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Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the great authors of the modern era of science fiction, but he’s also a polarizing one. I’ve known people for whom reading his Mars Trilogy was literally a life-changing...
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The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman
While reading The Half-Made World, I was wondering why on earth I had waited so long. The writing was superb, the setting was fascinating, and the conflict between the Gun and the Line was a...
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Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
Unfortunately I haven’t had time lately to review books I’ve been reading on this blog, but I’m still alive and, as ever, hoping to get back to writing more here in the future. In the meantime, Strange...
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Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
When Strange Horizons asked me to contribute to their 2016 Best of the Year wrap-up, I immediately knew my entry would have to discuss Too Like the Lightning, my favorite novel not only of 2016 but of...
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Void Star by Zachary Mason
More than a year ago, Strange Horizons posted my review of Zachary Mason’s novel Void Star. This novel led me to theorize some readers read SF in hopes of learning how the future will work while others...
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THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY, EDITED BY PETER S. BEAGLE AND JACOB WEISMAN
A little over six months ago, Strange Horizons posted my review of Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman’s anthology The New Voices in Fantasy. Besides of course discussing the stories themselves, I try to...
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In Search of Lost Time by Karen Heuler
In May, Strange Horizons posted my review of Karen Heuler’s novella In Search of Lost Time. With that, I am caught up. At this point it is customary for me to say I hope to write more for this blog in...
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Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
Some time ago I was looking at some lists of underrated science fiction and came across Colin Greenland’s Take Back Plenty, a book I’d heard of once or twice but never read. It won the 1990 BSFA Award...
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Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer
Perhaps the Stars, the fourth and final book in Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota series, came out recently. I’ve written an in-depth review of it for Strange Horizons. If you haven’t read the previous three...
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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
From the outside, Devon looks like an ordinary young woman, but she has a secret. Several secrets, actually, but let’s start with the fact she has hidden fangs and superhuman agility and strength....
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