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Review – Ninefox Gambit

On December 5, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn Review1 Comment

Ninefox Gambit By Yoon Ha Lee Published 14th June 2016 (Solaris) Score: 10/10   I wasn’t really expecting to love this book quite as much as I did. I’d seen it show up on new release lists for a while, but I just never felt that drawn in by the premise. Then after finishing The …

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Review – The Telling

On November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn ReviewLeave a comment

The Telling By Ursula K. Le Guin Published: 2000 (Harcourt) Score: 7/10   Okay, confession time; I have never read anything by Ursula K. Le Guin before. When I heard a review of The Telling and found myself intrigued, it seemed like a good place to start. I know that’s an odd thing to say …

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Review – Ghost Talkers

On November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn ReviewLeave a comment

Ghost Talkers By Mary Robinette Kowal Published 16th August 2016 (Tor Books) Score: 9/10   My father was a soldier, and war documentaries and war movies have always been something we’ve bonded over. I wouldn’t call myself a war buff, but I am quite partial to stories set during the world wars. Despite this background, …

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Review – Bastion Station

On October 26, 2016October 27, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn ReviewLeave a comment

Bastion Station By C. Chase Harwood Published July 19th 2016 Score: 6.9/10 I can’t remember what it was that made me go out and buy this book. I know I found out about it through Amazon’s email adverts, so maybe I am just very easily persuaded. Either way, it was a good buy. A fun …

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My Favourite Modes of Interstellar Travel

On October 16, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn EssaysLeave a comment

I apologise for the lack of reviews, and for the lack of content in general. I’ve been reading a lot of shorter fiction lately, and if I stopped to write a review after every story I wouldn’t have any time to read. I’ve also been working on a novel, which has been taking up most …

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Humble Book Bundle

On September 23, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn Somewhat OfftopicLeave a comment

Science Fiction by Real Scientists Well, my kindle is now looking like my bookcase; full of interesting books on my ‘to read’ list. I recently bought a package of sixteen science and science fiction books for $15. Well, $20.78 when converted from US dollars. Since cheap books seems to be one thing everyone loves, I …

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Travels, Telepathy, and Tadpoles

On September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn Review, Somewhat OfftopicLeave a comment

Travels, Telepathy, and Tadpoles   This isn’t going to be like my normal blog posts. I have a number of things I want to talk about, but nothing I really want to spend an entire blog post about. So, strap in for a dose of reviews, advertisement, ramblings, and tadpoles. First of all, I should mention …

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Review – A Game of Thrones

On August 27, 2016August 27, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn ReviewLeave a comment

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

On August 21, 2016August 21, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn Hugo AwardsLeave a comment

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 …

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Review – The Many Selves of Katherine North

On August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 By Jayde HolmesIn ReviewLeave a comment

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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The cover for "The Strongest in the Forest" by Jayde Holmes. The background is red and covered in dark red splatters like bloodstains. In the four ground is a digital sketch coloured only in black, white and gray of a crumbling square tower with a lone human on top facing down a large dragonlike creature that is clinging to the tower railings, with just a sword. The text is in white, with the book title at the top and the author name at the bottom.

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Book Bingo Progress

A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)

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