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Six novels take a serious look at alien communication: Part 1, Embassytown (REVISED)
In this series of posts, I will discuss six novels of alien communication I find convincing and satisfying: Embassytown, China Miéville, 2011 Miéville’s take on communicating with an alien species is complex and stunningly detailed, not least because Miéville himself… Continue reading
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Ready to communicate with an alien? SF shows us how it’s done
Communicating human to alien–a lot of SF makes it sound like a snap, when of course it couldn’t possibly be. Here’s an article that explains a little about xenolinguistics. Here’s another. Those communications from NASA on the Pioneer plaque and… Continue reading
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World Fantasy Awards 2025! Congratulations to the Winners!
The winner of the best fantasy novel for 2025 is Robert Jackson Bennett’s The Tainted Cup (Del Rey; Hodderscape). This fascinating fantasy novel also won the 2025 Hugo Award and was short-listed for the Locus Award. Bennett’s novel is a… Continue reading
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Nearly Upon Us: World Fantasy Awards
Who will walk away with this amazing and evocative piece of sculpture? Read about the history of the World Fantasy Award trophy HERE. By now, I have read all the novels short-listed for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards, and I… Continue reading
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A final nominee for the World Fantasy Awards
The decision of the judges for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention, held this year in Brighton UK on Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2025. Coming up fast! Here’s the list once again, and my… Continue reading
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Here’s another World Fantasy Award Nominee
The 2025 World Fantasy Awards will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention, held this year in Brighton UK on Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2025. I’m heading toward the end of my quest to read and review all the novels short-listed… Continue reading
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Another short-listed novel for the World Fantasy Awards [Corrected post]
The 2025 World Fantasy Awards will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention, held this year in Brighton UK on Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2025. Here I am, deep in my quest to read and review all the novels short-listed for… Continue reading
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World Fantasy Awards Coming Soon!
As promised, I have read all the novels short-listed for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards. The awards will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention, held this year in Brighton UK on Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2025. If I only had… Continue reading
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Interested in the Kobo Spooky Sale?
A few thoughts on the run-up to Halloween. Find the Kobo sale HERE–many, many spooky ebooks for Spooky Season, all at a discount. (Full Disclosure: one of mine, too. I don’t allow ads on this site, so from time to… Continue reading
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