Well, I got my ballot done before the deadline.  Some of the stuff, I didn't vote on. For example, I don't own a TV, so Drama (short) wasn't in it.  I also don't listen to fancasts, or read any fanzines but one. Since "Revenge of Hump Day" didn't get nommed, no vote.  Since the only Long Form Editor that I recognized was Theodore Beale aka Vox Day ( Read more... )

EDIT, 8/22: Noting winners.

While we're at it, here's the statsI haven't been keeping up with the bloggage on this, because I've been rushing to fill the ballot. Yes, the deadline is midnight, Jul 31st.  As of the afternoon of Jul 24, except for a brief town run for the rest of my stuff,  I'm going to be out in the woods till Aug 10.  Herewith, my ( Read more... )

This book will not be to everyone's taste.  Strip away the world-building, steampunk, elves, and goblins, and it's a pretty straightforward Bildungsroman -- a coming-of-age story.  I, however, liked it ( Read more... )

Killing a couple birds with one stone, herewith my Amazon review:
This is NOT a cheap imitation Bolo story. Indeed, it pokes some holes in that 'verse.
ObDisclaimer: I don't claim to be objective. I know Tom. I've been a character in a couple of his ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I actually buried my face in a pile of comics or graphic novels. About all I read in that format are webcomics, so I'm a bit out of touch with comics / graphic novels culture as it stands these days. Still, I can read stuff and decide whether I like it or not. Herewith, the four Graphic Story Nominees:

Ms Marvel, Vol 1: ( Read more... )

So far, I've read two pieces in the Related Works category. ObDisclosure, I read them first because I know the authors ( Read more... )

Wow.
I have, for years, had people exclaim to me, "What? You've never read any Dresden? You HAVE to!"  Never did.  Since the Hugo packet only included an excerpt, I did the same as with Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Justice.  I checked Skin Game out of the library.  Twelve chapters in, I bought the e-book. It's that good ( Read more... )

A different cup of tea from my usual reading fare.  The initial third or so of the book has you wondering, "Okay, where's the sci-fi? This is about the Cultural Revolution."   Then, it takes off.  For an idea of the pacing, think of the launch of a Saturn V. The first few seconds, the thrust builds, and the rocket barely begins to lift. 3-4 seconds ( Read more... )

So, I'm reading my way through the Hugo packet. Since Ann Leckie's publisher saw fit to only include sample chapters, I checked this year's nominee and last year's winner out of the library. Due to the vagaries of availability, I read the sequel first.

Ancillary Sword, this year's nominee, gets an "Eh..." from me.  The craftsmanship is good. She ( Read more... )

Okay, so I posted a comment over on Mary Robinette Kowal's blog, about Sad Puppies. It got kind of long-winded.   In fact, I decided it might as well be my jump-in, on here.

Some dude named Ian Monroe said, in part ( Read more... )