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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for April 2017
It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some February … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged afterlife, alien invasion, Asian fantasy, cyberpunk, dystopian, epic fantasy, genetic engineering, horror, indie speculative fiction of the month, LGBT, military science fiction, other people's books, paranormal romance, psychological thriller, science fiction romance, science fiction western, space opera, telepathy, urban fantasy, werewolves, witches
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A Birthday and a Book Promotion
First of all, there is currently a big multi-author speculative fiction cross promotion going on. Over sixty authors are involved and all books are 99 cents. There is a list of all participating books here and if you scroll down, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Personal
Tagged birthday, book haul, family, food, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hugo Awards, Marvel, other people's books, shameless self-promo, urban fantasy
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Photos: Wangerland in East Friesia
Easter Monday is a public holiday here in Germany. And since the weather was a bit cold, but otherwise nice, we decided to go on an outing to the East Friesian North Sea coast to visit the municipality of Wangerland. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Personal
Tagged East Friesia, food, landscape, nature, North Sea, Oldenburg, photos, restaurants, ships, Wangerland, Wilhelmshaven, windmills
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Of False Memories and Explosions
Yesterday, I came across this article by Kate Lunau on Motherboard, in which psychologist Julia Shaw explains false memories and how they form. It’s a fascinating article, which also struck a chord with me, because I have a very vivid … Continue reading
Photos: Heiligenrode and Spring Flowers
Due to several warm and sunny days in March, spring is currently in full bloom here in North Germany, so it’s time for some spring flower pictures. What is more, the long Easter weekend also caused massive traffic jams on … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, flowers, food, Germany, Heiligenrode, landscape, nature, photos, technology
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And even more reactions to the 2017 Hugo Finalists
In general, the 2017 Hugo Awards shortlist is less contentious than those of previous years, but were still seeing reactions trickling in. I offered my own take on the 2017 shortlist and also did a round-up of reactions from around … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Links
Tagged awards geekery, fandom wank, gender, genre wank, Hugo Awards, indie publishing, indie vs. traditional, linkdump, music, race, science fiction, some people are arseholes
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Yet More Reactions to the 2017 Hugo Finalists
Thanks to Mike Glyer of File 770, the hits on my Hugo reaction post and the space opera post of the day before have gone through the roof. My first round-up of Hugo reactions from around the web got a … Continue reading
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Tagged awards geekery, diversity, fandom wank, gender, genre wank, Hugo Awards, linkdump, race, science fiction, some people are arseholes, space opera
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Reactions to the 2017 Hugo Finalists
Currently, the SFF world is all abuzz talking about the Hugos, but of course there are other awards announcing their shortlists at this time of the year as well. One of them is the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics
Tagged awards geekery, fandom wank, gender, genre wank, Hugo Awards, linkdump, Marvel, politics, race, science fiction, some people are arseholes, superheroes
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The Obligatory Hugo Nominations Reaction Post 2017 – and the first ever Nommo Awards
So the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards were announced today. And since the good folks of WorldCon 75 in Helsinki were kind enough to warn us ahead of time that they were planning to announce the Hugo shortlist today, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s child, awards geekery, family, fandom wank, gender, genre wank, Hugo Awards, LGBT, nostalgia, race, science fiction, some people are arseholes, urban fantasy
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The Space Opera Resurgence
At Wired, Charlie Jane Anders talks about the current space opera resurgence and why the subgenre has become more diverse and better than it has been in a long time. The article offers a nice overview of the current crop … Continue reading