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The Water that Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu is not Scifi

The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu is not scifi. Clever, maybe, but Hugo worthy? There’s something clever about this story. Water that falls on you from nowhere…when you are fibbing....

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Ink Readers of Doi Saket by Thomas Heuvelt: A Modern Myth?

The Ink Readers of Doi Saket by Thomas Olde Heuvelt is something different is something different. And, for some reason, it’s a Hugo nominee, too. Near the end of the Mae Ping River in Thailand, a...

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The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers: Time Travel Done Right

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers is time travel done right. It’s been over thirty years since The Anubis Gates was published, and the story of treachery, time travel, and long dead gods has aged well....

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Review | The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Even though it’s an “oldy and goldy,” I had to watch a pilot for an Amazon original based on The Man in the High Castle before I got around to reading the book. And, to be honest, I’m a little...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: Totaled by Kary English

The Hugo nominees were announced last Saturday, and Totaled by Kary English was among the nominees for Best Short Story. I try to read and review as many of the nominees as possible, and since a quick...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: Flow by Arlan Andrews, Sr.

Arlan Andrews’ “Flow” was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella (a story with a word count between 17,500 words and 40,000 words).  “Flow” was originally published in the November issue of...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: Big Boys Don’t Cry by Tom Kratman

I don’t read a lot of military scifi, but if Tom Kratman’s Big Boys Don’t Cry is any indication of what I’m missing, I may start reading more. Nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novella (a...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale by Rajnar Vajra

Every time I let my subscription to Analog expire, like I did in the middle of last year, a story from the periodical gets nominated for an award and I end up kicking myself. Rajnar Vajra’s The Triple...

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Book Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu (Tao, #1)

As I read The Lives of Tao, I started to get that sinking feeling that comes when you arrive at the party late. Most of the food and drink is gone, the entertainment is almost over, and people are...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Sword is the second in Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch series and the sequel to Ancillary Justice (my review here). Picking up chronologically almost immediately after the events of that book, it...

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2015 Campbell Nominee | Murder World: Kaiju Dawn by Jason Cordova and Eric S....

I hope Murder World: Kaiju Dawn is the worst that Jason Cordova and Eric S. Brown write, because if this is their best, and Cordova is up for the Campbell Award for best new writer, science fiction is...

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2015 Campbell Award Nominee | Flight of the Kikayon by Kary English

I enjoyed Kary English’s short story Totaled, but Flight of the Kikayon is a tale that knocks it out of the park. English has been nominated for the Campbell for best new author, and I’m inclined to...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

When the Emperor and all of his sons die in a tragic accident, Maia becomes the unexpected heir to the throne Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor. The son of a political marriage, Maia is half...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: Championship B’tok by Edward M. Lerner

It’s an intriguing and dangerous universe Edward M. Lerner’s Championship B’tok attempts to create. The Hugo nominated novelette opens on a universe that is shrunken and more interconnected than ours,...

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2015 Hugo Nominee: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

China’s Cultural Revolution is in full swing. Intellectuals and scientists are denounced by their students for teachings contrary to the communist orthodoxy. The country is in turmoil. No one can be...

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2015 Hugo Awards Announced

Tonight, the 2015 Hugo Awards were announced from Sasquan in Spokane, Washington. Winners are highlighted below. The awards were presented by David Gerrold and Tananarive Due. In the audience, and...

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2016 Hugo Nominee | Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

If there’s a single word to describe how Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti reads, it’s “refreshing.” It’s short, accessible work of science fiction that eschews the usual cast of western characters, while...

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Book Review | Uprooted by Naomi Novik

I want Naomi Novik’s Uprooted to win the Hugo Award for best novel this year. No matter how I look at it, it’s easily the best nominee in the group. It already won the Nebula and without a doubt...

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Book Review | The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin (Hainish Cycle #4)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin I take a certain delight in reading the books that define, change, or readjust not only an entire genre but a generation, as well. Generally, we call them...

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