Monthly Archives: June 2014

Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross

Posted on 2014-06-30 by Dave

Neptune’s Brood     Charles Stross     2014-06-27    DNF       DNF 2014-07-08: Burn out and exhausting weekend road trip so not much reading lately. 2014-06-30: Hugo-related reading burnout has caused me to take a little break this weekend AND … Continue reading →

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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Posted on 2014-06-30 by Dave

Ancillary Justice     Ann Leckie     2014-06-22    DNF    DNF 2014-07-08: Burn out and exhausting weekend road trip so not much reading lately. 2014-06-26: Slow going as I’m alternating books and I took a reading break for day or … Continue reading →

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Hard Magic by Larry Correia

Posted on 2014-06-26 by Dave

Hard Magic     Larry Correia     2014-06-21     2014-06-26     ***1/2 2014-06-26: Slow going as I’m alternating books and I took a reading break for day or two. I like it very much BUT…. with a lot of caveats. First … Continue reading →

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Parasite by Mira Grant

Posted on 2014-06-21 by Dave

Parasite     Mira Grant     2014-06-19     2014-06-21     ***1/2 2014-06-21: I’m about halfway through this and quite enjoying it. 2014-06-22: Good but very annoying. I hate it when I’ve figured out things the characters haven’t. It makes me think … Continue reading →

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Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages

Posted on 2014-06-18 by Dave

Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages  2014-06-18: I’m at the movie showing and it’s not very interesting so far. Set in the Jim Crow South which I find irritating. Would be more interesting if a time traveler would … Continue reading →

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The Chaplain’s Legacy by Brad Torgersen

Posted on 2014-06-17 by Dave

The Chaplain’s Legacy by Brad Torgersen Read 2014-06-17 / 3.5 out of 5 2014-06-18: I think the aliens came around a little easily in the end but overall it was pretty good.  

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Equoid by Charles Stross

Posted on 2014-06-16 by Dave

Equoid by Charles Stross 2014-06-17: This might actually be a four but I think I’m suffering from overload due to all the Hugo related reading. I enjoyed the story and it’s just the kind of weird & humorous stuff that … Continue reading →

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The Butcher of Khardov by Dan Wells

Posted on 2014-06-16 by Dave

2014-06-17: So… a story about a psychotic giant who keeps seeing his dead girlfriend and who murders lots of innocent people. That sounds fun. Or not. Especially disturbing is when the queen decides he’s the paragon of loyalty and conveniently … Continue reading →

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Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M Valente

Posted on 2014-06-14 by Dave

Six-Gun Snow White 2014-06-14: I was very intrigued by the title and the setting of the book. The opening went well enough but was a bit bleak. Then it turned out to be… not exactly a wrist-slitter but pretty close. … Continue reading →

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2014 Hugo Awards: Novelette

Posted on 2014-06-12 by Dave

  “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean, Fall 2013) 5 stars: A great examination of the changes that technology creates in human interaction. Loved it. “The Waiting Stars” by Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half … Continue reading →

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