A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) By George R. R. Martin Published August 1st 1996 Score: 8.5/10 It’s Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones! How can you not know about it already? What do you need me to say? I guess I should say a bit more, though I …
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2016 Hugo Award Winners
2016 Hugo Award Winners I got to watch my first ever Hugo Award Ceremony this morning. I enjoyed Pat Cadigan as the host, and whilst not all the winners were my first picks (which is to be expected in such a diverse fandom) I don’t think there were any undeserving winners. I also feel …
Review – The Many Selves of Katherine North
The Many Selves of Katherine North By Emma Geen Published June 7th 2016 Score: 8 Was looking for a newly published book to read, and once I read the blurb for this book I went straight to Amazon and bought it. I had to interrupt this novel in order to get through the novellas …
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2016 Hugo Awards: Novellas
Novella Reviews Well, I didn't get to read all the novellas before voting closed. I couldn't read Slow Bullets and The Builders in time, partly because of my poor time management skills, and partly because J. K. Rowling distracted me with a new Harry Potter story. It was still great fun reading them all. All five are novellas …
2016 Hugo Awards: Novelettes
Novelette Reviews Finally finished reading those in-between length stories, the novelettes. The Rabid Puppies almost got a clean sweep of this category. Two of their nominees (Flashpoint: Titan and What Price Humanity) were from an anthology called There Will Be War Vol.X, which also contains the short story Seven Kill Tiger. Given how much I disliked …
2016 Hugo Award Short Stories
Short Story Reviews I’m not going to get around to reading all the Hugo nominees. Considering just how many categories there were, that was never going to happen. But, there really isn’t any excuse not to read the short stories. Not only are they short, but some of them are available to read free online. …
Review – The Aeronaut’s Windlass
The Aeronaut’s Windlass (The Cinder Spires, book #1) Jim Butcher Published September 29th 2015 Score: 6/10 Warning: minor spoilers ahead Okay, the fact that this book only got nominated for the Hugo because it was on the Rabid Puppies slate meant I came in expecting not to like it that much. Which of course, …
Review – Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Uprooted By Naomi Novik Published May 19th 2015 Score: 7.5/10 This book got me hooked straight away. It’s not my usual read, but I was taken in by its charm and the whimsical, magical way Agnieszka and her world and her valley were portrayed. The story basically starts with Agnieszka explaining how this powerful …
Review – The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season (Broken Earth Trilogy, book #1) N.K. Jemisin Published August 4th 2015 Score: 10/10 It’s been a while since I’ve read fantasy. Strange really, since I got into fantasy before I got into Science Fiction. Obviously Harry Potter played a role in that, but the boy wizard’s adventures weren’t my only taste …
Pokémon Sun and Moon and the Japanese Circus
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past twenty years, you know what Pokémon is. You probably also know that there are new games coming out called Sun and Moon. (Pokémon S&M, oh my!) Last week a trailer was released in Japan, and in the west we got to see some gameplay …
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