My 2016 Reading and Writing Wrap-Up Well 2016 is finished, but I’m going to buck the trend and not bag it out. Yes, some crappy things happened; Trump and Brexit the first two big things that come to mind, and a whole lot of celebrity deaths. But I think the cries of ‘worst year ever’ …
Tag: science fiction
Review – Hunt for FOXP5
The Hunt for FOXP5: A Genomic Mystery Novel By Wallace Kaufman & David Deamer Published May 13th 2016 (Springer) Score: 6.5/10 Back in September, I made a post about the Humble Book Bundle. As happy as I was with the deal, I haven’t gotten around to reading any of those books until now. I started …
Review – Ninefox Gambit
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 …
Review – The Telling
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 …
Review – Bastion Station
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 …
My Favourite Modes of Interstellar Travel
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 …
Humble Book Bundle
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 …
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 …
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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