llennhoff

Mother's Benefits become the means by which British governments provide British women with the same benevolent management Britain once provided to India, Ireland, and Africa.

Benefits by Zoë Fairbairns

james_davis_nicoll

Three books new to me. All are fantasies, two are series.

Books Received, November 15 to November 21, 2025

Poll #33866 Books Received, November 15 to November 21, 2025

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41

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Which of these upcoming books look interesting?

View Answers

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent (March 2026)
4 (9.8%)

Tides of Fortune by Lauryn Hamilton Murray (June 2026)
1 (2.4%)

Everybody’s Perfect by Jo Walton (June 2026)
30 (73.2%)

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

Cats!
30 (73.2%)

james_davis_nicoll

I would definitely found an SF magazine.

Most mags struggle with handling submissions but I had a moment of insight: all I need to do is tell writers to send me _good_ stories. Their crap, they can submit elsewhere. Bang! Workload down by 99%.

james_davis_nicoll

A young scholar and his diverse companions are dispatched on an intelligence-gathering mission deep into enemy territory.

The Door on the Sea (The Raven and the Eagle, volume 1) by Caskey Russell

james_davis_nicoll

A park guide's life is upended by a pandemic and her charming, idiot son.

The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay

james_davis_nicoll

"Could it be that (Superman) hides behind the darkest disguise of all? Could it be that he is a woman?"

"(...) What made you ask that?"

"Because he has compassion. He aids people in trouble. He helps the weak. "

It is possible the bad guy in The Secret of Superman has issues.

james_davis_nicoll

This new Yeld 2E Bundle presents the 2024 Second Edition of The Magical Land of Yeld, the all-ages tabletop fantasy roleplaying game from Atarashi Games about young heroes (called Friends) finding their way home.

Bundle of Holding: Yeld 2E

james_davis_nicoll

Civilization has crashed, humanity may be virtually extinct, but library books must be returned to their proper facility!

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, volume 2 by Haruo Iwamune (Translated by John Neal)

james_davis_nicoll

Castaways are trapped in a terrible Randall Garrett story!

The Queen Bee by Randall Garrett

james_davis_nicoll

Along with a lot of the interwebs...

james_davis_nicoll

Not over this budget, anyway.

It boggles me that Canada had to endure 13 days of ambiguity about the budget vote. What next, an election cycle that lasts five whole weeks? The suspense would be palpable.

james_davis_nicoll

Scrappy scavengers in scrap-metal mech robots

Bundle of Holding: Salvage Union

james_davis_nicoll

The sights, the smells... the savings!!!

Five Reasons to Leave the House and Go Explore a Used Bookstore

james_davis_nicoll

2022: The British are heartened by Partygate revelations that the Tories celebrated in trust the gatherings barred to the rabble during Covid, the UK teaches the world a thing or two about political stability by going through three Prime Ministers in less than two months, and Queen Elizabeth II escapes the prospect of discovering how exactly the UK would continue its downward political arc.

Poll #33843 Clarke Award Finalists 2022

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 35

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Which 2022 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles
0 (0.0%)

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
33 (94.3%)

A River Called Time by Courttia Newland
0 (0.0%)

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
3 (8.6%)

Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley
2 (5.7%)

Wergen: The Alien Love War by Mercurio D. Rivera
1 (2.9%)

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

Which 2022 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
A River Called Time by Courttia Newland
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley
Wergen: The Alien Love War by Mercurio D. Rivera

If I say I did not hear of something, it means that it is new to me. Did I not at least glance at the Clarkes in 2022?

james_davis_nicoll

Alien invasion and the local Nazis complicate Pelham "Rat" Garfield's simple dream of being a successful pimp.

A Sweet Sweet Summer by Jane Gaskell

james_davis_nicoll

Outgunned's task resolution system involves rolling six-sided dice and looking for sets.

Some explanation behind a cut.

( Read more... )

james_davis_nicoll

A speculative fiction collection from Vanessa Fogg.

The House of Illusionists: and Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg

james_davis_nicoll

Experience the trip of a lifetime — without having to deal with planes, passports, or other tourists...

RPG Tourism: Five Games To Help You Travel Vicariously

james_davis_nicoll

Bold conspirators conceal a serious crime by committing a far more serious one.

Testimony of Mute Things (Penric & Desdemona, volume 15) by Lois McMaster Bujold

james_davis_nicoll

39 Mythos-history-fringe-weird treatises from Pelgrane Press.

Bundle of Holding: Ken Writes About Stuff

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Benefits by Zoë Fairbairns

Books Received, November 15 to November 21, 2025

If I ever found myself in possession of a vast fortune

The Door on the Sea (The Raven and the Eagle, volume 1) by Caskey Russell

The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay

Watching The Adventures of Superman

Bundle of Holding: Yeld 2E

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, volume 2 by Haruo Iwamune (Translated by John Neal)

The Queen Bee by Randall Garrett

I know my site is down

No election

Bundle of Holding: Salvage Union

Five Reasons to Leave the House and Go Explore a Used Bookstore

Clarke Award Finalists 2022

A Sweet Sweet Summer by Jane Gaskell

Outgunned Math Question

The House of Illusionists: and Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg

RPG Tourism: Five Games To Help You Travel Vicariously

Testimony of Mute Things (Penric & Desdemona, volume 15) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Bundle of Holding: Ken Writes About Stuff

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