This is deliciously absurd (but not funny), about starships powered by enslaved gods. I have a huge soft spot for sf which takes supernatural phenomenon seriously in the right way, so that you actually believe there's a consistent logic behind it all without losing sense of cool that makes fantastic elements worth writing about in the first place ( Read more... )

Since I didn't finish these I am plausibly interrogating the text from the wrong perspective ( Read more... )

So! I didn't really like any of the short stories that much (though some were ok) but have genuinely enjoyed most of the novelettes, I think the extra length gives space for actual characterisation and plot.
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These are all series I was already familiar with, which speeds up the reading process ( Read more... )

"Bridecicle" by Will McIntosh ( Read more... )

This is a pretty good film. I wasn't entranced the whole way but it was entertaining and interesting and made me cry in a good way, certainly one of Pixar's good films if not one of their best ( Read more... )

Another Hugo nominee, this one from the library since it's not in the packet afaict ( Read more... )

Many of the Hugo nominated works are available for download, and I decided to start with the short stories since I'm more guaranteed to get through them all ( Read more... )

I have reserved a bunch of Hugo nominees at the library and today the first two came in. In most cases I know pretty much nothing about them that isn't evident from the title and author ( Read more... )