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In which the weather does not conspire against Ganta and Isaki, although other things do.

Insomniacs After School, volume 9 by Makoto Ojiro
Apr. 22nd, 2025 09:08 am

Foxfire, Esq. by Noa (October)

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Retired superhero turned lawyer, Naomi "Foxfire" Ziegler pursues a wrongful death case involving a fire, a young superhero and a host of shifty housing corporations.

Foxfire, Esq. by Noa (October)
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Apr. 21st, 2025 02:16 pm

Bundle of Holding: Coyote & Crow

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This all-new Coyote & Crow Bundle presents Coyote & Crow, the alternate-history RPG set in the Free Lands of an uncolonized North America.

Bundle of Holding: Coyote & Crow
Apr. 21st, 2025 09:10 am

Clarke Award Finalists 1994

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1994: At least four MPs die from unrelated causes, Tony Blair uses his new position as leader of the Labour Party to make bold economic statements unbounded by reality, and in a bold rebuke of a half million years of effort to isolate Britain from the continent, the Chunnel opens.


Poll #33014 Clarke Award Finalists 1994
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Which 1994 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Vurt by Jeff Noon
10 (16.7%)

A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
17 (28.3%)

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
29 (48.3%)

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
49 (81.7%)

The Broken God by David Zindell
6 (10.0%)

The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
29 (48.3%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.

Which 1994 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Vurt by Jeff Noon
A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The Broken God by David Zindell
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
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Just four works new to me this week: two fantasy novels, two tabletop roleplaying game supplements. One novel is part of a series. Again, not seeing nearly as many series works as I'd expect.

Books Received, April 12 — April 18


Poll #32997 Books Received, April 12 — April 18
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Which of these look interesting?

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The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (October 2025)
17 (47.2%)

Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim (October 2025)
10 (27.8%)

Keepers of the Elven Rings by Gabriele Quaglia & Francesco Nepitello (April 2025)
4 (11.1%)

Realms of the Three Rings by Gabriele Quaglia & Francesco Nepitello (April 2025)
3 (8.3%)

Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

Cats!
27 (75.0%)

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Bata's unique abilities make her powerful, valuable, but as she is only ten, not in any way autonomous. The adults around her are keen to take advantage.

Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
Apr. 17th, 2025 10:20 pm

For Book Club

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Aside from The Cold Solution, which stories could be said to be replies to The Cold Equations?
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Can a handful of intelligence agents working for the last remnant of the Holy Human Empire defeat a whole solar system of doctrinaire libertarians? Yes, obviously. But can they do it before the true enemy arrives?

The End of the Empire by Alexis A. Gilliland
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Revived Sigil Stone OSR Bundle with two tabletop fantasy roleplaying games from Sigil Stone Publishing – Five Torches Deep and Vagabonds of Dyfed.

Bundle of Holding: Sigil Stone OSR (from 2022)
Apr. 16th, 2025 11:21 am

The Dean Drive never dies

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It just changes its name. The current version seems to be called asymmetrical electrostatic propulsion.

Apr. 16th, 2025 09:14 am

The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami

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An elderly teacher and his middle-aged former student's lives are transformed by their chance encounter in a bar.

The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami
Apr. 15th, 2025 07:55 pm

2025 Aurora Award Ballot

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The Aurora Awards are Canada’s annual English-language Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards. The 2025 Aurora Award Ballot has been released. Congratulations to the finalists!

The finalists are
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Apr. 15th, 2025 04:14 pm

Bundle of Holding: M.T. Black Games

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Tabletop fantasy roleplaying sourcebooks and adventures by designer M.T. Black for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and compatible systems.

Bundle of Holding: M.T. Black Games
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Futuristic caveman Flint stands in the way of Andromeda's plot to steal the Milky Way's energy!

Cluster (Cluster, volume 1) by Piers Anthony
Apr. 14th, 2025 02:23 pm

Bundle of Holding: Defiant

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Be the master of your Domain with this new Defiant Bundle featuring Defiant, the Game Machinery tabletop roleplaying game of supernatural aristocrats ruling modern-day Holdings.

Bundle of Holding: Defiant

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