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Category Archives: Books
The Scar
Imagine science and technology came to Middle-Earth. Now imagine that it’s not Middle-Earth, but Bas-Lag, and in place of hobbits, orcs, elves, and ents, you have steam-cyborgs, crays, cactacae, and ab-dead. Instead of epic heroism, imagine people so morally murky that Sauron would walk away from the worst of them in disgust. Mix SF, fantasy, steampunk, and traveller’s tale, people the result with psychologically complex (and complexed) characters, and have an extraordinarily gifted writer tell their stories. The book is The Scar by China Mieville, and I suspect it will receive my vote for best novel at this year’s Hugo Awards.
Book Review – “Hulk” movie novelization
I’ve tried to keep the review as spoiler free as possible. If you really want to avoid all spoilers for as long as possible, rest assured that I will be in line for this movie on opening night.
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Book Review – “Good Omens”
Excellent, excellent book.
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Kiln People
David Brin’s novel Kiln People has been nominated for a Hugo Award.
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The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Years of Rice and Salt has been nominated for a Hugo this year. Robinson’s intellect cannot be denied; he has created alternate history on an epic scale. As an engaging work of fiction, however, its 658 pages make a decidely uneven read.
Book Review – “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay”
Timeshredder has put together another book review for us.
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Book Review – “American Gods”
This review is courtesy Timeshredder.
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Hugo Nominees announced
The nominees for the latest round of Hugo awards have been announced.
Nebula Winners Announced
The winners of the Nebula awards have been announced. I have but have yet to read American Gods, the winner of the “Best Novel” award. Anyone interested in that review?