I've been meaning to read more hugo winners, so when I finally got around to grabbing the novel which won the very first year it was offered. What do you get when you mix telepathic police, murder, and corp take-overs? Well, you get this book, Alfred Bester's THE DEMOLISHED MAN. For being the very first … Continue reading Review: The Demolished Man
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Review: Space Opera
Our next Hugo novel finalist is here! SPACE OPERA by Catherynne M. Valente is a fun little book. It is filled with absurdity of Hitchhiker's Guide and all the glitter of a every single glampunk band from the 70s. Valente has managed to construct a overly flamboyant and somewhat humorous satire of humanity and life throughout … Continue reading Review: Space Opera
Hugo Finalists 2019: Novella
While there are some repeats from last week's Nebula post, there are a couple new books below! Don't miss out on those! Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) 3 out of 5 Wells does it again! Murderbot is so much fun, but this one seemed to take some time going. And there were some … Continue reading Hugo Finalists 2019: Novella
THE HUGOS: 2018
So, I wasn't able to do it guys. At the time that they were announced, I said back in April, that I would be reading all the Hugo nominated stories and post them here. I managed to get through the short fiction, short stories, and novellas on time. I even managed to get through a … Continue reading THE HUGOS: 2018
Hugo Nominations 2017: Best Novellas
These Novella finalists were even harder to judge, but I enjoyed them all! Sorry it took so long to get through them. Great reads to be had here and they are really showing me the breadth of current fantasy and science fiction. The field of genre is wide and varied! I've linked these back to … Continue reading Hugo Nominations 2017: Best Novellas
Hugo Finalists 2018: Best Novelette
I managed to chew through the Novelette finalists over the past two weeks and this category was much harder to pick from. There are some great pieces and I believe I liked these better than the short fiction entries, so far, but overall great pieces of writing and it's so awesome to get a feel … Continue reading Hugo Finalists 2018: Best Novelette
Hugo Finalists 2017: Best Short Fiction
Okay, so as promised I have each of the finalists for the Short Fiction category blow. I've assigned them ratings (based off a five-star scale) and with short summaries and reviews from yours truly. I've also linked them so that you can read them for yourselves at your leisure. “Carnival Nine” by Caroline M. Yoachim 5 … Continue reading Hugo Finalists 2017: Best Short Fiction
Review: The Fifth Season
Subversion is the first word that comes to mind when thinking of N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season. The subversion of themes, the subversion of genre, and the subversion of even narrative. Everything Jemisin chooses to do with what one would consider a traditional fantasy, she turns it on its’ head. It won the Hugo for … Continue reading Review: The Fifth Season
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