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Books Received, July 12 — July 19
Jul. 19th, 2025 08:53 am
Four works new to me. three novels, one TTRPG supplement. Two appear to be fantasy, one SF, and one is a mystery (by an author famous for their fantasy). Two appear to be stand-alone and two are series.
Books Received, July 12 — July 19
Poll #33375 Books Received, July 12 — July 19
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 34
Which of these look interesting?
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The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffindaffer (April 2026)
11 (32.4%)
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Sea Wardens of Cothique by Dave Allen, Dominic McDowall, Michael Duxbury, Jude Hornborg, Naomi Hunter, Steven Lewis, Simon Wileman, et al (4th Quarter, 2025)
1 (2.9%)
Boy, With Accidental Dinosaur by Ian McDonald (February 2026)
15 (44.1%)
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (February 2026)
10 (29.4%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
25 (73.5%)
In case you've been waiting for an update for the last seven years...
Checking in on Our Old Friend, Barnard’s Star
Terrible life choices gave Connie Lam a mountain of debt. The most recent poor decision left her as the lead suspect in a murder case.
Club Contango (Tracerverse, volume 2) by Eliane Boey
The Young People react to Tanith Lee's retelling of a classic fairy tale.
Young People Read Old Nebula Finalists: Red As Blood by Tanith Lee
Unwillingly to Earth by Pauline Ashwell
Jul. 17th, 2025 08:55 am
A teenager's social engineering skills are harnessed for good.
Unwillingly to Earth by Pauline Ashwell
Bundle of Holding: Battlezoo
Jul. 16th, 2025 02:17 pm
The Battlezoo Bundle presents the Battlezoo line of monsters and monster hunters from Roll for Combat for D&D 5E and compatible tabletop roleplaying systems, compiled from winning designs from the annual RPG Superstars competition.
Bundle of Holding: Battlezoo
The only fate more glorious than dying for the uncaring empire is dying over and over for the uncaring empire.
Red Sword by Bora Chung (Translated by Anton Hur)
A Maze of Stars by John Brunner
Jul. 15th, 2025 09:07 am
An intelligent ship crisscrosses space-time to track the progress of the colonies it established
A Maze of Stars by John Brunner
Happy Bastille Day!
Jul. 14th, 2025 11:43 pm
May the prison you liberate have more than seven prisoners.
Charts hold back chaos, and we should sing their praises!
Why Do I Love Charts? Let Me Count the Ways.
Bundle of Holding: Hearts of Wulin
Jul. 14th, 2025 02:08 pm
This new Hearts of Wulin Bundle presents Hearts of Wulin, the tabletop roleplaying game of Chinese wuxia action melodrama from Age of Ravens Games.
Bundle of Holding: Hearts of Wulin
Clarke Award Finalists 2005
Jul. 14th, 2025 10:27 am2005: The Ulster Volunteer Force struggles to grasp the meaning of the term “ceasefire”, Britain is astonished by the unlikely coincidence that every known WWI veteran is over 100 years of age, and in what some experts hope is a sign Britain has begun to emerge from chaos after the retreat of the Roman Empire, Dr Who is revived.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2005 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Iron Council by China Miéville
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Market Forces by Richard Morgan
River of Gods by Ian McDonald
The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Poll #33355 Clarke Award Finalists 2005
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 44
Which 2005 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
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Iron Council by China Miéville
16 (36.4%)
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
13 (29.5%)
Market Forces by Richard Morgan
8 (18.2%)
River of Gods by Ian McDonald
12 (27.3%)
The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
20 (45.5%)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
15 (34.1%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2005 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Iron Council by China Miéville
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Market Forces by Richard Morgan
River of Gods by Ian McDonald
The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The first in a series of anthologies that assemble stories by Campbell Award (now the Astounding) finalists.
New Voices: The Campbell Award Nominees (New Voices, volume 1) edited by George R R Martin
This is probably in no way significant, but it just occurred to me to check to see where WorldCon was the years I was nominated:
2010: Melbourne, Australia
2011: Reno, USA
2019: Dublin, Ireland
2020: Wellington, New Zealand
2024: Glasgow, Scotland
(I was nowhere near the ballot in 2009, Montreal)
At a guess, those are years where vote totals were a bit lower?
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2010: Melbourne, Australia
2011: Reno, USA
2019: Dublin, Ireland
2020: Wellington, New Zealand
2024: Glasgow, Scotland
(I was nowhere near the ballot in 2009, Montreal)
At a guess, those are years where vote totals were a bit lower?
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Books Received, July 5 — July 11
Jul. 12th, 2025 08:47 am
Four books new to me.Two are SF, one is fantasy, one is a mix of both. I don't see anything unambiguously labelled as series works.
Books Received, July 5 — July 11
Poll #33350 Books Received, July 5 — July 11
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 39
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
Secrets, Spells, and Chocolate by Marisa Churchill (December 2025)
14 (35.9%)
Spread Me by Sarah Gailey (September 2025)
14 (35.9%)
The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride (February 2026)
14 (35.9%)
The Universe Box by Michael Swanwick (February 2026)
18 (46.2%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.6%)
Cats!
31 (79.5%)
