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Entries from December 2005

Review of ‘His Majesty’s Dragon’ (aka Temeraire in the UK) by Naomi Novik

December 31st, 2005 · 2 Comments

Just put up my review of Naomi Novik’s debut His Majesty’s Dragon over at Fantasybookspot.com. Go check it out.
This is the first book in a planned trilogy that wll be followed by Throne of Jade, and Black Powder War. The series is called Temeraire, which is also the name of the UK version [...]

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Happy Holidays to Everyone!

December 25th, 2005 · 3 Comments

Happy Holidays to all!

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Tags: books

Laconic Annotations

December 16th, 2005 · 10 Comments

Or a link dump!
A Potential GW Supreme Court Nominee:
-Let me admit I am a comic book fan, and even more so I am an Alan Moore fan, who I think is a talented writer no matter that room he is in, and probably more talented than 85% of fiction novelists. While I thought it was [...]

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‘Small Beers for Everyone’ : a chat with Kelly Link

December 12th, 2005 · 2 Comments

I just posted an interview I conducted with the incredibly talented Kelly Link at Fantasybookspot.com. Be sure to check it out as she talks about small beers, trampolines, and chocolate.

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Tags: Fantasybookspot.com · Interview

The Bodhisattva Big Board - 50 SF/F Books to anticipate in 2006

December 4th, 2005 · 9 Comments

With 2005 coming to an end, I thought I’d list some of the 2006 scheduled releases I’m most looking forward too. 2005 really ended with some strong efforts but 2006 looks like a great year for both the established and well thought of new talents. Kind of a one stop look at 50 (in no [...]

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Tags: Pimpage · books

End of the Year Noise

December 1st, 2005 · 1 Comment

Around this time of year there seems to always be a number of interesting discussions going on between authors, industry types, and fans. All the awards have been handed out, there is some industry posturing, the same old debates spring up with new voices, and than suddenly through that dialogue there always ends up some [...]

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