Only two more days until Rogue One; a Star Wars Story opens nationwide.
Giveaway:
I will announce the winner of the Giveaway from last week’s column on Sunday, December 18, in the comments section of that column. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions!
Awards:
You can vote here for the best digital comic of 2016. Thanks to File 770 for the link.
Stephen King thinks it’s just fine that Bob Dylan got the Nobel Prize,
December 14th, 2016. Marion Deeds | World Wide Wednesday | 2 comments |
I admired Nisi Shawl’s alternate history fantasy Everfair (2016) more than I loved it, and I admired it a lot. Shawl creates an African country at the turn of the 20th century, a country that could have existed, and gives it challenges, troubles, and magic.
Everfair starts in 1889. In Europe, the Fabians negotiate with the king of Belgium, Leopold II, to purchase land in Africa adjacent to Leopold’s personal colony, the so-called Congo Free State.
December 14th, 2016. Marion Deeds´s rating: 4.5 | Nisi Shawl | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson
This review may contain mild spoilers for the previous books in the ALCATRAZ series.
Fans of Brandon Sanderson’s ALCATRAZ VS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS series have been waiting for six years for book five, The Dark Talent (2016), which was finally published a couple of months ago by Starscape (Tor’s children’s imprint). Recorded books brought back Ramon de Ocampo for the audio version that was released at the same time. As I mentioned in my review of the previous book,
December 14th, 2016. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Brandon Sanderson | Audio, Children | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
so you're saying I should read it? :)
As a native New Yorker, I love the idea of the city being filled with canals and no skyscrapers! And…
How did I miss this? Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
I guess that is true, Marion. And when it comes to "You Only Live Twice," I saw the movie TWICE…
You managed to work in your two loves; vintage fiction and films!