Tag Archives: awards
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Read December, 2021 Recommended for people who really like classic sci-fi ★ ★ 1/2 I abandoned this at about page 183. Why? I fully admit much of it is me, in this particular mood in my life at this … Continue reading
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Read August 2020 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “‘Of course, but do you understand what is at stake,’ he asked? She had no idea… She was, however, curious. ‘Tell me,’ she said, knowing a story lay … Continue reading
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones
Read 2020 Recommended for fans of fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ Before there was TV Tropes, there was The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. In 1996, Wynne Jones created the ultimate epic fantasy trope list. Done in a … Continue reading
The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer. Tell me more secrets!
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of rouge AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I first read this about the time that Murderbot installments were coming out, leading me to an epiphany that I had … Continue reading
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark
Read February 2019 Recommended for fans of djinn, interesting reads ★ ★ ★ ★ Cairo, 1912 or so. There’s a ghost in Tram Car 015, although Senior Agent Hamed is fairly certain it isn’t a ghost. You … Continue reading
Hugo 2019 Novelette Nominations
“If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again” by Zen Cho Best Novelette nomination and Winner https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-try-try-again-by-zen-cho/ Sweet. A touch uneven but a solid heart. Chinese dragons, karma, transformation, all rolled in to a modernized version of a traditional … Continue reading
Short Story Round-up: 2019 Hugos
“The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society” by T. Kingfisher, 2018 Best Short Story Nomination https://uncannymagazine.com/article/t… “But far beyond the merriment and the music and the trapped mortals, there was a campfire, and around it sat a half-dozen men, and … Continue reading
Dopesick by Beth Macy
Read April 2019 Recommended for people who feel completely unfamiliar with oxycodone ★ 1/2 A problematic read for me. Yes, I know; awards and all that. But I honestly think the awards go to the fact that Macy … Continue reading