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A powerful sorceress, a tiny man, and some ponies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel (editors)

January 5, 2020 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

I’m lucky to live near so many Little Free Libraries. According to the official website, 10 such diminutive lending centers are located in my zip code, and I’m pretty sure there are a few others that aren’t noted. Whenever I walk my neighborhood, I stop at the libraries located along my route and check out whether anything new and interesting has appeared, and occasionally contribute something to the stash. I recently happened upon a couple of Nebula Awards Showcase collections and decided they’d be great […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr12, James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel (editors), KimMiE", Nebula Award, short stories, Speculative Fiction

KimMiE"'s CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr12, James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel (editors), KimMiE", Nebula Award, short stories, Speculative Fiction ·
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Do Androids Dream of … Revenge?

August 23, 2014 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

With this 2013 novel, Ann Leckie has won the Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and, as of last week, Hugo awards, and has been nominated for the Philip K. Dick award. Ancillary Justice has a complex, fascinating plot and in its protagonist a kickass corpse soldier. I picked up the book because the author is a woman (serves my quest to read 50 books by 50 women this year) and it has won so many prestigious awards. I’m often wary of Sci Fi — it’s not […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, ancillary justice, ann leckie, Arthur C. Clarke, ElCicco, Fiction, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Philip K. Dick, ReadWomen2014, sci-fi, science fiction

ElCicco's CBR6 Review No:35 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, ancillary justice, ann leckie, Arthur C. Clarke, ElCicco, Fiction, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Philip K. Dick, ReadWomen2014, sci-fi, science fiction ·
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