I’ve now finished reading all the written fiction nominated for the 2017 Hugos. And I did it all before the voting deadline this time. Yay! This year was full of really strong stories, and the novellas were some of the best I think. Most I have read, or have been intending to read for a …
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Hugo Award Novelette Finalists 2017
This was a really fun group of novelettes. Three fantasy stories, and three science fiction stories. Well, kinda three science fiction stories. Touring With the Alien and You'll Surely Drown Here if you Stay were both on my ballot, and I feel they've come up against worthy competition for the most part. I think it's interesting …
Review – Too Like The Lightning
Too Like the Lightning By Ada Palmer Published 10/5/2016 (Tor Books) Score: 8 I didn’t really know what to make of this book at first. I saw this book everywhere last year, with a lot of people raving about it. I put it on my ‘to read’ list, but was a bit reluctant to …
Hugo Award Short Story Finalists 2017
Short Stories 2017 I Finally read all the short stories for this years Hugo Award. All but one of these stories can be read free online, and I would recommend all but one of the stories on this list. Only That Game we Played During the War was on my nomination ballot, but that isn't going to …
三体 by Liu Cixin and Wayfarers by Becky Chambers
I know it’s unfair to lump two great series together for one review, but after reading both series back to back for the Hugo Awards, I was struck by how utterly different they were to each other. These two series are total polar opposites, and I thought it would fun to compare the different views …
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Review – The Source
The Source By Ayreon Released 28th April 2017 (Mascot Label Group) Starring: James LaBrie, Simone Simons, Floor Jansen, Hansi Kürsch, Tobias Sammet, Tommy Karevik, Michael Mills, Russel Allen, Tommy Rogers and Zaher Zorgati Score: 9/10 I’m not going to make a habit of reviewing music. After all, just because readers are interested in the same books as me, doesn’t mean you’ll like …
Review – New York 2140
New York 2140 By Kim Stanley Robinson Published March 14th 2017 (Orbit) Score: 8 2312 is the only other book by Kim Stanley Robinson that I have read (a scandal, I know!) and I loved it so much I had to grab this one too. New York 2140 is about well, New York in …
Review – Two Girls
Two Girls By Justin Sirois Published 15/3/17 (Kindle Press) Score: 7/10 I came across this book on the Kindle Scout program. After reading an excerpt, I nominated it for publication and when it was published, I got an advanced copy. From the excerpt, I didn’t think I was going to get anything awesome that …
2016 Novellas, Novelettes and Short Stories
Novellas, Novelettes and Short Stories Maybe this post is a bit late. I’ve been quiet lately because I wanted to catch up on some of the best short fiction from last year, and if I stopped to write a review of each story I’d quickly lose all my reading time. And also, I’ve been …
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Review – Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country By Matt Ruff Published 16/2/16 Score: 9 I ordered this book from the states and even made a post about receiving it a couple of weeks ago. I was super excited to read Lovecraft Country and can now say that it didn’t disappoint. This story is part pulp horror/science fiction, part social commentary, …
Jayde Holmes 