Tag Archives: novella
Made Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Recommended for The Littles Read October 2021 ★ ★ ★ On the upside, I can now spell ‘Tchaikovsky.’ Anything that isn’t spelled correctly is purely a typo. On the downside, the trouble with reading some of an author’s truly … Continue reading
A Song for Quiet by Cassandra Khaw
Recommended for Khaw fans Read October 2021 ★ ★ After a buddy read of Khaw’s Lovecraftian-themed Hammers on Bone, we decided to try the subsequent novella. I was hopeful that a new protagonist–a bluesman–would provide a change from the … Continue reading
Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw
Recommended for: Read in August 2021 ★ ★ ★ Khaw’s name pops up every now and then, and I’ve generally avoided her books as they seem to be firmly in the young/new adult genre. However, when Tor offered Khaw’s … Continue reading
What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Read May 2021 Recommended for Abigail fans ★ ★ ★ ★ This was mostly a delight. It won’t work for everyone, I’m sure, but for me it was strongly reminiscent of The Furthest Station and a delightful return to the … Continue reading
The Album of Dr. Moreau
Read February 2021 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Daryl Gregory always gets a second look from me. I thought Afterparty interesting and clever, Harrison Squared interesting and clever, We Are All Completely Fine interesting and disturbing, Pandemonium interesting … Continue reading
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of de Bodard ★ ★ ★ ★ An unusual genre-bender set in de Bodard’s Xuya Universe. It combines sci-fi, a murder mystery and a bit of romance, wrapped in the feel … Continue reading
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of Chambers ★ ★ 1/2 A travelogue with frankly underdeveloped characters and a bonkers ending–and I don’t mean in the Gideon the Ninth kind of way. No, I mean in the Tana … Continue reading
The Expert System’s Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Read October 2020 Recommended for people who want a faster Book of Koli ★ ★ ★ If I were a teacher, I’d say, “I expected better.” Comparisons are insidious, no doubt, but his book Children of Time … Continue reading
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of Kingfisher ★ ★ ★ Really, how can any baker resist a title like that, along with the lure of an enthusiastic but somewhat unreliable sourdough starter named Bob? But what … Continue reading
Sauerkraut Station by Ferrett Steinmetz
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of space station sci-fi ★ ★ ★ 1/2 My absolute favorite thing by Steinmetz. It entirely deserves the 2012 Nebula nod. A young woman aboard the tiniest space way-station imaginable meets … Continue reading
