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Category Archives: Science Fiction
Master of Horror Lecture Series (October 2019)
Master of Horror lectures throughout the month of October at several Mid-Continent Public Library locations around Kansas City. The lecturer is Roberta Park, who also happens to be President of the Tolkien Society of Kansas City. Synopsis: Horror author H.P. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Mythology, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Tagged cthulhu, horror, lectures, library programs, lovecraft
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Reading the 1944 Retro Hugo Finalists
My reading list for the next several weeks, thanks to the recently announced finalists for the Retrospective Hugo Awards. Or rather I should say my scavenger hunt because finding some of these stories will be challenging. Update 7/4/2019: Happy Independence … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Reading, Reviewing, Science Fiction
Tagged fantasy, hugo awards, hugo nominees, reading, Retro Hugo finalist, science fiction
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Snipping Satellites
My husband and I resolved to reduce our home entertainment budget for 2019. To that end, immediately after Thanksgiving and upon a couple of recommendations gleaned from various tech podcasts I subscribe to, I ordered a Roku Premiere+ and installed … Continue reading
Reading Resolutions
Happy New Year! My January is fully stocked with reading, book clubs and even a lecture (on a book of course). Tomorrow, I start listening to the audiobook of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles to discuss next Thursday, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Musings, Non-Fiction, Reading, Reviewing, Science Fiction
Tagged audiobooks, book clubs, books, ebooks, library programs, reading
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My Reading Recap for 2018
Best Book(s) read in 2018: The Murderbot Diaries (all of them) by Martha Wells Best Short Fiction: The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata Best Tome: Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright Best Tolkien* Book: The Fall of Gondolin Best Non-Fiction: Never … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Musings, Non-Fiction, Reading, Reviewing, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged audiobooks, biography, books, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, history, non-fiction, reading, reviewing, science fiction
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Postcards from the Edge of Islandia
The second third of Islandia suffered middle book syndrome even though it’s not actually a middle book. Yet it is the middle of this book. The first third had elements of a travelogue, a natural history explorer, a diplomat and … Continue reading
Posted in Alternate History, Books, Fiction, Musings, Reading, Reviewing, Reviews
Tagged alternate history, books, fiction, hugo nominees, Retro Hugo finalist
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