The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde
Fran Wilde’s novelette The Jewel and Her Lapidary was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards this year. I listened to the 1.75 hour long audiobook version produced by Macmillan Audio and narrated by Mahvesh Murad.
I loved the setting of this story — a kingdom that is protected by powerful gems which can be heard and gently manipulated by lapidaries, people who have a genetic predisposition for connecting with the gems.
July 6th, 2017. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | Fran Wilde | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Indestructible Man directed by Jack Pollexfen
Oh, what a wacky film experience I had over the weekend: the 1956 Lon Chaney, Jr. outing Indestructible Man! This movie was originally shown as part of a double feature for the kiddies back when, paired with one of my favorite sci-fi shlock adventures ever, World Without End, for one truly mind-boggling afternoon at the movies. In the film in question, Chaney plays a criminal named Butcher Benton, who, after a botched robbery, has been sentenced to the gas chamber. He is indeed put to death,
July 6th, 2017. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 2.5 | Film / TV | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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