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The New Dead

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The New Dead - a Zombie Anthology edited by Christopher Golden.
Like with many anthologies, this collection had some that hit it out of the park and some that were less successful. There were definitely enough good ones to make it worth reading, though I did find myself a bit “zombie’d-out” after a while (I [...]

Pump Six by Paolo Bacigalupi

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

I didn’t have the chance to read all of the stories contained within Pump Six, but those that I did definitely stuck with me. These are very graphic, disturbing science fiction tales. I can’t say I *enjoyed* them due to their subject matter, but I did find Bacigalupi to be an amazing writer. I first [...]

New and Upcoming

Monday, October 12th, 2009

The second week in October brings us lovely Fall weather and plenty of book releases to be excited about…
When Everything Changed by Gail Collins recounts the sea of change women have experienced since 1960. A comprehensive mix of oral history and research, this is the definitive book about five crucial decades of progress, told with [...]

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Great book. The plot isn’t a new one: a group of randomly chosen citizens are entered into an arena where the last survivor is named winner. It’s Tron meets The Lottery meets Battle Royale meets Contest; it’s also a plot we’ve seen in episodes of some of our favorite television shows. In this version, The [...]

Hugo Awards

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

I admit I have been remiss in keeping you all up to date on book award winners, and I plan to start correcting that right now with this post on the recent Hugo Awards. The science fiction & fantasy awards were presented in Montreal over this past weekend, and there were some great winners worth [...]