Any Other Name Emma Newman Diversion Books February 21st, 2016 (Re-issue) We re-join Cathy on her wedding day. Her unwanted arranged wedding to the overconfident Will Iris. Things begin … Read More
Book: The Last One (Alexandra Oliva)
The Last One Alexandra Oliva Ballantine Books July 12, 2016 A reality show is filming out in a remote wooded area. They’re calling it In the Dark, and contestants are … Read More
Hugo 2016 Novella Nominations: Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
The nominees in Best Novella for the 2016 Hugo awards are: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com) The Builders by Daniel Polansky (Tor.com) Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum) Perfect … Read More
Book: Between Two Thorns: The Split Worlds #1 (Emma Newman)
Between Two Thorns: The Split Worlds Emma Newman Diversion Books Re-release February 23, 2016 Cathy thought she’d escaped her awful family, but she was wrong. She comes from a … Read More
Hugo 2016 Nominations: Short Stories
The Hugo ballots over the last couple of years have been tinted with controversy, as a right-wing faction calling themselves the Sad Puppies and the Rabid Puppies (here’s a good … Read More
Hugo 2016 Novel Nominations: Ancillary Mercy (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie Orbit October 6th, 2015 Third in the groundbreaking Imperial Radch trilogy, Breq searches the Athoek Station’s slums and uncovers someone who shouldn’t exist. She also needs … Read More
Book: Paper and Fire (Rachel Caine)
Paper and Fire Rachel Caine NAL Publishing July 5th, 2016 ISBN: 0451472403 (ISBN13: 9780451472403) In this alternate timeline, The Great Library of Alexandria has survived, and … Read More
Hugo 2016 Novel Nominations: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin Orbit August 4th, 2015 My full review of The Fifth Season is available here. It’s a book that I think … Read More
Hugo 2016 Novel Nominations: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Seveneves Neal Stephenson William Morrow Publishing May 19, 2015 The world looks to the skies, stunned, as the moon explodes. Now there’s a race to … Read More
Hugos 2016 Novel Nominations: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Uprooted Naomi Novik Del Rey May 19th, 2015 Agnieszka lived in her tiny village knowing that her best friend Kasia would one day be taken … Read More
Book: Infomocracy (Malka Ann Older)
Infomocracy Malka Ann Older Tor June 7th, 2016 ISBN: 0765385155 (ISBN13: 9780765385154) The world has transitioned to something called ‘micro-democracy’, a system where small geographic areas … Read More
Book: HEX (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
HEX Thomas Olde Heuvelt Published April 26, 2016 Tom Doherty Associates ISBN: 0765378809 (ISBN13: 9780765378804) Black Spring has been haunted for generations by the Black Rock … Read More
Book: The Singing Bone (Beth Hahn)
The Singing Bone Beth Hahn Regan Arts Published March 1st, 2016 ISBN: 1942872569 (ISBN13: 9781942872566) Alice Pearson lived through a nightmare 20 years ago. Now, she’s … Read More
Book: Beyond the Ice Limit (Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child)
Beyond the Ice Limit Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Published May 17th, 2016 Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 1455525863 (ISBN13: 9781455525867) After failing to retrieve a meteorite … Read More