2025 is almost over, and I managed to get a lot done. Not as much as I would have liked, but there's been some downs this year, so that's to be expected. At the start of the year I set myself a few goals, so now it's time to see how I went. These were …
2025 Book Bingo Reviews #4
Got another book bingo. So time for another set of reviews. We've got a bunch of really good stories here... plus one I hated. But talking about books I didn't like is sort of fun. Anyway, can't waste too much time on an intro; I still have six squares to fill and I'm running out …
World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Canopy Crawler
Name: Canopy CrawlerWorld: BlackMaterial: Mold/Flesh HybridThought Type: UntetheredSpecies Type: FareiHabitat: Tropical Drid Rainforests All creatures made of the mold/flesh hybrid material fascinate Human naturalists, since there is nothing like them in the Green World. Their body composition is as alien to Humankind as milk and live, fully formed births are to Dridkind. Of this massive …
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2025 Book Bingo Reviews #3
I got another bingo on my Book Bingo Card, so now it's time for some reviews. I'm making a lot of progress on this card. Not sure if I'll be able to finish it, but for now I have five good books to talk about. This was a very horror focused line, which is not …
The World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Pollinators
Welcome back to the World of Green and Black. Today, we're going to learn how baby Drids are made. Pollinators were mentioned briefly in The Strongest in the Forest, but I think now's a good time to provide more information. Not too much information though. Some things are a secret, and not for Human knowledge. …
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The World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Megeasus
We've done a few of these bestiary entries, and so far we haven't done any creatures from the terraformed part of the planet. Except maybe for the Towers of Knowledge, but that isn't quite the same. My first thought was to do an entry on Humans, but I still haven't settled on some important details. …
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2025 Book Bingo Reviews #2
After taking eight months to get my first Book Bingo, the 2nd one is ready right away. Hopefully the rest of the card fills up quickly. For now though, let's get to the best part of the Book Bingo challenge; talking about the books I've read. If you want to know all the details of …
2025 Book Bingo Reviews #1
Okay, it has taken me most of the year, but I have finally gotten a bingo on my 2025 Book Bingo card. Well, to be honest, I got a bingo last month and have since gotten a second one, but it took me a while to write up these reviews. The next lot should be …
World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Category Two Bugs
Last month I dropped a lot of lore with the Towers of Knowledge, this month we'll go back to basics with more bugs. One thing that inspired this world was that I feel not many alien stories address the possibility of incompatible biochemistry. The fact that life in the Green Human World and the Black …
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Hugo Award Winners 2025 – A Brief Look
The 2025 Hugo Award were awarded last night, and first of all, a big congratulations to all the winners. And the nominees; just being on the ballot is a huge achievement. I have to be honest, This will be a quick post because I have not been following the Hugo Awards closely this year. This …
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