Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Richard Wiseman: Yliluonnollinen ilmiö totuus on jossain sisällämme (Paranormality: Why we see what isn't there)

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An excellent and well written review of how people are scammed with paranormal claims. There is nothing really new for a hard core skeptic...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Frederik Pohl: Avaruuden portti (Gateway)

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A classic I have read a few times, but it has been at least thirty years since the last time. The book was even better I remembered. Sii...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Reijo Mäki: Mustasiipi

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Vares, a private detective from Turku who tends to drink too much and meet beautiful women often enough has a problem. Someone tried to kil...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2013

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Not bad, the best issue for some time. Lune Bleue • novella by Janet Catherine Johnston A radio telescope which is used for SETI resear...
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Asimov's Science Fiction, August 201

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Ok issue, average or above average. There was one major flaw, though. My copy, which was read from Zinio, was full of all sorts of typogr...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

My Hugo votes 2013, part 4, novels

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The novel category was pretty mediocre at best. All but one (Redshirts) can be considered a part of some sort of a series (although 2312 was...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

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A fantasy novel by a new author and the last of this year’s Hugo nominees for me. The action happens refreshingly in a generic middle age M...
Monday, July 15, 2013

My Hugo votes 2013, part 3, short stories

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Short stories There were only three short stories nominated this year as the votes from nomination spread too far. One story by Kij Johnso...