Tag Archives: books
Devoured by books
I’ve found my next gifts to my younger brothers – once the series is published in hardcopy, that is! I received the first novel as a gift for Christmas, and upon finishing, immediately bought the second. Then when I had … Continue reading
Van Vogt: The Silkie
Last year I picked up a whole stack of books from a library book sale in a tiny lake town in Minnesota, and quite a few of them were Van Vogt paperbacks. The Silkie was rather odd; rather than a single narrative, … Continue reading
Reading
I think I’m supposed to be reading more of the Related Works Hugo category stuff, but at the moment I’m not that interested in nonfiction. However, having looked at the remaining pieces of the voter packet, I seem to have … Continue reading
Gatekeeping and marketing
When I was a kid, I would read just about anything. And I do mean ANYTHING, including things that I regret reading now… there’s just never enough brain-bleach after stumbling into some corners of the internet as a curious teen. ‘Course, … Continue reading
Hugo Reading: Skin Game
I’m a Dresden Files fan – though I never did really get into the TV show – who’s read all the books and a good chunk of the shorts. (I’m not a big enough fan to keep up with the … Continue reading
Hugo Reading: A Single Samurai
As far as I know, this story isn’t available for free online anywhere, but Baen is a generous publisher so I’m sure it will be available in the voter packet. I actually own the anthology containing this story – just … Continue reading
Hugo Reading: Totaled
I was poking about on the internet, ending up on Mars Is through MHI, and I saw a link to “Totaled.” Being a little ADHD in my internet consumption (“browser tabs” was either a great invention or THE WORST, I’m … Continue reading
Hugo Reading: The Goblin Emperor
The blurb printed on the front of this book reads “challenging, invigorating, and unique.” I’m afraid I’m not impressed in the slightest. I found no aspect of the novel challenging, except keeping track of particular name-forms: there is an appendix … Continue reading
Hugo Reading: The Three-Body Problem
Meeeeeeeeeeh. Depressing. Highly reminiscent of all the YA SF I read as a child from the library, in which The Entire Planet is DOOMED Because Humanity Sucks. Good characterization, which is a relief because the book is nothing but characterization. It’s not … Continue reading
Hugo Reading: Ancillary Sword
I picked up a few of the nominated novels for the Hugo Awards yesterday, and decided to start with Ancillary Sword. I didn’t go back to see what I’d written after reading Ancillary Justice, so I’ll start out with what I still remember … Continue reading
Something Fishy 