Tag Archives: 2021

Hugo Nominees 2021 (Reprise)

I’ve had many extra months to read the Hugo nominees compared with a normal year. Have I used any of that extra time to do so? Nope! I have, as per usual, rushed through near the deadline and submitted on … Continue reading

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The Midnight Bargain – C. L. Polk

And we end the Nebula nominee reading with an exasperated sigh. I didn’t like Witchmark – I thought it was poorly written, twee and a bad pastiche of post WWI Britain – so I wasn’t expecting a great deal out … Continue reading

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The City We Became – N. K. Jemisin

More Nebula (and now /Hugo, since they’ve been announced) shortlist reading. I read several books in between that I enjoyed, but aren’t getting their own blog posts… however if you want my opinion, Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf is great. … Continue reading

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Two for One – Nebulas Continue

A quick double bill (mainly because one of them was slightly cheating so doesn’t deserve a full post), as I continue to read this year’s Nebula nominees. This time, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and All Systems Red by Martha … Continue reading

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Black Sun – Rebecca Roanhorse

It’s Nebula time again! Distressingly, despite feeling like I’d put in more effort than usual to read books eligible for the Nebulas and Hugos, I’ve somehow read fewer of the Nebula shortlist. Go figure. If you’ve not already seen it, … Continue reading

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