Daughter double pothead money retrieval termination.
3.5 out of 5
Sunday, May 31, 2009
White Magic - Albert E. Cowdrey
More golem than zombie, but Foo Manchu still crushing your head.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Inelastic Collisions - Elizabeth Bear
Poolroom angel meatpuppet dinner frogman revelation.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
What the Monster Saw - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Hairy girl bits, rubbish discovery Geek wannabe.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Snow Angels - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Not a chainsaw, but a knife good for stabbity-bad-man.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Space Barbarians - Tom Godwin
A sequel to Space Prison, or whichever title you prefer.
One with a much broader scope that takes the beginning of the rebellion from the earlier novel and expands it into war, with the Ragnarokians, aliens, large helpings of telepathy, and plenty of spaceship flying.
A pretty standardly ordinary example of such, too, and in no way matches its predecessor.
The end does lift a little, though.
2.5 out of 5
One with a much broader scope that takes the beginning of the rebellion from the earlier novel and expands it into war, with the Ragnarokians, aliens, large helpings of telepathy, and plenty of spaceship flying.
A pretty standardly ordinary example of such, too, and in no way matches its predecessor.
The end does lift a little, though.
2.5 out of 5
Dreamsongs 2 - George R. R. Martin
The USA likes lots of things big, it seems, except books. So George R. R. Martin's massive Dreamsongs has been cleaved in twain for their shelves, even virtually.
Or, get the one volume edition, likely cheaper.
The second volume sees the trend towards longer work, having many fewer stories than the first, and includes some writing for video stuff, too.
Again, extremely high quality, just about at the 4.0 average, so great stuff.
Dreamsongs : A Beast for Norn - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Guardians - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Shell Games - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : From the Journal of Xavier Desmond - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Under Siege - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : The Skin Trade - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Unsound Variations - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : The Glass Flower - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : The Hedge Knight - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Portraits of His Children - George R. R. Martin
A spot of supply problems for an animal combat arena.
3 out of 5
Namor, Prince of the Deep is a kitten.
3.5 out of 5
Turtle power, Tachyon cower. Team-up!
5 out of 5
Joker leader WHO Tour account.
3.5 out of 5
Time to be chess champion, if I can save the world first.
3.5 out of 5
Mirror mirror on the wall, werewolf killer, blood will call.
4.5 out of 5
Joke victim's alternate timeline chessteam revenge.
4 out of 5
Game for a new life?
4.5 out of 5
Innocent defense seven-on-seven deathmatch disaster.
4.5 out of 5
Stop writing about me, you bastard.
3.5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Or, get the one volume edition, likely cheaper.
The second volume sees the trend towards longer work, having many fewer stories than the first, and includes some writing for video stuff, too.
Again, extremely high quality, just about at the 4.0 average, so great stuff.
Dreamsongs : A Beast for Norn - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Guardians - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Shell Games - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : From the Journal of Xavier Desmond - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Under Siege - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : The Skin Trade - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Unsound Variations - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : The Glass Flower - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : The Hedge Knight - George R. R. Martin
Dreamsongs : Portraits of His Children - George R. R. Martin
A spot of supply problems for an animal combat arena.
3 out of 5
Namor, Prince of the Deep is a kitten.
3.5 out of 5
Turtle power, Tachyon cower. Team-up!
5 out of 5
Joker leader WHO Tour account.
3.5 out of 5
Time to be chess champion, if I can save the world first.
3.5 out of 5
Mirror mirror on the wall, werewolf killer, blood will call.
4.5 out of 5
Joke victim's alternate timeline chessteam revenge.
4 out of 5
Game for a new life?
4.5 out of 5
Innocent defense seven-on-seven deathmatch disaster.
4.5 out of 5
Stop writing about me, you bastard.
3.5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Friday, May 29, 2009
The Best Defense - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Didn't burn the Brickstones. Dragons maybe done it.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
The Light In Whale Cove - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Rather face ghosts than ten year old crack addicts with guns.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Mammoth Book Of Werewolves - Stephen Jones
An anthology that has some original, some reprint, and rates out at about where you would expect, somewhere in between your standard original anthology, and standard reprint anthology. The start with Clive Barker, and Charnas and Newman at the end are the highlights.
There's another bad case of editorialus author musthavitis, here, too, where Jones has to take a few sentences justifying why he picked Etchison. Basically boiling down to 'I really like him'.
Giant Book of Werewolves : Twilight at the Towers - Clive Barker
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Dream of the Wolf - Scott Bradfield
Giant Book of Werewolves : Night Beat - Ramsey Campbell
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Werewolf - R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rain Falls - Michael Marshall-Smith
Giant Book of Werewolves : Guilty Party - Stephen Laws
Giant Book of Werewolves : Essence of the Beast - Roberta Lannes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Immortal - Mark Morris
Giant Book of Werewolves : Cry Wolf - Basil Copper
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rug - Graham Masterton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Whisperers - Hugh B. Cave
Giant Book of Werewolves : And I Shall Go in the Devil's Name - David Sutton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Foxes of Fascoum - Peter Tremayne
Giant Book of Werewolves : One Paris Night - Karl Edward Wagner
Giant Book of Werewolves : Soul of the Wolf - Brian Mooney
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Hairy Ones Shall Dance [Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] - Manly Wade Wellman
Giant Book of Werewolves : Heart of the Beast - Adrian Cole
Giant Book of Werewolves : Wereman [By the Light of the Silvery Moon] - Les Daniels
Giant Book of Werewolves : Anything But Your Kind - Nicholas Royle
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Nighthawk - Dennis Etchison
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Cell - David Case
Giant Book of Werewolves : Boobs - Suzy McKee Charnas
Giant Book of Werewolves : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman
The Werewolf Who Came In From the Cold.
4 out of 5
Lupine obsession.
3 out of 5
Mummy, caretaker's fuzzy.
2.5 out of 5
Don't think your parents would like you hanging around one.
3 out of 5
But it's hairy murder in the pub.
3.5 out of 5
Not a prank, just birthday revenge.
3.5 out of 5
Don't eat him, wanted to shag him some more.
3.5 out of 5
And occasional serial killing shapeshifter.
3.5 out of 5
Which one was it with the sore hand?
4 out of 5
Boarded out, digested.
3 out of 5
Getting hairy.
2.5 out of 5
On a wolfy walking holiday. Minus boyfriend.
3.5 out of 5
Bastard curse got me.
3.5 out of 5
I really needed silver bullets, and friends who avoided getting shot in the arse.
3.5 out of 5
Hunter, no honor, no hope.
3.5 out of 5
Wizardly ectoplasm for Judge Pursuivant.
3.5 out of 5
Alien monster leftovers.
3.5 out of 5
One checkout chick to go.
3 out of 5
Writer wolves, good riddance.
2.5 out of 5
Copper comeback scare.
3 out of 5
Full moon crazy diary inheritance.
3.5 out of 5
A well-built werewolf still has to eat Billy.
4.5 out of 5
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
There's another bad case of editorialus author musthavitis, here, too, where Jones has to take a few sentences justifying why he picked Etchison. Basically boiling down to 'I really like him'.
Giant Book of Werewolves : Twilight at the Towers - Clive Barker
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Dream of the Wolf - Scott Bradfield
Giant Book of Werewolves : Night Beat - Ramsey Campbell
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Werewolf - R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rain Falls - Michael Marshall-Smith
Giant Book of Werewolves : Guilty Party - Stephen Laws
Giant Book of Werewolves : Essence of the Beast - Roberta Lannes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Immortal - Mark Morris
Giant Book of Werewolves : Cry Wolf - Basil Copper
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rug - Graham Masterton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Whisperers - Hugh B. Cave
Giant Book of Werewolves : And I Shall Go in the Devil's Name - David Sutton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Foxes of Fascoum - Peter Tremayne
Giant Book of Werewolves : One Paris Night - Karl Edward Wagner
Giant Book of Werewolves : Soul of the Wolf - Brian Mooney
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Hairy Ones Shall Dance [Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] - Manly Wade Wellman
Giant Book of Werewolves : Heart of the Beast - Adrian Cole
Giant Book of Werewolves : Wereman [By the Light of the Silvery Moon] - Les Daniels
Giant Book of Werewolves : Anything But Your Kind - Nicholas Royle
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Nighthawk - Dennis Etchison
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Cell - David Case
Giant Book of Werewolves : Boobs - Suzy McKee Charnas
Giant Book of Werewolves : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman
The Werewolf Who Came In From the Cold.
4 out of 5
Lupine obsession.
3 out of 5
Mummy, caretaker's fuzzy.
2.5 out of 5
Don't think your parents would like you hanging around one.
3 out of 5
But it's hairy murder in the pub.
3.5 out of 5
Not a prank, just birthday revenge.
3.5 out of 5
Don't eat him, wanted to shag him some more.
3.5 out of 5
And occasional serial killing shapeshifter.
3.5 out of 5
Which one was it with the sore hand?
4 out of 5
Boarded out, digested.
3 out of 5
Getting hairy.
2.5 out of 5
On a wolfy walking holiday. Minus boyfriend.
3.5 out of 5
Bastard curse got me.
3.5 out of 5
I really needed silver bullets, and friends who avoided getting shot in the arse.
3.5 out of 5
Hunter, no honor, no hope.
3.5 out of 5
Wizardly ectoplasm for Judge Pursuivant.
3.5 out of 5
Alien monster leftovers.
3.5 out of 5
One checkout chick to go.
3 out of 5
Writer wolves, good riddance.
2.5 out of 5
Copper comeback scare.
3 out of 5
Full moon crazy diary inheritance.
3.5 out of 5
A well-built werewolf still has to eat Billy.
4.5 out of 5
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Destruction Of A Goddess - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
All dancers fall apart. Not many get murdered.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
The Assassin's Dagger - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Scary spelled stabbing weapons and a new dark den.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Mist On the Moor - Diana L. Paxson
A grumpy, wet, tired, injured horse, swearing Shanna ends up begging for shelter - but doesn't bargain on a supernatural testing.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Sword Slave - Diana L. Paxson
Shanna takes a dim view of ritual sacrifice of her friends.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Sword Of Yraine - Diana L. Paxson
Shanna's first use of a real sword involving defending a temple from a gang of kidnapping virgin priestess despoilers.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Parking Space Vigilantes - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Getting a multiple moving violation violent offender.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Going Native - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
If you have to take me apart to get there, I'm not sure I want to go.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
After the Fall - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
No boring family forks, but you can probably talk me into the right dog.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 - Robert Silverberg
There's a year in SF etc. roundup, pieces from Daniel Keyes, a list of previous winners and current winners, and a little more. Story from the grandmaster is rubbish, though. Pretty poor at those these anthologies, it seems.
Standout work from Ted Chiang and Michael Swanwick, though.
A 3.57 average, with the added material, enough to make this a 4.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Story of Your Life - Ted Chiang
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Mars Is No Place for Children - Mary A. Turzillo
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : The Cost of Doing Business - Leslie What
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Epilogue from Parable of the Talents - Octavia E. Butler
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : The Wedding Album - David Marusek
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Radiant Doors - Michael Swanwick
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Judas Danced - Brian W. Aldiss
Predicting language.
4.5 out of 5
Sick girl trouble fraternal correspondence dowsing sojourn.
3.5 out of 5
Professional victim.
4 out of 5
'She never stopped working. For Earthseed, she used herself up several times over, speaking, haining, politicking, writing, establishing schools that boarded and educated promising students, rich and poor alike. She raised money and directed it into areas of study that she believed would bring fulfillment of the Earthseed Destiny closer. She sent students to universities and helped ihem to fulfill whatever potential she saw in them.'
3 out of 5
If you think the only intelligent conversation you can get is talking to yourself, Sim Polis is the place for you.
3 out of 5
Future Ownership fightback.
4.5 out of 5
Caesar Cheezer.
2.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
Standout work from Ted Chiang and Michael Swanwick, though.
A 3.57 average, with the added material, enough to make this a 4.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Story of Your Life - Ted Chiang
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Mars Is No Place for Children - Mary A. Turzillo
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : The Cost of Doing Business - Leslie What
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Epilogue from Parable of the Talents - Octavia E. Butler
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : The Wedding Album - David Marusek
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Radiant Doors - Michael Swanwick
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 : Judas Danced - Brian W. Aldiss
Predicting language.
4.5 out of 5
Sick girl trouble fraternal correspondence dowsing sojourn.
3.5 out of 5
Professional victim.
4 out of 5
'She never stopped working. For Earthseed, she used herself up several times over, speaking, haining, politicking, writing, establishing schools that boarded and educated promising students, rich and poor alike. She raised money and directed it into areas of study that she believed would bring fulfillment of the Earthseed Destiny closer. She sent students to universities and helped ihem to fulfill whatever potential she saw in them.'
3 out of 5
If you think the only intelligent conversation you can get is talking to yourself, Sim Polis is the place for you.
3 out of 5
Future Ownership fightback.
4.5 out of 5
Caesar Cheezer.
2.5 out of 5
4 out of 5
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Strangeness Of the Day - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Blackstone witchy coffin chase client love.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Parable Of the Talents Epilogue - Octavia Butler
"She never stopped working. For Earthseed, she used herself up several times over, speaking, haining, politicking, writing, establishing schools that boarded and educated promising students, rich and poor alike. She raised money and directed it into areas of study that she believed would bring fulfillment of the Earthseed Destiny closer. She sent students to universities and helped ihem to fulfill whatever potential she saw in them."
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Roma Eterna - Robert Silverberg
A collection of stories of an alternate history where the Roman Empire never failed. However, none of it is particularly interesting - enough that you really want to know what happens throughout the centuries these stories cover.
Roma Eterna : With Caesar in the Underworld - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : A Hero of the Empire - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : The Second Wave - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Waiting for the End - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : An Outpost of the Empire - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Getting to Know the Dragon - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : The Reign of Terror - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Via Roma - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Tales from the Venia Woods - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : To the Promised Land - Robert Silverberg
Kink tour.
3 out of 5
Desert domain.
3 out of 5
New World Orders.
3 out of 5
Antipater Greekness conflict.
3 out of 5
Falco underestimation.
2.5 out of 5
Imperial travel brutality.
3 out of 5
Craziest emperor instabilities.
3.5 out of 5
Just a barbarian simpleton.
3.5 out of 5
No ghost, just an old emperor type.
3 out of 5
End of Empire, professor. With Starship.
3 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
Roma Eterna : With Caesar in the Underworld - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : A Hero of the Empire - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : The Second Wave - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Waiting for the End - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : An Outpost of the Empire - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Getting to Know the Dragon - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : The Reign of Terror - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Via Roma - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : Tales from the Venia Woods - Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna : To the Promised Land - Robert Silverberg
Kink tour.
3 out of 5
Desert domain.
3 out of 5
New World Orders.
3 out of 5
Antipater Greekness conflict.
3 out of 5
Falco underestimation.
2.5 out of 5
Imperial travel brutality.
3 out of 5
Craziest emperor instabilities.
3.5 out of 5
Just a barbarian simpleton.
3.5 out of 5
No ghost, just an old emperor type.
3 out of 5
End of Empire, professor. With Starship.
3 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
The Amorous Broom - Mike Resnick
A very needy object that won't leave John Justin Mallory alone.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Famous Monsters - Kim Newman
A reasonable collection, given a 3.43 average. Up and down though, a lot of average to go along with several strong stories - generally the longer variety, these, barring the title story.
If you don't like horror movies, or movies at all, Newman is probably likely to annoy you, as he is utterly obsessed with alternate movies and Hollywoods and things of that nature.
Famous Monsters : Famous Monsters - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Terminus - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Big Fish - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : A Quarter to Three - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Pitbull Brittan - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Snow Sculptures of Xanadu - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Three on a Match - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Ratting - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Pierce Arrow Stalled And... - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Ubermensch! - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Blitz Spirit - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Where the Bodies Are Buried - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Where the Bodies Are Buried II: Sequel Hook - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Pale Spirit People - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman
Martian extras.
4.5 out of 5
Martians, subway lost.
3 out of 5
One PI, one Esoteric Order of Dagon, a couple of Jungle Queens, the Diogenes club, and a WWII secret war.
4 out of 5
Bad diner Fishy knockup hookup.
3.5 out of 5
A Bulldog Drummond spoof. Bored racist sexist adventurer has super powers drive by erectile tissue. After fighting, blood pressure problems are such that he must have sex with whatever is available, or die.
3.5 out of 5
Kane, Welles, haunted.
3 out of 5
Smoking maybe not worth a bullet in the head.
3 out of 5
Not the Cow!
3.5 out of 5
One of those stories about what happens if you change one moment slightly - such as a car starting, or not. In this case, it changes the prudish self-censoring 30s Hollywood that presumably from the context was scared titless, to a far more erotic version that ends up with one movie having Mae West doing a sword swallowing act with Errol Flynn.
The doing away of fig leaves came before this, of course. A lot of
onscreen one upmanship happens until a director called Welles comes along, and wants to make Gone With the Wind. Not really that interesting, to me, but again, his style of thing.
3 out of 5
Swastika Superman last meal.
4 out of 5
Cycling through.
3 out of 5
Local government monster.
3.5 out of 5
Director monsters.
3 out of 5
Ancient evil construction.
3 out of 5
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
If you don't like horror movies, or movies at all, Newman is probably likely to annoy you, as he is utterly obsessed with alternate movies and Hollywoods and things of that nature.
Famous Monsters : Famous Monsters - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Terminus - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Big Fish - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : A Quarter to Three - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Pitbull Brittan - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Snow Sculptures of Xanadu - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Three on a Match - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Ratting - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Pierce Arrow Stalled And... - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Ubermensch! - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Blitz Spirit - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Where the Bodies Are Buried - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Where the Bodies Are Buried II: Sequel Hook - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : The Pale Spirit People - Kim Newman
Famous Monsters : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman
Martian extras.
4.5 out of 5
Martians, subway lost.
3 out of 5
One PI, one Esoteric Order of Dagon, a couple of Jungle Queens, the Diogenes club, and a WWII secret war.
4 out of 5
Bad diner Fishy knockup hookup.
3.5 out of 5
A Bulldog Drummond spoof. Bored racist sexist adventurer has super powers drive by erectile tissue. After fighting, blood pressure problems are such that he must have sex with whatever is available, or die.
3.5 out of 5
Kane, Welles, haunted.
3 out of 5
Smoking maybe not worth a bullet in the head.
3 out of 5
Not the Cow!
3.5 out of 5
One of those stories about what happens if you change one moment slightly - such as a car starting, or not. In this case, it changes the prudish self-censoring 30s Hollywood that presumably from the context was scared titless, to a far more erotic version that ends up with one movie having Mae West doing a sword swallowing act with Errol Flynn.
The doing away of fig leaves came before this, of course. A lot of
onscreen one upmanship happens until a director called Welles comes along, and wants to make Gone With the Wind. Not really that interesting, to me, but again, his style of thing.
3 out of 5
Swastika Superman last meal.
4 out of 5
Cycling through.
3 out of 5
Local government monster.
3.5 out of 5
Director monsters.
3 out of 5
Ancient evil construction.
3 out of 5
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Giant Book Of Werewolves - Stephen Jones
An anthology that has some original, some reprint, and rates out at about where you would expect, somewhere in between your standard original anthology, and standard reprint anthology. The start with Clive Barker, and Charnas and Newman at the end are the highlights.
There's another bad case of editorialus author musthavitis, here, too, where Jones has to take a few sentences justifying why he picked Etchison. Basically boiling down to 'I really like him'.
Giant Book of Werewolves : Twilight at the Towers - Clive Barker
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Dream of the Wolf - Scott Bradfield
Giant Book of Werewolves : Night Beat - Ramsey Campbell
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Werewolf - R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rain Falls - Michael Marshall-Smith
Giant Book of Werewolves : Guilty Party - Stephen Laws
Giant Book of Werewolves : Essence of the Beast - Roberta Lannes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Immortal - Mark Morris
Giant Book of Werewolves : Cry Wolf - Basil Copper
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rug - Graham Masterton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Whisperers - Hugh B. Cave
Giant Book of Werewolves : And I Shall Go in the Devil's Name - David Sutton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Foxes of Fascoum - Peter Tremayne
Giant Book of Werewolves : One Paris Night - Karl Edward Wagner
Giant Book of Werewolves : Soul of the Wolf - Brian Mooney
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Hairy Ones Shall Dance [Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] - Manly Wade Wellman
Giant Book of Werewolves : Heart of the Beast - Adrian Cole
Giant Book of Werewolves : Wereman [By the Light of the Silvery Moon] - Les Daniels
Giant Book of Werewolves : Anything But Your Kind - Nicholas Royle
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Nighthawk - Dennis Etchison
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Cell - David Case
Giant Book of Werewolves : Boobs - Suzy McKee Charnas
Giant Book of Werewolves : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman
The Werewolf Who Came In From the Cold.
4 out of 5
Lupine obsession.
3 out of 5
Mummy, caretaker's fuzzy.
2.5 out of 5
Don't think your parents would like you hanging around one.
3 out of 5
But it's hairy murder in the pub.
3.5 out of 5
Not a prank, just birthday revenge.
3.5 out of 5
Don't eat him, wanted to shag him some more.
3.5 out of 5
And occasional serial killing shapeshifter.
3.5 out of 5
Which one was it with the sore hand?
4 out of 5
Boarded out, digested.
3 out of 5
Getting hairy.
2.5 out of 5
On a wolfy walking holiday. Minus boyfriend.
3.5 out of 5
Bastard curse got me.
3.5 out of 5
I really needed silver bullets, and friends who avoided getting shot in the arse.
3.5 out of 5
Hunter, no honor, no hope.
3.5 out of 5
Wizardly ectoplasm for Judge Pursuivant.
3.5 out of 5
Alien monster leftovers.
3.5 out of 5
One checkout chick to go.
3 out of 5
Writer wolves, good riddance.
2.5 out of 5
Copper comeback scare.
3 out of 5
Full moon crazy diary inheritance.
3.5 out of 5
A well-built werewolf still has to eat Billy.
4.5 out of 5
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
There's another bad case of editorialus author musthavitis, here, too, where Jones has to take a few sentences justifying why he picked Etchison. Basically boiling down to 'I really like him'.
Giant Book of Werewolves : Twilight at the Towers - Clive Barker
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Dream of the Wolf - Scott Bradfield
Giant Book of Werewolves : Night Beat - Ramsey Campbell
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Werewolf - R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rain Falls - Michael Marshall-Smith
Giant Book of Werewolves : Guilty Party - Stephen Laws
Giant Book of Werewolves : Essence of the Beast - Roberta Lannes
Giant Book of Werewolves : Immortal - Mark Morris
Giant Book of Werewolves : Cry Wolf - Basil Copper
Giant Book of Werewolves : Rug - Graham Masterton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Whisperers - Hugh B. Cave
Giant Book of Werewolves : And I Shall Go in the Devil's Name - David Sutton
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Foxes of Fascoum - Peter Tremayne
Giant Book of Werewolves : One Paris Night - Karl Edward Wagner
Giant Book of Werewolves : Soul of the Wolf - Brian Mooney
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Hairy Ones Shall Dance [Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] - Manly Wade Wellman
Giant Book of Werewolves : Heart of the Beast - Adrian Cole
Giant Book of Werewolves : Wereman [By the Light of the Silvery Moon] - Les Daniels
Giant Book of Werewolves : Anything But Your Kind - Nicholas Royle
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Nighthawk - Dennis Etchison
Giant Book of Werewolves : The Cell - David Case
Giant Book of Werewolves : Boobs - Suzy McKee Charnas
Giant Book of Werewolves : Out of the Night When the Full Moon is Bright... - Kim Newman
The Werewolf Who Came In From the Cold.
4 out of 5
Lupine obsession.
3 out of 5
Mummy, caretaker's fuzzy.
2.5 out of 5
Don't think your parents would like you hanging around one.
3 out of 5
But it's hairy murder in the pub.
3.5 out of 5
Not a prank, just birthday revenge.
3.5 out of 5
Don't eat him, wanted to shag him some more.
3.5 out of 5
And occasional serial killing shapeshifter.
3.5 out of 5
Which one was it with the sore hand?
4 out of 5
Boarded out, digested.
3 out of 5
Getting hairy.
2.5 out of 5
On a wolfy walking holiday. Minus boyfriend.
3.5 out of 5
Bastard curse got me.
3.5 out of 5
I really needed silver bullets, and friends who avoided getting shot in the arse.
3.5 out of 5
Hunter, no honor, no hope.
3.5 out of 5
Wizardly ectoplasm for Judge Pursuivant.
3.5 out of 5
Alien monster leftovers.
3.5 out of 5
One checkout chick to go.
3 out of 5
Writer wolves, good riddance.
2.5 out of 5
Copper comeback scare.
3 out of 5
Full moon crazy diary inheritance.
3.5 out of 5
A well-built werewolf still has to eat Billy.
4.5 out of 5
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Big Fish - Kim Newman
One PI, one Esoteric Order of Dagon, a couple of Jungle Queens, the Diogenes club, and a WWII secret war.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Out Of the Night When the Full Moon Is Bright - Kim Newman
A werefox inspiration for the Zorro legend meets a black writer, during a police poor purge.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
One Paris Night - Karl Edward Wagner
I really needed silver bullets, and friends who avoided getting shot in the arse.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
And I Shall Go In the Devil's Name - David Sutton
On a wolfy walking holiday. Minus boyfriend.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
The Machine Man Of Ardathia - Francis Flagg
I'm a time travelling synthetic, primitive dude.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Monday, May 25, 2009
The Werewolf - R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Don't think your parents would like you hanging around one.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Steal Across the Sky - Nancy Kress
A somewhat disappointing metaphysical rehash from Kress.
This does read like it is stretched, too, and gets tedious at times - this is perhaps due to publishing length requirements.
Aliens contact Earth saying they did bad things in the past, and pick a bunch of young people via internet recruiting to go and Witness humanity on other planets.
Given that, you might expect some sardonic satire, but that isn't her style. A little of it in the various ads and media promos given between chapters.
The big secret discovered in the first part is the aliens apparently removed the gene for 'seeing dead peoiple'. This, of course, provokes a lot of religious hoo-hah (not to mention suicides) when those who discover this come back to Earth and let this be known.
Amazingly enough, most of the people chosen to go to the planets that reveal the humans that still have this gene are American. No evidence for why this might be the case.
Makes little sense with what happens after with the aliens, either.
Can't recommend this, but it isn't bad.
3 out of 5
This does read like it is stretched, too, and gets tedious at times - this is perhaps due to publishing length requirements.
Aliens contact Earth saying they did bad things in the past, and pick a bunch of young people via internet recruiting to go and Witness humanity on other planets.
Given that, you might expect some sardonic satire, but that isn't her style. A little of it in the various ads and media promos given between chapters.
The big secret discovered in the first part is the aliens apparently removed the gene for 'seeing dead peoiple'. This, of course, provokes a lot of religious hoo-hah (not to mention suicides) when those who discover this come back to Earth and let this be known.
Amazingly enough, most of the people chosen to go to the planets that reveal the humans that still have this gene are American. No evidence for why this might be the case.
Makes little sense with what happens after with the aliens, either.
Can't recommend this, but it isn't bad.
3 out of 5
Cyberabad Days - Ian McDonald
A collection of McDonald's very well done stories of future India. Not too many authors are placing near future events of importance in countries outside the USA, for example. Particularly the American writers, of course, who probably don't like to acknowledge the eroding of their national power base, even if only subconsciously, and transfer that to keeping things going how they are. Loss of hegemony a tad traumatic, given history, it would seem.
McDonald isn't a yank, but is proving to be quite successful in doing the opposite, with Brazil, and India. Undoubtedly there will be many things that the locals would find wrong with these, given that the UK can't even get Australia right, generally, let alone anywhere more different. The value here is the look at somewhere not Western, a huge, ancient land going rapidly into science fictional territory.
McDonald's India has the important AI work and breakthroughs (and alient contact) being supported here, for example - but the country has its own strife, collapsing into a group of nation states after a civil war. It is this rebuilding and reflowering period that a lot of the work.
This collects stories about the young, about rebuilding, about the badly screwed up demographics because of the desire for sons, of AI soap operas, genetically modified children, water problems, and more.
The last story, a long novella, links the rest of his work on India together, and references other stories and the novel River Of Gods in passing, taking things even further, with a fine, new conclusion.
When are his UK publishers going to sell these electronically? This is not some garden variety mediocre who cares work he is producing. Bloody hell.
His work really is outstanding. Exactly what you want to see in this sort of science fiction.
Certainly would like to see if he has an angle on China or Russia, too.
Cyberabad Days : Sanjeev and Robotwallah - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : Kyle meets the River - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : The Dust Assassin - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : An Eligible Boy - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : The Little Goddess - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : The Djinn's Wife - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : Vishnu at the Cat Circus - Ian McDonald
Battletech comes and goes, but pizza always popular.
4 out of 5
Soccer divisions, compounded virtually.
3.5 out of 5
Black Widow water rights kiss.
4 out of 5
AI Matchmaking.
4 out of 5
Aeai multi-skull skill Nepal getaway.
3.5 out of 5
Computer cops crimp AI's carnal cavorting with calisthenic chick.
3.5 out of 5
Too much AI and uploading could be bad for lots of universes.
4 out of 5
5 out of 5
McDonald isn't a yank, but is proving to be quite successful in doing the opposite, with Brazil, and India. Undoubtedly there will be many things that the locals would find wrong with these, given that the UK can't even get Australia right, generally, let alone anywhere more different. The value here is the look at somewhere not Western, a huge, ancient land going rapidly into science fictional territory.
McDonald's India has the important AI work and breakthroughs (and alient contact) being supported here, for example - but the country has its own strife, collapsing into a group of nation states after a civil war. It is this rebuilding and reflowering period that a lot of the work.
This collects stories about the young, about rebuilding, about the badly screwed up demographics because of the desire for sons, of AI soap operas, genetically modified children, water problems, and more.
The last story, a long novella, links the rest of his work on India together, and references other stories and the novel River Of Gods in passing, taking things even further, with a fine, new conclusion.
When are his UK publishers going to sell these electronically? This is not some garden variety mediocre who cares work he is producing. Bloody hell.
His work really is outstanding. Exactly what you want to see in this sort of science fiction.
Certainly would like to see if he has an angle on China or Russia, too.
Cyberabad Days : Sanjeev and Robotwallah - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : Kyle meets the River - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : The Dust Assassin - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : An Eligible Boy - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : The Little Goddess - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : The Djinn's Wife - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days : Vishnu at the Cat Circus - Ian McDonald
Battletech comes and goes, but pizza always popular.
4 out of 5
Soccer divisions, compounded virtually.
3.5 out of 5
Black Widow water rights kiss.
4 out of 5
AI Matchmaking.
4 out of 5
Aeai multi-skull skill Nepal getaway.
3.5 out of 5
Computer cops crimp AI's carnal cavorting with calisthenic chick.
3.5 out of 5
Too much AI and uploading could be bad for lots of universes.
4 out of 5
5 out of 5
Distant Worlds - Paul Collins
One of a series of anthologies by Paul Collins, growing out of a magazine. Just a touch under your standard original anthology quality at 3.27, but nothing in the way of poor. Quite consistent.
Distant Worlds : Armstrong - Jack Wodhams
Distant Worlds : The Dreamers of Deliverance - Cherry Wilder
The Faces Of Midnight - Darrell Schweitzer
Distant Worlds : Vandal - Trudy Rose
Distant Worlds : Concern - Michael Hailstone
Distant Worlds : The Specialists - Wynne Whiteford
Distant Worlds : Requiescat in Pace - Howard Goldsmith
Distant Worlds : Take the Dilemma By the Horns - John J. Alderson
Distant Worlds : Where Silence Rules - Keith Taylor
Distant Worlds : Beyond Our Shores a Colony - Leanne Frahm and Paul Collins
Distant Worlds : The Last Day of Christmas - David J. Lake
First Man on Mars, long stay.
3 out of 5
Concepta, my Butt!
3 out of 5
Multiple Fyttes for Sir Julian.
3 out of 5
Shitsophrenia.
3 out of 5
You got none for the average bloke, us Venusians not talking to you primitives.
3.5 out of 5
Superior race PR statis Mars.
3.5 out of 5
Mourning picket.
3 out of 5
Supplying the alien invaders, aussie style.
3.5 out of 5
An escaped slave is stuck in the middle of pirates and blood avengers on a haunted island.
3.5 out of 5
Multiple koogie kill watch.
3.5 out of 5
Aphrodisiac sterilisation.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Distant Worlds : Armstrong - Jack Wodhams
Distant Worlds : The Dreamers of Deliverance - Cherry Wilder
The Faces Of Midnight - Darrell Schweitzer
Distant Worlds : Vandal - Trudy Rose
Distant Worlds : Concern - Michael Hailstone
Distant Worlds : The Specialists - Wynne Whiteford
Distant Worlds : Requiescat in Pace - Howard Goldsmith
Distant Worlds : Take the Dilemma By the Horns - John J. Alderson
Distant Worlds : Where Silence Rules - Keith Taylor
Distant Worlds : Beyond Our Shores a Colony - Leanne Frahm and Paul Collins
Distant Worlds : The Last Day of Christmas - David J. Lake
First Man on Mars, long stay.
3 out of 5
Concepta, my Butt!
3 out of 5
Multiple Fyttes for Sir Julian.
3 out of 5
Shitsophrenia.
3 out of 5
You got none for the average bloke, us Venusians not talking to you primitives.
3.5 out of 5
Superior race PR statis Mars.
3.5 out of 5
Mourning picket.
3 out of 5
Supplying the alien invaders, aussie style.
3.5 out of 5
An escaped slave is stuck in the middle of pirates and blood avengers on a haunted island.
3.5 out of 5
Multiple koogie kill watch.
3.5 out of 5
Aphrodisiac sterilisation.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Polaris Of the Snows - Charles B. Stilson
Lord of the Ice, not of the Jungle, as a young man sets out on journey after the death of his father.
Like Tarzan, Polaris' mother died young, and he has grown up in isolation. No animal families, though, as he i sfully grown by the time his father departs.
No lions or tigers, but plenty of huskies and polars bears and killer whales for opponents, and presumably the odd walrus, given what he feeds his teams.
On his journey he finds fighting humans, and a woman - Americans, of course, like his father.
That's not all though, as looking after this new flower of fhumanity and taking her with he him, he finds a trail in the snow, leading to the land of Sardanes.
Which is dogless, much much warmer, and a fair bit ancient greek.
The leadership doesn't take too kindly to impressive strangers and their notions of democracy, though.
Also, given the population is carefully managed by disposal by fire of the elderly and children that are disabled, deformed, or not healthy.
Luckily Polaris' good nature does win him a couple of friends, but he is a dangerous man to be around, for human, or for beast.
Wild men, of course, have to go and try out civilisation sometime, and find rivals there.
All reasonable enough.
3 out of 5
Like Tarzan, Polaris' mother died young, and he has grown up in isolation. No animal families, though, as he i sfully grown by the time his father departs.
No lions or tigers, but plenty of huskies and polars bears and killer whales for opponents, and presumably the odd walrus, given what he feeds his teams.
On his journey he finds fighting humans, and a woman - Americans, of course, like his father.
That's not all though, as looking after this new flower of fhumanity and taking her with he him, he finds a trail in the snow, leading to the land of Sardanes.
Which is dogless, much much warmer, and a fair bit ancient greek.
The leadership doesn't take too kindly to impressive strangers and their notions of democracy, though.
Also, given the population is carefully managed by disposal by fire of the elderly and children that are disabled, deformed, or not healthy.
Luckily Polaris' good nature does win him a couple of friends, but he is a dangerous man to be around, for human, or for beast.
Wild men, of course, have to go and try out civilisation sometime, and find rivals there.
All reasonable enough.
3 out of 5
Vishnu At the Cat Circus - Ian McDonald
Too much AI and uploading could be bad for lots of universes.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Saturday, May 23, 2009
The January Dancer - Michael F. Flynn
A solid novel, with an interesting setting.
This is perhaps somewhere between the over the top caricature that inhabits Mike Resnick's Birthright universe and the barbarism is the natural state of mankind melancholoy in Poul Anderson's Terran Empire.
A harper finds a grizzled scarred old man in a bar, and inveigles a tale out of him, this is the framing narrative for the story of the desperate manoeuvring over an ancient alien artifact that allows a sort of voice activated mind control.
There's also a spot of Irish Troubles loyalist vs rebel guerilla warfare on one of the planets - wherein one of the main characters comes from.
Super agents of order, pirates, spies, collectors, military commanders and more want to get their hands on this 'Twisting Stone' or 'January Dancer' as the captain who rediscovered it named it.
So a bunch of sneaky, twisting plotting by all concerned, with revelations about harpers and stones to come.
Probably finishes in a bit much of a rush to be clear to everyone - possibly this is a case of deliberate sequelitis.
3.5 out of 5
This is perhaps somewhere between the over the top caricature that inhabits Mike Resnick's Birthright universe and the barbarism is the natural state of mankind melancholoy in Poul Anderson's Terran Empire.
A harper finds a grizzled scarred old man in a bar, and inveigles a tale out of him, this is the framing narrative for the story of the desperate manoeuvring over an ancient alien artifact that allows a sort of voice activated mind control.
There's also a spot of Irish Troubles loyalist vs rebel guerilla warfare on one of the planets - wherein one of the main characters comes from.
Super agents of order, pirates, spies, collectors, military commanders and more want to get their hands on this 'Twisting Stone' or 'January Dancer' as the captain who rediscovered it named it.
So a bunch of sneaky, twisting plotting by all concerned, with revelations about harpers and stones to come.
Probably finishes in a bit much of a rush to be clear to everyone - possibly this is a case of deliberate sequelitis.
3.5 out of 5
Black World - Raymond A. Palmer
It seems in the old space operas you come across that bloodnut women are often trouble.
In this case, the one a Stellar Patrolmen meets on holiday is full of mystery.
One broken open to reveal she is a space pirate, with the best ship in the system. The professor he has been told to escort on his secret mission to Pluto is also involved.
Her piracy has an aim - in good old-style American fashion a spaceliner company stole her father's invention and made a lot of money out of it, and it killed him. So she wants revenge.
Her idea is to out invent them and run them into the ground. some of her fellow pirates may not want to wait that long and have rather more large-scale martial aims.
Can Patrolman and Pirate end up doing what is best for everyone?
3 out of 5
In this case, the one a Stellar Patrolmen meets on holiday is full of mystery.
One broken open to reveal she is a space pirate, with the best ship in the system. The professor he has been told to escort on his secret mission to Pluto is also involved.
Her piracy has an aim - in good old-style American fashion a spaceliner company stole her father's invention and made a lot of money out of it, and it killed him. So she wants revenge.
Her idea is to out invent them and run them into the ground. some of her fellow pirates may not want to wait that long and have rather more large-scale martial aims.
Can Patrolman and Pirate end up doing what is best for everyone?
3 out of 5
Friday, May 22, 2009
Concern - Michael Hailstone
You got none for the average bloke, us Venusians not talking to you primitives.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories - Isaac Asimov
Just a 3.09 average, but Asimov's before story writings are as entertaining as ever, certainly enough to bump a basically 2.75 book up to the round to 3 territory.
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Day of the Hunters - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Shah Guido G - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Button Button - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Monkey's Finger - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Everest - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Pause - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Let's Not - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Each an Explorer - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Blank! - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Does a Bee Care? - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Silly Asses - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Buy Jupiter! - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : A Statue for Father - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Rain Rain Go Away - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Founding Father - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Exile to Hell - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Key Item - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Proper Study - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : 2430 AD - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Greatest Asset - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Take a Match - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Thiotimoline to the Stars - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Light Verse - Isaac Asimov
Dinosaurs. With rayguns. Only small ones though.
3.5 out of 5
Dark Atlantis lacks support.
3 out of 5
Past document problem.
2.5 out of 5
Don't need a roomful.
2 out of 5
Mountain Martians.
3 out of 5
You people are sick, need less radioactivity.
3 out of 5
Keeping teaching alive on Mars.
3 out of 5
Interplanetary pollination psionic push payoff.
3.5 out of 5
Time particle between stall.
3 out of 5
Immortal habitat unimportance.
3 out of 5
Apparently testing nukes on other planets is the done thing in galactic society.
3.5 out of 5
Really big ad.
3 out of 5
Chrono funnel dinochicken grapple.
3 out of 5
They're melting.
2.5 out of 5
Human fertiliser.
3.5 out of 5
Earth punishment horror.
3.5 out of 5
Multivac feelings.
3 out of 5
Military mind conforming.
3 out of 5
Not much but human brains.
3 out of 5
Need some random ecology offworld experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Jump Fusionist primitive.
3.5 out of 5
Graduation time speech.
3.5 out of 5
Busted robot art.
3.5 out of 5
3 out of 5
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Day of the Hunters - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Shah Guido G - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Button Button - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Monkey's Finger - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Everest - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Pause - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Let's Not - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Each an Explorer - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Blank! - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Does a Bee Care? - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Silly Asses - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Buy Jupiter! - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : A Statue for Father - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Rain Rain Go Away - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Founding Father - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Exile to Hell - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Key Item - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Proper Study - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : 2430 AD - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : The Greatest Asset - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Take a Match - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Thiotimoline to the Stars - Isaac Asimov
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories : Light Verse - Isaac Asimov
Dinosaurs. With rayguns. Only small ones though.
3.5 out of 5
Dark Atlantis lacks support.
3 out of 5
Past document problem.
2.5 out of 5
Don't need a roomful.
2 out of 5
Mountain Martians.
3 out of 5
You people are sick, need less radioactivity.
3 out of 5
Keeping teaching alive on Mars.
3 out of 5
Interplanetary pollination psionic push payoff.
3.5 out of 5
Time particle between stall.
3 out of 5
Immortal habitat unimportance.
3 out of 5
Apparently testing nukes on other planets is the done thing in galactic society.
3.5 out of 5
Really big ad.
3 out of 5
Chrono funnel dinochicken grapple.
3 out of 5
They're melting.
2.5 out of 5
Human fertiliser.
3.5 out of 5
Earth punishment horror.
3.5 out of 5
Multivac feelings.
3 out of 5
Military mind conforming.
3 out of 5
Not much but human brains.
3 out of 5
Need some random ecology offworld experiments.
3.5 out of 5
Jump Fusionist primitive.
3.5 out of 5
Graduation time speech.
3.5 out of 5
Busted robot art.
3.5 out of 5
3 out of 5
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Silly Asses - Isaac Asimov
Apparently testing nukes on other planets is the done thing in galactic society.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 - Mike Resnick
Some articles included here too along with the fiction, one on self-justification re: Nebulas, and another about the Andre Norton award. Also a short fiction roundtable including Ellen Datlow, Martin H. Greenberg, and Ben Bova, discussing trends.
Plus a list of past winners. Haldeman's novel isn't remotely award worthy, so the excerpt is a waste of space to me. Also an incredibly dull Ellison piece, here, is also a missed opportunity.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS - Kelly Link
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : I LIVE WITH YOU - Carol Emshwiller
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT - Dale Bailey
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : STILL LIFE WITH BOOBS - Anne Harris
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : IDENTITY THEFT - Robert J. Sawyer
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : MY MOTHER DANCING - Nancy Kress
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : CAMOUFLAGE [EXCERPT] - Joe Haldeman
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : THE FAERY HANDBAG - Kelly Link
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : MEN ARE TROUBLE - James Patrick Kelly
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : THE RESURGENCE OF MISS ANKLE-STRAP WEDGIE - Harlan Ellison
Foxy lady Library larceny lives.
3.5 out of 5
Multi personality generosity.
3.5 out of 5
No Triffids, Kraken, Cuckoos or Lichen.
4 out of 5
A well-built werewolf still has to eat Billy.
4.5 out of 5
Ballbuster artificial transfer fossil defense detection.
3.5 out of 5
Only human.
3.5 out of 5
I'm a shapeshifting alien. But I do look good in a bikini.
3 out of 5
Accessory home hunt.
4 out of 5
Dame overload detection devilish.
4 out of 5
Hollywood players.
2 out of 5
4 out of 5
Plus a list of past winners. Haldeman's novel isn't remotely award worthy, so the excerpt is a waste of space to me. Also an incredibly dull Ellison piece, here, is also a missed opportunity.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS - Kelly Link
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : I LIVE WITH YOU - Carol Emshwiller
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT - Dale Bailey
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : STILL LIFE WITH BOOBS - Anne Harris
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : IDENTITY THEFT - Robert J. Sawyer
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : MY MOTHER DANCING - Nancy Kress
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : CAMOUFLAGE [EXCERPT] - Joe Haldeman
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : THE FAERY HANDBAG - Kelly Link
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : MEN ARE TROUBLE - James Patrick Kelly
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 : THE RESURGENCE OF MISS ANKLE-STRAP WEDGIE - Harlan Ellison
Foxy lady Library larceny lives.
3.5 out of 5
Multi personality generosity.
3.5 out of 5
No Triffids, Kraken, Cuckoos or Lichen.
4 out of 5
A well-built werewolf still has to eat Billy.
4.5 out of 5
Ballbuster artificial transfer fossil defense detection.
3.5 out of 5
Only human.
3.5 out of 5
I'm a shapeshifting alien. But I do look good in a bikini.
3 out of 5
Accessory home hunt.
4 out of 5
Dame overload detection devilish.
4 out of 5
Hollywood players.
2 out of 5
4 out of 5