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Michael Hanscom 📚 6/2021: Shadow Captain by Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The central book of a trilogy, between two #PKDickAward nominees (one in 2018, one this year). More YA adventures on the high seas but in space, in a far-future pseudo-18th century society among a shattered solar system.
A few months ago, I backed the Jelli M1 mask project on Kickstarter. The mask itself showed up today, so I put together this video unboxing and quick review.
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All of this year’s Philip K. Dick Award nominees have arrived! Two months to get through them all (plus two more that are predecessors of books in this stack). Will I make it? 📚
📚 5/2021: Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Vol. 3 edited by Elizabeth LaPensée and Michael Sheyahshe ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The latest in this series of comic anthologies written and illustrated by indigenous creators drawing upon their cultures to create SF/F short pieces.
📚 4/2021: The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven ⭐️⭐️⭐️
More of Niven’s big-concept world building (literally), as Louis Wu returns to the Ringworld and learns much more about its history and creation as he tries to save it.
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: “This work-in-progress is a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of science fiction. The HD/SF is an offshoot of a project begun by the Oxford English Dictionary (though it is no longer formally affiliated with it).”
The Complete List of Trump’s Twitter Insults (2015-2021): “This list documents the verbal attacks Mr. Trump posted on Twitter, from when he declared his candidacy in June 2015 to Jan. 8, when Twitter permanently barred him.”
A 📚 post for micro.blog SF/F fans: The nominees for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award have been announced!
Always an interesting slate of books, the award winner will be announced on April 2nd at Norwescon (which is virtual this year, so you can attend wherever you live!).
Photos: The Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.: “Gathered below are scenes from a unique moment in American history.”
