Thursday, June 28, 2012

Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and other Observations about Science Fiction… by Daniel M. Kimmel

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A Hugo nominee in the “related works” category. A collection of essays about science fiction movies which cover practically the entire hi...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Reijo Mäki: Keltainen leski

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A comedic fast moving detective story. A shady businessman escapes from prison to get millions he has stashed away. But there are many, ma...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 2012

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A fairly average issue. Done That, Never Been There • novelette by Brad Aiken A detective story of a kind. The surgeon who made the f...

My Hugo votes 2012, part 3: Novellettes

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The quality of novellettes was pretty low this year. There were no stories I really loved, and the order wasn’t easy to decide. I am still t...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

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Another Hugo nominee. A strange mix of a noirish detective story, zombie horror and hard science fiction. The book starts with an appare...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

My Hugo votes 2012, part 2: Novellas

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The overall quality in the novella category was pretty good. The writing of most stories was pretty god, but there some problems with the pl...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

My Hugo votes 2012, part 1: Short stories

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“The Homecoming”  by Mike Resnick A man is tending his wife who has a fairly advanced Alzheimer’s. Their son has moved years earlier to a...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2012

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A thick double-issue with a lot to read, some fairly nice stories. Zeitgeist, Inc. • shortstory by Carl Frederick A scientist has deve...