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Keeper of the Winds: Not for me, but perhaps for some teen readers

Keeper of the Winds by Jenna Solitaire & Russell Davis

The cover of my ARC of Keeper of the Winds (2020) shows it co-authored by Jenna Solitaire and Russell Davis. This edition is a reimagining and slight updating of a book originally published in 2006. Its author was Jenna Solitaire. Davis come up with the conceit of an imaginary author, narrating her own adventures as she discovers that she is the Guardian of a strange set of magical spirit boards, at least four of which control the elements.


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February 28th, 2020. ´s rating: | | | SFF Reviews | no comments |

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WWWednesday: February 26, 2019

Awards:

The Nebula finalists have been announced. Some interesting works on this list.

Obituary:

Katherine Johnson, African American mathematician who worked for NASA and helped put people on the moon, died this week. She lived to be 101 years old, and an inspiration to many people. 

Books and Writing:

This contest is open to a small pool of people but I’m pleased to see SFF encouraged among young people.

This essay by Daniel Jose Older goes back a ways.


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February 26th, 2020. | World Wide Wednesday | no comments |

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Thoughtful Thursday: Scientific breakthroughs

Companies like Apple, Samsung and Tesla put out new versions of their high-tech toys every six months practically. Watches get more elaborate; computers get smaller and thinner, TVs larger, flatter and higher in resolution. Electronic technology isn’t the only area that is booming with discoveries though. From exo-planets and the possibility of life on planets in our home star system, to the secrets of the human genome, science is also having a boom. Doors to mysteries are being stormed, and in many cases, unlocked.

We know more about our fellow animals than we ever did before;


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February 20th, 2020. | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 11 comments |

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WWWednesday: February 19, 2020

Conventions:

Walnut Creek, CA’s FOGCon conference will be held March 6-8 at the Walnut Creek Marriott. Mary Ann Mohanraj and Nisi Shawl are the Guests of Honor. I have heard both these writers before (at this conference and at ReaderCon) and both of them are wise, thought-provoking and lively. Other participants include Juliette Wade, Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms.

Books and Writing:

Peter Clines wants writers to think of underwear. I’m with him on this.

Kelly Braffet writes about the starving artist myth and how it led to her novel,


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February 19th, 2020. | World Wide Wednesday | 5 comments |

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Mazes of Power: A fascinating start to an intriguing series

Mazes of Power by Juliette Wade

Juliette Wade’s 2020 debut novel, Mazes of Power, is the first book of THE BROKEN TRUST series. Wade has created a rigidly stratified society in a subterranean world as a way to answer big sociological and biological What-If questions. The book explores genetics, distribution of resources, social mobility and what happens when people prioritize the consolidation of political power above their own self-interest or even their own survival.

And the book is a novel of manners,


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February 18th, 2020. | | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |

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WWWednesday: February 12, 2020

Science:

A scientist at Stanford has turned jellyfish bionic, with plans to turn them into living information-gathering devices. 

Awards:

File 770 shares the British Science Fiction Association shortlist.

Books and Writing:

In the New York Times, Brit Marling talks about the Dead Woman, the Strong Female Lead and how speculative fiction helped her find the actual feminine.

For Black History Month, the Mary Sue shares a recommended reading list.


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February 12th, 2020. | SFF Reviews, World Wide Wednesday | no comments |

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WWWednesday: February 5, 2020

Inspiration:

Gwen Ifill is now on a first-class postage stamp. Since she was first-class, this is inspiring. PBS New Hours has video of the event.

Giveaway:

One commenter will get a paperback copy of Mark Lawrence’s novella One Word Kill.

Books and Writing:

At Polygon, Andrew Liptak has a list of February books for you.

Public Domain puts up some stunning antique book covers.


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February 5th, 2020. | Giveaway!, World Wide Wednesday | 11 comments |

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Battle Mage: An engrossing epic fantasy with dragons

Battle Mage by Peter A. Flannery

2017’s Battle Mage, by Peter A. Flannery, is an epic fantasy adventure, a coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of war and some political treachery. It’s filled with magic and dragons. I reeled that off like I didn’t have to think about it at all, but in fact that capsule description emerged after a Twitter conversation with Flannery himself.

Battle Mage was in my AtomaCon swag bag. The title and the cover looked like military fantasy to me,


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January 31st, 2020. ´s rating: | | | SFF Reviews | no comments |

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WWWednesday: January 29, 2020

Books and writing:

Imaginary Papers launched its first issue here.

Publishers Weekly gives a capsule review of N.K. Jemisin’s latest, The City We Became.

Cat Rambo hosted Jasmine’s Arch’s post on creating an online haven for writers.

Brandon Sanderson is advertising his new YA series on his blog. It looks like these are coming out this week.

Most new books, especially from Big Five publishers, are released on Tuesdays. (So are magazines and music.) But why Tuesday?


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January 29th, 2020. | World Wide Wednesday | 2 comments |

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The Secret Commonwealth: It’s complicated

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman (Ray  Jana)

With the release of La Belle Sauvage, readers were finally able to return to the universe of Philip Pullman‘s HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy after a seventeen year wait. The story was a prequel to the original trilogy (though Pullman described the new series not as a sequel, but an ‘equel.’) Being only a baby, it was not Lyra who took centre stage in that novel, but a young boy called Malcolm Polstead,


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January 28th, 2020. , and ´s rating: , | | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |

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