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Tag Archives: science fiction
Reviews: Leviathan Wakes, The Lifecycle of Software Objects, The Vespertine
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, was recently nominated for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and it’s appearance there was a bit of an outlier: Jo Walton’s Among Others and China Miéville’s Embassy Town both received earlier nominations … Continue reading
Reviews: Windup Girl, Habibi, Hunger Games
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, published in 2009, won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards, as well as numerous other accolades, including having been listed as the ninth best book of 2009 by TIME magazine. The Windup Girl … Continue reading
Reviews: Troika, Elmer, God’s War
I’ve got a small heap of books I keep meaning to review, but the stack (and soon, the overdue fines) seems to be growing faster than my motivation to write about them in depth. So here are three quick reviews … Continue reading
Review: Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks Orbit Books, 2008 Last year, during a game of Diaspora, Banks’ Culture novels came up during the evening’s proceedings, and Consider Phlebas, the first of the Culture novels, has been languishing on my “to read” … Continue reading
Review: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Charles Yu Pantheon Books, 2010 “When it happens, this is what happens: I shoot myself. Not, you know, my self self. I shoot my future self. He steps out of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Yu, Pantheon Books, postmodern fiction, science fiction
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