It’s that time of year again where the Hugo Nominees are announced. This year I’m going to try and read the novels, novellas, novelettes, short stories and maybe graphic stories of both the current 2019 awards, and the 1944 Retro Hugo awards. Damn, I have a lot to read in the next couple of months. …
Author: Jayde Holmes
I went to Japan
…and I want to go back again as soon as I can. I loved everything over there, from the ancient shrines and palaces, to the modern world of Tokyo, with its shops and sky scrapers and giant robots. This was my first overseas trip, and I just saw so many amazing things. I'e been having …
No February Reviews (Yet?)
So, I'm going over to Japan in a few days. Now whilst I've been busy preparing for my holiday it was always my intention to have my February reviews up before I left. However, there has been a death in the family that has sapped both my time, and my will to be productive, so …
Saga
Saga By Brian K. Vaughn (Writer) and Fiona Staples (Illustrator) Published: 2012 – ongoing. I have just become caught up on this series. I started reading Saga last year, but didn’t want to talk about it until I was up-to-date. Well, now I’ve just finished Vol.9 and I’m not sure if I’m okay. This series …
January Reviews
First month of the year and I'm making an okay start with my goal of reading 100 books. So far, I'm only 3 books behind schedule. That's okay for now though. I got to catch up on some of my magazine back issues and graphic novel series, as well as read a few books I've …
Future Science Fiction Stories and The Original Science Fiction Stories
I was in my local second-hand bookshop the other day, and as soon as I walked in the door I saw a pile of science fiction magazines. Most were Analog issues from around five years ago, but there were also three magazines that were much, much older. I am now the proud owner of Future …
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Hello 2019
So it’s now 2019. The year of Akira, Bladerunner, The Running Man, The Island, and probably a few other stories. From now on I’m going to have a little helper with all my posts. Meet Knight. He likes sleeping on the keyboard and chasing stuff on the screen. From now on, I’m blaming him for …
My 2018 in Books
I have read a lot in 2018. I completed my Goodreads challenge of 60 books, started reading graphic novels more regularly, diversified my short fiction reading, and covered this year’s Hugo Awards, even though I dropped the ball a bit when it came to the Retro Hugos. I have had so much fun with my …
Review – The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man By Alfred Bester (Narrated Gerard Doyle) Published December 2017 (Tantor Audio) Originally Published March 1953 Score: 9/10 I tried to read The Demolished Man many years ago, before I truly got into science fiction. I heard a summery of the plot somewhere else and thought it sounded interesting, but didn’t go out …
November 2018 Reviews
As promised, I read a lot this month. A lot of that was short fiction, which I find harder to talk about than novels, but I did come across so many interesting stories. I also listened to the very first Hugo Award winner, Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man this month, but this post was getting …
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