Today’s story comes from the audiobook Metatropolis: Green Space, the final volume in the series, edited by Jay Lake:

302. TENSEGRITY by Tobias S. Buckell.  Buckell brings Reg Stratton, the protagonist of his two previous Metatropolis stories, back for one more go-around. Not a direct sequel to the other stories so much, so the reader doesn’t ( Read more... )

Well, that didn't take me long to fall behind again! Thankfully by less than a week this time ( Read more... )

With my new exercise regimen (walking, stationary bike, or treadmill for at least one hour each day), I'vfe been listening to a lot more audiobooks, so I'm finally able to justify my Audible subscription. Over the past few months I've made my way through all three Metatropolis anthologies, but haven't managed to post my story thoughts. So here are ( Read more... )

Well, so much for being caught up, eh? Last post was June 2, talking about the June issue of Lightspeed magazine. I've read a lot more short stories since then, and just haven't posted about them here. So let's try to catch up a bit. The good news (for me, anyway) is that July 7th is the 188th day of the year, and I've actually read 203 short ( Read more... )

If Goodreads counts a magazine issue as a book, then I also count it as a book in my reviews tally here on LJ and in my own databases, to keep all of my "books read this year" counts equal.  Recently, Goodreads added entries for the first three issues of Brian White's FIRESIDE magazine (aka the magazine that includes a story in each issue with me ( Read more... )