BEST NOVEL (40,000+ words) • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler (Excerpt) • The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Excerpt) • Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon (Amazon Excerpt) • Hild by Nicola Griffith (Amazon Excerpt) • Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Excerpt) WINNER! • …
BEST NOVEL (40,000+ words) • 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Amazon Excerpt) Skip it • Blackout by Mira Grant (Excerpt) Thumbs Up! • Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Excerpt) Either way • Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi (Excerpt) Thumbs Up! WINNER! • Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin …
Each year, I read through the nominations for the Hugos and Nebulas that I can (the ones available in some form, excerpt or full). I give them my “Thumbs Up“, “Skip It” or “Either way” vote. Now these are completely arbitrary ratings, based on my opinion. The opinion of a citizen, a man with a …
BEST NOVEL (40,000+ words) • Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed (Excerpt) Either way • Ironskin by Tina Connolly (Excerpt) [Book Trailer] Thumbs Up! • The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin (Excerpt) Skip it • The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Amazon Excerpt) [Book Trailer] Thumbs Up! • Glamour in Glass …
And of course, as soon as I’m done reading the Nebulas, the Hugos get announced. Lots of crossovers this year though. Remember — the Hugos are a popular vote, voted on by anyone who pays money to Worldcon to become a member. BEST NOVEL (40,000+ words)• Among Others by Jo Walton (Excerpt) (Google Books Preview) …
It’s award time already? Damn, felt like I just made this list. It’s only February people. The year just woke up. Like I do every year, in my attempt to make myself seem like a legitimate writer (see previous post), I list what got nominated and where you can read ’em to judge for yourself. …
BEST NOVEL·Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (Amazon Excerpt) WINNER!·Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold (Excerpt)·The Dervish House by Ian McDonald (Amazon Excerpt)·Feed by Mira Grant (Excerpt) Either way·The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (Excerpt) BEST NOVELLA·The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window by Rachel Swirsky (Full) Thumbs Up!·The Lifecycle of Software Objects …
Well, I did this for the Hugos last year, so why not for the Nebulas this year? Here’s where you can find all the stuff nominated for this year’s Nebulas if it’s available online along with my own personal review. I’m going to read them anyway, so why not you? Enjoy! SHORT STORY ·“Arvies” by …
So every year the Hugos and Nebulas come out and I try and read them all. Of course, it’s hard to read the novels, but they do have excerpts. So at least you can get an idea for what the book is about when they talk about it in the blogs. This year, I thought …
While I’m wool-gathering brain-storming researching develop the background for Mermaid Story, let’s take a look at the books I read this past quarter. Coraline by Neil Gaiman I discovered this online for free shortly before the movie came out, although that’s not really relevant since I haven’t seen it yet. It’s a good book, good …