993 / Pula Davis / "A science-fiction connoiseur's delight."

Manhattan Transfer / Locus / September 1993 / Russell Letson / "Considerable ingenuity...Think of it as a visually spectacular movie...and a really outstanding, imaginative, and professional production staff and special effects crew working to bring off the big set-pieces and guarantee the thrills."

Manhattan Transfer / Rocky Mountain News / 22 August 1993 / Mark Graham / "One of the best science-fiction novels I've read in years. Stith has always been a master of hard science fiction. Unless there is a real surprise, I vote this the best science-fiction novel of the year."

Manhattan Transfer / Amarillo Sunday News-Globe / 8 August 1993 / Tom Allston / "Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke became the first 'deans' of hard SF. A generation later, the team of Niven and Pournelle set their own standards. Stith's Manhattan Transfer reads almost like a collaboration of the four...a truly ambitious novel."

Manhattan Transfer / Chicago Tribune / 2 August 1993 / David E. Jones / "Fascinating, intelligent account of people--some ordinary, some extraordinary--struggling to define and confront events that are beyond anything they have dared to imagine. One of the better surprise endings to come down the cosmos in light-years."

Manhattan Transfer / University City Review / August 1993 / Henry Leon Lazarus / "A rousing adventure."

Manhattan Transfer / Staten Island Advance / 1 August 1993 ?? / don't know / "a wild premise artfully built on perfectly plausible science."

Manhattan Transfer / San Diego Union / 18 July 1993 / Michael Berry / "Furthers his reputation as an up-and-coming hard-science writer. Many scenes and situations that inspire that much-coveted 'sense of wonder.' Exciting, thought-provoking summer reading."

Manhattan Transfer / Denver Post / 27 June 1993 / Fred Cleaver / "Another blockbuster idea. A big book of spectacle, adventure and mystery, as Stith does a wonderful job of drawing out the suspense and twisting the plot in new directions."

Manhattan Transfer / Publishers Weekly / 7 June 1993 / Anonymous / "Intriguing."

Manhattan Transfer / Kirkus / 15 May 1993 / Unknown / "Narrative momentum and plot nudges to keep readers guessing and turning the pages."

Manhattan Transfer / Locus / May 1993 / Edward Bryant / "Entertainingly breakneck pace and considerable power at inventing techno-epic detail."

Manhattan Transfer / Journeys / Spring 1993 / Eva Presley / "Stith's gripping pace, penetrating insight into human nature, and well-crafted turn of phrase make Manhattan Transfer a 'can't turn it down' book."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Mike Resnick / "When I read Manhattan Transfer, all I could keep thinking was 'blockbuster movie!'"

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Robert J. Sawyer / "This is science fiction on a grand scale, full of stunning visuals of New York City being ripped from the surface of the Earth, vast starships, and intriguing extraterrestrials."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Paul Levinson / "Manhattan Transfer has the makings of a stunningly visual movie. The opening scenes of Manhattan being severed from its steel and granite moorings by daunting alien lasery would itself be worth the price of admission."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Kevin O'Donnell Jr. / "I would dearly love to see--on the biggest screen possible--the scene in which the aliens dome Manhattan, rip it from the bedrock, and lift it into space."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Kevin J. Anderson / "Manhattan Transfer is a visual feast of exotic locales and strange situations recapturing the sense of wonder of the best science fiction."

Manhattan Transfer / Circle of Janus / February 1993 / Greg Dunn / "Manhattan Transfer starts off with a bang and seldom lets up the pace. It succeeds as a chronicle of the human spirit. It is Highly Recommended."

Manhattan Transfer / Science Fiction Chronicle / December 1992 / Don D'Ammassa / "This is the kind of story that brought me to SF. Put a little fun back into your life and read Manhattan Transfer."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Joel Rosenberg / "With Manhattan Transfer he's outdone himself. It's a book filled with invention, excitement, and entirely believable characters."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Kevin J. Anderson / "Manhattan Transfer is filled with interesting ideas and a knockout climax! It is the type of novel that originally got me reading science fiction."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Robert J. Sawyer / "Welcome back to the Golden Age! John E. Stith's Manhattan Transfer is exactly the kind of novel that hooked most of us on SF in the first place: a grand sense-of-wonder premise; a breakneck pace; dozens of really neat ideas per chapter."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Kevin O'Donnell Jr. / "Manhattan Transfer has everything good SF demands: real human beings, true aliens, awesome technology, and a conflict of staggering importance. This one's going to win John Stith a lot of new fans."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Paul Levinson / "John E. Stith continues in the re-birth of a science-lover's science fiction."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / Mike Resnick / "Manhattan Transfer proves once again that John E. Stith is the true successor to Arthur C. Clarke and Hal Clement as the modern master of the hard science novel."

Manhattan Transfer / Author quote / Author quote / William Barton / "Cleverly drawn characters, an irresistible plot, an astonishing premise. All written with the superb skill of a truly polished science fiction master."

Redshift Rendezvous / Journal of Social & Evolutionary Systems / Vol 15 No. 1 / Paul Levinson / "Refreshing.... I look forward to return voyages in the Redshift."

Redshift Rendezvous / Vector / Dec-Jan 1990-1991 / Cecil Nurse / "Good stuff."

Redshift Rendezvous / OtherRealms / Winter 1990 / Chuq Von Rospach / "Redshift Rendezvous reads very much like the Gil Hamilton stories by Larry Niven, and should be considered required reading by anyone who enjoyed them."

Redshift Rendezvous / Ottawa SF Society Statement / December 1990 / Sansoucy Walker / "This is a book for hard-science fans to revel in, and for all who like a well-written story to enjoy. Warmly recommended."

Redshift Rendezvous / Toronto Star / 3 November 1990 / John North / "The entertaining descriptions of the effect of relativity and light speed on the perceptions enliven this convincing tale."

Redshift Rendezvous / New York Times Book Review / 21 October 1990 / Gerald Jonas / "Fascinating"

Redshift Rendezvous / Locus / September 1990 / Dan Chow / "Redshift Rendezvous represents an ingenious exploration of an idea in a manner that only science fiction can allow."

Redshift Rendezvous / Reading for Pleasure / No. 12 / Cindy Bartorillo / "With one stroke, John Stith drags the theory of relativity out of the lab and dumps it right in our laps. Riveting hard science background."

Redshift Rendezvous / Visions / ?? 1990 / Victor Valdez / "Redshift Rendezvous contains an imaginative spark that makes science skip, hop, and do cart-wheels."

Redshift Rendezvous / Science Fiction Review / Summer 1990 / Gene DeWeese / "The hardest part about reviewing Redshift Rendezvous is trying to figure out how to explain why it's as good as it is without giving away too much of the plot."

"Naught for Hire" / Science Fiction Review / Summer 1990 / Dean Wesley Smith / "The July issue [of ANALOG] has a great story by John E. Stith called 'Naught for Hire.'"

Redshift Rendezvous / Drood Review of Mystery / July 1990 / Ed Blachman / "Its best parts... come from Stith's careful and amusing working-out of interstellar travel by means of a space in which the speed of light is 10 meters per second."

Redshift Rendezvous / FOSFAX / July 1990 / Timothy Lane / "This is a very fine novel of mystery and suspense, in which hard-science happens to play an important role. This is another book I can recommend highly."

Redshift Rendezvous / Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine / July 1990 / Baird Searles / "A high-techie's delight."

Redshift Rendezvous / Bakka Bookie Sheet, The / Summer 1990 / don't know / "Stith has turned in a truly interesting hard sf novel. Everyone who has complained about the lack of scientific speculation in recent fiction owes it to themselves to pick up on this one."

Redshift Rendezvous / Rave Reviews / June/July 1990 / John J. Pierce / "Who says they don't write science fiction like they used to? It's a hard science fiction fan's delight from beginning to end."

Redshift Rendezvous / Library Journal / 15 June 1990 / Unknown / "[Redshift Rendezvous is] a unique, fascinating hard SF novel. Recommended."

Redshift Rendezvous / Rocky Mountain News / 10 June 1990 / Mark Graham / "The novel is heavy on the science, but this does not detract from Stith's gift for character development. [Stith] gets better with each book."

Redshift Rendezvous / Science Fiction Chronicle / June 1990 / Don D'Ammassa / "Mystery and adventure against a fascinating hard science background. This is without question Stith's best work to date."

Redshift Rendezvous / Raymond's Reviews (Networks) / June 1990 / Eric Raymond / "Hard-SF and suspense/action fans will have a ball with Redshift Rendezvous."

Redshift Rendezvous / Lan's Lantern / No. 32 / George J. Laskowsji, Jr. / "High energy reading; I found it difficult to put down."

Redshift Rendezvous / Analog / June 1990 / Tom Easton / "If you love writers who play techy games with reality...pick this one up."

Redshift Rendezvous / Denver Post / 27 June 1990 / Don C. Thompson / "In our literature of ideas it isn't often that an author comes up with something startlingly new, innovative, imaginative, original, wonder-inducing and gripping, all in one novel. Stith has done it.... A remarkable achievement."

Redshift Rendezvous / Aboriginal SF / May-June 1990 / Janice Eisen / "Diamond-hard SF...Delightful and brimming with Sense of Wonder."

Redshift Rendezvous / Galactic Dispatch / May 1990 / Jay L. Ritchie / "Filled with surprise twists and turns, it kept me on my toes without ever having to cheat."

Redshift Rendezvous / Lansing State Journal / May 1990 / Michael Kube-McDowell / "Offering a fascinating array of crisply drawn characters, a fast-paced tale with bursts of furious action, and a carefully thought out exploration of the exotic world of hyperspace physics, [RR] is a treat for SF and mystery fans alike."

Redshift Rendezvous / Mensa Bulletin / May 1990 / Tom Elliott / "John has a way with words, a great sense of wit, and he keeps even me (not a die-hard SF fan by any means) hooked in suspense."

Redshift Rendezvous / State Press Magazine / 6 April 1990 / Kramer Wetzel / "A 'page-burner.' Careful, this one could keep you awake all night."

Redshift Rendezvous / SF-Gids (Belgium) / April 1990 / Eddy C. Bertin / "Lots of action, even a romance, and lots of wry humor."

Redshift Rendezvous / Locus / February 1990 / Tom Whitmore / "Just what the doctor ordered."

Memory Blank / Reading for Pleasure / February 1990 (No. 9) / Cindy Bartorillo / "Stith's concentration on character ultimately surpasses all genres, making Memory Blank a fine novel of suspense for all."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / Dan Simmons / "The list of science fiction authors who play the game the hard way by sticking to the rules of science is all too short. Now to that group which includes Clarke, Niven, Asimov, Bear, and Clement should be added the name of John E. Stith."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / C. J. Cherryh / "Redshift Rendezvous is a highly imaginative book, an engaging story working with mind-stretching concepts. I highly recommend it."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / Edward Bryant / "The Sense of Wonder is not dead! Redshift Rendezvous is an able and smoothly commercial blend of spectacularly extrapolated science and intrigue. John Stith has wrought something wonderful here."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / Connie Willis / "This is absolutely one of the most terrific ideas for an SF novel I've seen in years. My first thought was, 'Why couldn't I have come up with this?' My second thought, too."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / Mike Resnick / "A lot of science fiction novels discuss hyperspace; Redshift Rendezvous puts you there! ... Easily Stith's best novel to date--and that's no small accomplishment."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / Jerry Oltion / "A fascinating excursion into the relativistic universe, where length contraction, time dilation, and like phenomena are real enough to affect your table manners. I was a willing captive in the story from page one."

Redshift Rendezvous / Author quote / Author quote / Dan Simmons / "By all means, if you are part of the endangered species of SF readers who wants to put the science back into science fiction, read Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith."

Deep Quarry / SFRA Newsletter / December 1989 / Steve Carper / "Heavy dose of action....satisfyingly convoluted."

Deep Quarry / SF-Gids (Belgium) / July 1989 / Patrick Van de Wiele / "A fluently written, absorbing and action-filled novel. I also enjoyed the humor very much, which balances the suspense and makes the book even harder to put down."

Deep Quarry / Aboriginal SF / July-August 1989 / Janice Eisen / "A fun romp."

Deep Quarry / Magazine of Fantasy & SF / June 1989 / Orson Scott Card / "Sense of wonder story-telling at its best, with enough danger to keep me reading long past my bedtime. Come on. You've been good. You deserve to read Deep Quarry.... Stith can do it every time."

Deep Quarry / Analog / June 1989 / Tom Easton / "[Deep Quarry is] bright and breezy, flip and fast...."

Deep Quarry / Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine / June 1989 / Baird Searles / "I let a couple of John Stith's SF mysteries go by without checking them out.... If I'd been a little faster off the mark, I could have turned you on to a good thing earlier...."

Deep Quarry / Mensa Bulletin / April 1989 / Tom Elliott / "Science fiction with a sense of humor."

Deep Quarry / FOSFAX / March 1989 / Joseph T. Major / "What makes this all the more amazing is that it is written under the conventions of a hard-boiled detective novel--only it had to be science fiction--and it is good at both."

Deep Quarry / Locus / March 1989 / Carolyn Cushman / "A fun cross-genre fling."

Deep Quarry / Science Fiction Chronicle / March 1989 / Don D'Ammassa / "Intriguing, often amusing.... Light-hearted fun for mystery and SF fans alike."

Deep Quarry / Library Journal / 15 February 1989 / Jackie Cassada / "Successful blend of sf and hard-boiled detective fiction."

Deep Quarry / Rave Reviews / Feb/Mar 1989 / Dorothy Renko / "My favorite kind of story--a novel that starts small, then slowly builds in momentum until it fairly explodes with excitement. Deep Quarry is intriguing, mystery/science fiction at its best."

Deep Quarry / Drood Review of Mystery / February 1989 / Ed Blachman / "Stith's writing is good."

Deep Quarry / Denver Post / 29 January 1989 / Don C. Thompson / "Watch for Stith's next book."

Deep Quarry / OtherRealms / Winter 1989 / Dean R. Lambe / "Delivers solid entertainment. Expect even better from his next one."

Deep Quarry / OtherRealms / Winter 1989 / Chuq Von Rospach / "[Deep Quarry is] a strong, interesting, satisfying mix of comfortable themes from two genres that rarely seem to mix this happily."

Deep Quarry / Erg Quarterly / January 1989 / Terry Jeeves / "Excellent...Highly readable."

Deep Quarry / Journal of Mind Pollution / November 1988 / Irv Koch / "If you're looking for a way to spend an afternoon or evening with a nice interesting book, this is a good one."

Deep Quarry / FOSFAX / October 1988 / Timothy Lane / "A worthy addition to such delights as Memory Blank."

Death Tolls / Mensa Bulletin / March 1988 / Tom Elliott / "Stith draws upon his background in the Air Force with NORAD, and at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland."

Death Tolls / Science Fiction Chronicle / November 1987 / Don D'Ammassa / "It's fun."

Death Tolls / Grab Bag / Issue 7 / Rita McConville / "Stith adds superb technological detail to a classic whodunit. This novel should appeal to both SF and mystery fans."

Death Tolls / Drood Review of Mystery / September 1987 / Ed Blachman / "...succeeded where so many others have failed.... respectable both as science fiction and as mystery."

Death Tolls / FOSFAX / September 1987 / Timothy Lane / "There is a great deal of light humor scattered about the book, and some fine suspense.... I definitely recommend this book."

Memory Blank / British Science Fiction Society Newsletter / Winter 86/87 / Di Wathen / "This futuristic thriller is taut and gripping, the characters are believable, and the computer's pretty human, too!"

Memory Blank / West Coast Review of Books / Aug/Sep 1986 / John Sherman"An enjoyable read."

Memory Blank / Pikes Peak Journal / 1 August 1986 / Ken Jordan / "I put aside another book I'd been reading, and even stayed up late one night finishing Memory Blank when I should have been catching up on sleep."

Memory Blank / L5 News / July 1986 / Carla Bucy / "Gave me the most realistic description of living in an O'Neill colony of anything I've read, and colony descriptions are interwoven through this fast-paced and intriguing story."

Memory Blank / Science Fiction Chronicle / July 1986 / Don D'Ammassa / "This is a spaceborn mystery story, quite well done."

Memory Blank / Galactic Dispatch / June 1986 / Joe Sokola / "John Stith is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. Good reading!"

Memory Blank / Fantasy Review / May 1986 / Joe Sanders / "Pretty good fun."

Memory Blank / Starlog / May 1986 / Chris Henderson / "In the realm of novels, John E. Stith's Memory Blank...is a good solid mystery, a good adventure, and even a good science-fiction novel--all between one set of covers."

Memory Blank / FOSFAX / April 1986 / Timothy Lane / "It is good SF, it's a fine mystery, and it's also quite funny at times.... I recommend this book very highly."

Memory Blank / FOSFAX / April 1986 / Bruce Gardner / "Memory Blank combines mystery and science fiction well, allowing the technology to become part of the plot. This is a truly hard combination to pull off, but Stith does it well."

Memory Blank / I Love a Mystery / March 1986 / Carol Howell / "I liked it a lot.... I loved Vincent, who has the BEST lines."

Memory Blank / Front Range L5 Newsletter / February 1986 / Carla Bucy / "Be warned: once started it's hard to put down. "

Memory Blank / Science Fiction Detective Tales / 1986 (Gryphon Books) / Gary Lovisi / "[Memory Blank] is a fine book, and one that won't be soon forgotten."

Memory Blank / CompuServe / January 1986 / George Wilhelmsen / "This story is a must read!...intricate web of intrigue... complex and satisfying ending...This book gets four stars in my opinion!"

Memory Blank / Modem Times / December 1985 / Jennifer Petkus / "Enticing enough to cause you to read it straight through."

Scapescope / Science Fiction Chronicle / September 1985 / Don D'Ammassa / "Entertainingly written."

Scapescope / Modem Times / August 1985 / Jennifer Petkus / "Fast-paced."

Scapescope / Galactic Dispatch / July 1985 / Joe Sokola / "Well-written and well-plotted, with several surprises. Scapescope is a fine, enjoyable first novel."

Scapescope / Cheyenne Edition / 2 February 1985 / Nell Womack Evans / "Fascinating."

Scapescope / Mile High Futures / December 1984 / Edward Bryant / "Tried-and-true Alfred Hitchcock sort of plot."

Scapescope / Denver Post / 9 December 1984 / Don C. Thompson / "I hope to see more from Stith."