Cedar Writes

Tag: science fiction

  • Plagues and other Problems

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    In a fit of insanity (yes, I know, those are common around here) I signed up for an 8:00 am lab. On the other campus. Which requires an hour drive to get to. So! I will try to post later today, after I’m home from that part, before the next part, and definitely before the…

  • Hugo Aftermath

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    I was saddened at the results of the Hugo awards last night, but not surprised. The efforts to put story first did indeed prove just what they were intended to: the clique of voters that prefers message to storytelling also doesn’t care about quality, or even if the story is actually SFF. So… we carry…

  • Review: Peter Grant and Kate Paulk

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    I’m at LibertyCon today, and somewhat obviously, this was written days ago 🙂 I decided I’d review the book of a fellow con-goer, and also a (series of) book(s) about cons… Peter Grant’s new release, War to the Knife, is also the start to a new series. It opens like a scene from a Western…

  • Dave Freer’s Stardogs

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    I know, it isn’t review day. But it is launch day, and I have been waiting on the edge of my seat for this day since I got to read the pre-release copy of Stardogs. This one is good. Very, very good. I know I can always rely on Dave Freer for a solidly plotted,…

  • Review: Long Way Home

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    I’m mad at you, Sabrina Chase. I picked up The Long Way Home last night around 9:00 pm, because I had realized the book I’d read earlier in the week to review hasn’t been released quite yet, so I can’t release that review yet (I’ll give you a hint, it’s GOOD, possibly the best thing…

  • Amazonian Insight

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    As the whole controversy about Amazon/Hachette rolls on, with the rumor spreading like wildfire last night that Amazon was doing funny things with not delivering ebooks (They aren’t. There is a known glitch that affects very few systems and it is already under repair. But people are more interested in conspiracy theories than facts) I…

  • Micro-Reviews

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    So I figured out what was making it so hard for me to write yesterday: I’m sick. I wound up spending more time sleeping and reading than I had planned. On the upside, I was reading. Technically, I’m on vacation. That is to say, I’m between the spring semester and the summer class I’m taking,…

  • Classic SF

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    You tell me… I put out a subtle call for this the other day, then decided I’d have to be a little more loud about it: I want to compile a list of classic SF. Nothing newer than, say, published 20 years ago. If you have a link to where the book can be read…

  • Review: After the Blast

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    I picked up After the Blast, a novelette by TL Knighton, for a couple of reasons. I almost didn’t for one big reason. There are stories and themes we all get tired of after reading them over and over and over again… don’t get me started on vampires. Post-apocalypse fiction is one that has been…

  • Snippet: The Eternity Symbiote

    Snippet: The Eternity Symbiote

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    Trickster Noir snippets will return next week, but to celebrate the publication of The Eternity Symbiote, here is the last snippet (as promised!) from that book, and links for purchase. You can find earlier snippets here, here, and here, in descending order of chronology. Happy Reading! In all other e-formats, click here. ************** To hide…

  • Space Opera Snip the third

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    Third snip of the space opera novella. I think one more, next week sometime, and then I will publish. Which means I have to get moving on the cover! This morning, however, math. I keep thinking I’m going to get a handle on it and it will stop taking like umpteen hours of homework for…

  • Review: A Few Good Men

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    The other day I announced in a group of friends that I wasn’t feeling up to snuff, I was going to catch up on reading, so I was taking A Few Good Men to bed with me. Hilarity ensued. Most of them have read this book, as the group in question is formed of fans…