Second paragraph of third chapter:We're silent as we trudge through the grasses, Sung-Soo exhausted and malnourished, Mack and I trapped in our own little spirals of guilt and dread. He's taking us on a route that makes it far less likely we'll be spotted, but there's still a chance. He's probably trying to work out what to tell everyone else and ( Read more... )

Other things being equal, I wold have been looking forward to Eastercon at the end of this week - a welcome return to the Birmingham Hilton where I have had various good times over the years. The last few times I attended Eastercon I got (not very reluctantly) roped into counting the votes for the BSFA Awards; the voting deadline this year has now ( Read more... )

Since one of these (Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee) is also up for the Hugo, I will not disclose my preference vote for it here.

These are all good books, and it's rather painful to rank them.

4/5) However, you've got to start somewhere, and I'm afraid the first of the remaining four out of my balloon is Before Mars, by Emma Newman. Second ( Read more... )