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Category Archives: Book reviews
Book review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The highly anticipated third novel by Andy Weirs checks all the right boxes. It’s educational, highly entertaining, upbeat and easy to read. All characters are eminently likeable. The story may sound far-fetched but is plausible. Weir mixes in just the … Continue reading
Book review: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
This 2021 Hugo Award nominee is a difficult but rewarding read. It features compelling characters and exciting worldbuilding. It blends history with fantasy and predicts some disturbing technological growth. On the other hand, its structure is sometimes confusing to follow, … Continue reading
Book review: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
This multi-award winner is not for everyone. I’ve seen opinions from people who love it, and opinions from people who couldn’t finish it. I enjoyed parts of this work, while outright dismissing others. I’ve had fun with this story, but … Continue reading
Modern Classic: A Dry, Quiet War by Tony Daniel
Not many people remember this novelette. It never got any awards, and instead faded away just like what its protagonist tried to do. This makes it one of the most underrated science fiction stories I know of. It not only … Continue reading
Book review: Wayward Galaxy by Jason Anspach and J. N. Chaney
The Soviets are back to their old tricks against the Americans. But this time, it’s warfare in space! This military science fiction is a wonderful return to the past, but with updated concepts and technology. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit … Continue reading
Hugos 2021 – Best Novelette
Similar to previous years, the 2021 novelette ballot is very strong. I’ve found all six stories interesting, and really enjoyed four of them, all of which I consider Hugo contenders. All six stories feature superb writing, and it’s mainly the … Continue reading
Book Review: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Necromancers in space. Walking skeletons, magic, sword fights, all in a galactic empire setting with spaceships, planetary invasions, and armies. Throw in a fairly pedestrian, yet amusing language, and you have a literary concoction that has the potential to blow … Continue reading
Book review: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire has a very vivid imagination that produced some of the best combinations of folklore, modern fairy tales and urban fantasy in recent years. Her Wayward Children series is a superb take on classic children literature, with a dark, … Continue reading
Flash review: Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson
Bears Discover Fire is one of the most decorated science fiction short stories. It has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Sturgeon awards, among others, and has been nominated for even more. It is a wonderful bittersweet piece of writing, … Continue reading
Hugos 2021 – Short Stories
The finalists for this year’s short story Hugo Award were a pleasant surprise. A full half of them were actually science fiction, but I enjoyed the rest just as much. The quality of the writing was consistently high, which caused … Continue reading