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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Lauren’s Super Speculative Fiction Book Bingo Card
This year I have made my own book bingo card, with some challenges I want to complete. I’m going to put more effort into finishing these challenges than I did for last year’s one; not that there was anything wrong with the challenges last time, I’m just more motivated to set reading goals this year. …
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Review – Ghost Talkers
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, …
Travels, Telepathy, and Tadpoles
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 …
Review – A Game of Thrones
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 …
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 …
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, …
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