Category Archives: Recommended Reading

Fan art: My Goodbye to Old Man’s War

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Mandolin

My favorite part of the Old Man’s War series is listening to Scalzi tell stories and make jokes. He has a clear and polished voice and a great sense of comic timing which are disarming to “listen” to, on his blog … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Favorite Fiction Recommendation: “This Strange Way of Dying” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Mandolin

I was occasionally, informally reading slush for Giganotosaurus at the time this story came into the inbox. I read Moreno-Garcia’s version of a maiden and Death, and recommended the delicate prose and imagery to Ann Leckie who eventually made the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Favorite Fiction Recommendation: “Her Husband’s Hands” by Adam Troy-Castro

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Mandolin

“Her Husband’s Hands” by Adam Troy-Castro, originally published in 2011, was honored with a Nebula nomination. The story was one of my picks as well as that of the membership at large. It’s a disturbing story, no doubt about it. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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2015 Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novel Recommendations, part two: Curveball and Nimona

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Ampersand

Click here for part one: The Sculptor and Beautiful Darkness Click here for part three: Crossed + One Hundred and Stand Still, Stay Silent. Click here for part four: Summary post, including a list of notable sff graphic novels of … Continue reading →

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Ann Leckie’s short story: The Nalendar

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Mandolin

Oh, I love the Nalendar! Ann just wrote a bit about it on her blog, and I realized I should link to it. It’s one of my favorite short stories by Ann. It originally came out in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Neb Recc Catch-Up List

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mandolin

I’ll be releasing my full list of short fiction recommendations later, but here’s a quick catch-up on a couple things I liked recently. Novel Here’s a link to my recommendations for 2015 novels. My favorite was Fifth Season by N. K. … Continue reading →

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Neb Recc Catch-Up List

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mandolin

I’ll be releasing my full list of short fiction recommendations later, but here’s a quick catch-up on a couple things I liked recently. Novel Here’s a link to my recommendations for 2015 novels. My favorite was Fifth Season by N. K. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Mandolin

I wanted to make a post celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories because it is one of the few more-than-three-book series that I’ve read to the end. Actually, all of those series ended last year, so I was going to do … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Mandolin

I wanted to make a post celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories because it is one of the few more-than-three-book series that I’ve read to the end. Actually, all of those series ended last year, so I was going to do … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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2015 Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novel Recommendations, part one: The Sculptor and Beautiful Darkness

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Ampersand

Click here for part two: Curveball and Nimona Click here for part three: Crossed + One Hundred and Stand Still, Stay Silent Click here for part four: Summary post, including a list of notable sff graphic novels of 2015. These … Continue reading →

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