On Sunday, in honor of Mother’s Day, Syfy Wire posted a list of the best moms from Star Trek.
Awards:
Locus has published the finalists for the Locus Awards, which will be awarded at the Locus Weekend, June 23-25, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. Locus has more categories so more winners: best SF novel, best fantasy novel, best horror novel and best first novel as an example. Some of our favorites made the lists, including Malka Older’s Infomocracy in the Best First Novel category,
May 17th, 2017. Marion Deeds | World Wide Wednesday | 8 comments |
Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein
Children of the New World (2016) by Alexander Weinstein was a bit of a mixed bag as a story collection, with a few excellent ones, several decent ones, and several that fell flat. At his best, Weinstein offers up moving examinations of the impending impact of near-future technology, even if many of the ideas will seem familiar.
Example number one is the first story, “Saying Goodbye to Yang,” as Weinstein starts off with the best of the bunch (a choice that has its advantages and disadvantages).
May 17th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 2.5 | Alexander Weinstein | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Truth by Terry Pratchett
The truth about Sir Terry Pratchett’s novel The Truth is that for the first time a DISCWORLD book failed to satisfy me. While there is nothing seriously wrong with the story, the feeling that Pratchett was bolting set pieces together to make a whole overwhelmed the general fun of the book.
First published in 2000, The Truth is 25th in a 49-book series according to Wikipedia. The DISCWORLD books break into definable categories,
May 17th, 2017. Marion Deeds´s rating: 2.5 | Terry Pratchett | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
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