July 2011
Since it’s nearly September, maybe I should get my July Reading Log out, eh? July was all about the Hugos, with the lion’s share of the works read coming from the Hugo voter packet. I snuck in an older classic … Continue reading
Since it’s nearly September, maybe I should get my July Reading Log out, eh? July was all about the Hugos, with the lion’s share of the works read coming from the Hugo voter packet. I snuck in an older classic … Continue reading
Ploughing through my Hugo voter packet reading. The Dervish House, by Ian McDonald A dense read that gets you up close and personal with future Turkey. Nanotechnology, a high-finance oil scam, the search for a mythical relic and a young … Continue reading
Virga: Cities of the Air (Sun of Suns, and Queen of Candesce), by Karl Schroeder Steampunk-like far future world in a hollow-sphere setting (AKA Ringworld on steroids). Local politics intersect with an attempted takeover by the rest of the galaxy. … Continue reading
Well, better late than never. The previous post should give some hint as to why I’ve been AWOL around here. We did get the place cleaned up and had a lovely anniversary party. But in all the hoop-la I realized … Continue reading
Tess of the d’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy My semi-random “read a classic to better myself” book :-). This one makes me glad as a woman I was born now and here, and not then and there. The Art of Racing … Continue reading