Gimbling in the Wabe – In Praise of Difficult Genre Fiction
Recently, I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in the science fiction/fantasy genre that I would...
Recently, I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in the science fiction/fantasy genre that I would...
Luna: New Moon Ian McDonald Tor Books Release Date: September 22, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7551-3 More than a month before Ian...
Fortune Smiles Adam Johnson Random House Release Date: August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-0-8129-9747-7 While this flash review was being written,...
Once again, I beg your indulgence in enjoying (hopefully) this encore viewing of a Gimbling that appeared back in 2013...
Due to my participation in NaNoWriMo, I again beg your indulgence in allowing me to revisit a Gimbling that first...
Because I've been busy participating in NaNoWriMo, and because there are only so many hours in the day, I've fallen...
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai Song of Shattered Sands, Book 1 Bradley P. Beaulieu DAW Books, Inc. Release Date: September 1,...
Doctor Sleep Stephen King Scribner Release Date: September 24, 2013 ISBN 978-1-4767-2765-3 Another encore review of one of our favorite...
You know the saying, "don't judge a book by its cover"? Well, you shouldn't judge an author by his publicity...
Holly Black The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Holly Black Little, Brown Books Release Date: September 3, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-31621-310-3 In...
Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie Orbit Release Date: October 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-24668-2 For those who may not know, Ancillary Mercy...
Someone was shot in the alley on my block last Sunday. He died of those gunshot wounds on Monday morning. ...
Today is Ursula K. Le Guin's 86th birthday, and what better day to celebrate this icon of American fiction? Most...
I had the good fortune last week of attending the first ever NerdCon: Stories, a two day convention dreamed up...
The Hummingbird Stephen P. Kiernan William Morrow Release Date: September 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-236954-3 Deborah Birch, the heroine of Stephen...
Court of Fives Kate Elliott Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-36419-5 It’s wonderful...
Okay, as I write this, I have to admit that I haven’t had the adventure yet. But if you are...
The Gates of Evangeline Hester Young G. P. Putnam’s Sons Release Date: September 1, 2015 ISBN 978-0-399174-001 It’s a compelling...
Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson Orbit Release Date: July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-09810-6 It’s hard to know how to review Kim...
The Dinosaur Lords Victor Milán Tor Release Date: July 28, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3296-7 In the Author’s Note that begins The...
What could be better than to hear that fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss’s bestselling, award winning book The Name of the...
Okay, so…. I know my memory isn’t what it should be. But I can’t remember ever – not once –...
Each year, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top ten most frequently challenged...
Zer0es Chuck Wendig HARPER Voyager Release Date: August 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-235155-5 Having heard of author Chuck Wendig for quite...
This being “Hobbit Week” (or rather, an extension of “Hobbit Day”, which is generally celebrated on September 22, believed to...
The Trials Linda Nagata Saga Press Release Date: August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-4095-0 NOTE: This review, by necessity, contains spoilers...
Nightwise R. S. Belcher Tor Books Release Date: August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7460-8 Wow. What a difference a bit of...
It was a rainy day at the dog park today, and not many people (or canines) were romping around the...
Church of Marvels Leslie Parry Ecco Release Date: May 5, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-236755-6 In 1895, in New York City, Sylvan,...
Stone in the Sky Cecil Castellucci Roaring Brook Press Release Date: February 24, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59643-776-0 Stone in the Sky...
(In which there is profanity as a point of discussion and talk of partial nudity in the same vein; even...
The Martian Andy Weir Crown Publishers Release Date: February 11, 2014 (self published in 2011) ISBN 978-0-8041-3902-1 Now, wait just...
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Claire North Redhook Books Release Date: October 21, 2014 ISBN 978-0-31-163996-16 Harry August...
In Linda Nagata’s excellent real world sci-fi thriller, The Red: First Light, the main characters struggle to grasp the concept...
The Affinities Robert Charles Wilson Tor Books Release Date: April 21, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3262-2 Facebook. Twitter. Tumblr. Instagram. Snapchat. LinkedIn. ...
On Wednesday, August 26, a television reporter and her photographer partner were gunned down while conducting a live interview during...
The Red: First Light Linda Nagata Saga Press Release Date: June 30, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-4657-0 I keep saying that military...
This Gimbling first appeared in November 2013. I was reading a book the other day. It was a very good...
You’re Never Weird on the Internet (almost) Felicia Day Touchstone Books Release Date: August 11, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4767-8565-3 In 2007,...
Dark Orbit Carolyn Ives Gilman Tor Release Date: July 14, 2015 ISBN 978 0-7653-3629-3 So much of the science fiction...
Every time I see one particular television commercial for the Hyundai Tucson CUV (which I learned is an acronym for...
There are quite a few memorable first sentences in literature: "Call me Ishmael." "It was the best of times, it...
Finders Keepers Stephen King Scribner Release Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN 978-1-5011-0007-9 Finders Keepers is Stephen King’s love letter to...
The Library at Mount Char Scott Hawkins Crown Publishers Release Date: June 16, 2015 ISBN 978-0-553-41860-6 When doing research for...
This week, a friend gifted me with tickets to the Twins game that happened to fall on the day I...
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster Scott Wilbanks Sourcebooks Landmark Release Date: August 4, 2015 The Lemoncholy Life of Annie...
We humans are so divergent in who we are, how we react and respond, in how our minds work and...
Voyage of the Basilisk - A Memoir by Lady Trent Marie Brennan Tor Books Release Date: March 31, 2015 ISBN...
In honor of the Major League Baseball Game, played earlier this week in Cincinnati, I am resurrecting a 2013 Gimbling...
The Bookseller Cynthia Swanson HarperCollins Publishers Release Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-233300-1 Thirty-eight year old Kitty Miller is pretty...