No posts for months, then two in two days? Screenshot Honestly, I was thinking about dumping the blog, but I got encouragement to continue and to start posting again. Bill was understandably upset about missing this event This weekend, I will be at Copperfield’s Book Fair in Houston. For the…
I've been a fan of the original Captain Kirk for a long time. A few years back, I got to have dinner with him at a Bombardier Safety Standdown. I gave a presentation that day, and he had the dinner speech. Bill, Ardith, and half of my mug on the…
Another strong book from the Hugo Awards list. The concept: In the distant future, AIs run space stations and ships. They also get their grimy little electronic mitts into people by way of implants. The Radch are essentially a human empire, run by the Lord of the Radch. She has…
Beautifully written. Bas-Lag is a well-crafted, steam punk world full of fantasy science and fantastic species. I would not want to live there. Mieville put together a wonderful story that is, in his words, “new weird.” This book won a Hugo Award and it was well deserved. I listened to…