This week’s word for Wednesday is Agathism, a noun, a belief that all things tend toward good (even if they aren’t good just now). It came into common usage around the 1830s and is based on the Greek word agathos which means “good.”
Awards:
The very first Dragon Awards were announced on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Here are some highlights:
John C Wright won Best Science Fiction novel for Some Wither.
Larry Corriea won Best Fantasy Novel for Son of the Black Sword.
September 7th, 2016. Marion Deeds | World Wide Wednesday | 3 comments |
The Doomed City by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky, translated by Andrew Bromfield
The Doomed City is a late 1980’s work by, according to my jacket liner, the two “greatest Russian science fiction masters”: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Having never read their other works, or much at all by any other Russian sci-fi authors, I can’t speak to the validity of that statement. But certainly The Doomed City, translated here by Andrew Bromfield, is a fascinating and thoughtful work, one that I thoroughly enjoyed even as I sensed I was probably missing some of the layers/allusions more specific to their homeland.
September 7th, 2016. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Boris and Arkady Strugatsky | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton
Disclaimer: This audiobook, and the series, is extremely popular and has high ratings at Goodreads and Audible. I will explain why I am not enthusiastic about it, but please take my opinion with the proverbial grain of salt.
The Naked God (1999 print, 2016 audio) is the third and final book in Peter F. Hamilton’s NIGHT’S DAWN trilogy. It begins immediately after the events of the previous book, The Neutronium Alchemist which follows the first book,
September 7th, 2016. Kat Hooper´s rating: 2.5 | Peter F. Hamilton | Audio | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
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