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Who The Fuck Blogs These Days?
In which I promise to blog more often and comment on another fine post from Nina Allan.
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And the winner is… (Award-Palooza edition!!!)
People say there are too many book awards. Those people are absolutely correct. But fuck...
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Brief Thoughts on The Kitschies shortlist
While everyone else is discussing The Hugo Award finalists, I thought I’d have a brief chat...
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Brief Thoughts On This Year’s Nebula Award Novel and Novella Shortlists
The Nebulas were announced last week, and yet it’s only now that I’ve decided to apply...
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Brief Thoughts On This Year’s BSFA Novel Shortlist
I’m not British so I can’t vote for the BSFA, but here are my thoughts anyway.
Read MoreExperimental Film by Gemma Files
Experimental Film by Gemma Files is a damn fine ghost story. It’s not a genre that I particularly like – last year I read a couple of ghostly related novels that bored me senseless – but by fusing together the...
Read MoreWeek 10: Definitely not a LONGLIST, Overbearing Angels and the Deconstruction of Myth
Books Read The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett Currently Reading Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson (1) Earlier this week Tom Hunter, the Award Director for the Arthur C Clarke...
Read MoreWho Should Have Won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel
Because I’ve completely forgotten who was nominated (announced so long ago) here is a reminder of the finalists and links to my reviews: Ancillary Sword, Anne Leckie (Orbit) The Race, Nina Allan (Newcon) Cuckoo Song,...
Read MoreSo, who should have won the Kitschies Red Tentacle Award for Best Novel…
Here is a reminder of the five nominees with links to my outrageous, provocative and always controversial reviews: Grasshopper Jungle, by Andrew Smith (Electric Monkey) Lagoon, by Nnedi Okorafor (Hodder & Stoughton) The...
Read MoreBook Review: The Way Inn by Will Wiles
What’s It About A creepy and dark novel about reality bending motels and business conferences. Representative Paragraph The “conference surrogate” is probably the greatest idea ever invented in all of...
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