I still have one Hugo nominee to read, but I needed to take a break between Glasshouse and Blindsight, so I rewarded myself with the latest in Steven Erikson’s epic Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Reaper’s Gale. We’re still a few books behind in the US, so this is a gigantic UK… Continue reading Steven Erikson, Reaper’s Gale [Library of Babel]
Category: Booklog
Black Bodies and Quantum Cats by Jennifer Ouellette
Looking back at the archives, I see that I never did get around to blogging about Jennifer Ouellette’s Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, which I finished back in May. This is a particularly shameful oversight, as she visited campus in late May, and gave two excellent talks for us, so the least I can do… Continue reading Black Bodies and Quantum Cats by Jennifer Ouellette
Charles Stross, Glasshouse [Library of Babel]
My intention of reading all of the nominees for the Hugo Awards in the fiction categories hit a bit of a snag yesterday. I finished all the short fiction (novella, novelette, short story), and most of the novels, leaving only Peter Watts’s Blindisght and Charlie Stross’s Glasshouse. James Nicoll described Peter Watts as the sort… Continue reading Charles Stross, Glasshouse [Library of Babel]
Tobias Buckell, Ragamuffin [Library of Babel]
The other book that I’ve torn through really quickly this week is the sequel to Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell. The first third of the sequel, Ragamuffin is freely available on the web page for the book, for those who are interested. I tend to find sample chapters frustrating, though, so I didn’t read it… Continue reading Tobias Buckell, Ragamuffin [Library of Babel]
Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union [Library of Babel]
There are lots of other books in the booklog queue, but this one is due back at the library today, so it gets bumped to the front of the list. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it’s probably the most widely discussed of the books waiting to be logged… In case you’ve been hiding out… Continue reading Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union [Library of Babel]
G. M. Ford, Blown Away [Library of Babel]
Blown Away is the sixth Frank Corso novel from G. M. Ford, featuring the exploits of an intrepid investigative reporter and true-crime author with a knack for getting involved in spectuacularly bloody crimes. As the sixth book in a mystery series, you pretty much know what you’re going to get. At least, it looks that… Continue reading G. M. Ford, Blown Away [Library of Babel]
Robert Charles Wilson, Axis [Library of Babel]
I’m taking the unusual step of tarting up a booklog entry with a cover image, just for the “Advance Reading Copy– Not For Sale” box on the cover. A few weeks back, when Kate and I were in New York, we dropped by the Tor offices to meet Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden, and I… Continue reading Robert Charles Wilson, Axis [Library of Babel]
John Scalzi, The Last Colony [Library of Babel]
You might not have noticed, but John Scalzi has a new book out. The Last Colony is the third book in the Old Man’s War series. It’s narrated by John Perry from Old Man’s War, now happily married to Jane Sagan from The Ghost Brigades, and working as a colonial administrator on a planet called… Continue reading John Scalzi, The Last Colony [Library of Babel]
Neal Asher, The Skinner [Library of Babel]
The Skinner is another book in the same Polity universe as Gridlinked, though it appears to be more or less self-contained. It doesn’t share any characters with the other book, though it does share bits of technology and a general attitude to the world. The book is set on Spatterjay, a planet with a complex… Continue reading Neal Asher, The Skinner [Library of Babel]
Michael Flynn, Eifelheim [Library of Babel]
Since I’m going to be voting for the Hugos this year, I feel obliged to actually read as many of the nominated books as possible, and Michael Flynn’s Eifelheim was readily available, so I picked up a copy and read it a little while back. The novel mixes two plot threads, one in a near-future… Continue reading Michael Flynn, Eifelheim [Library of Babel]