Tag Archives: Speculative Fiction

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Josh

From the publisher: Best of the Decade: Salon, The Onion, HTML Giant, Village Voice “Her exquisite stories mix the aggravations and epiphanies of everyday life with the stuff that legends, dreams and nightmares are made of, from pop culture to … Continue reading →

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Tor.com Short Story Award Finalists

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Josh

From Tor.com: Now free on the US version of Apple’s “iBooks” store: Tor.com’s four major award finalists from 2009, nicely done up as elegant ePub files for your iPad (and, once iOS 4 ships on June 21, your iPhone). “Eros, … Continue reading →

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Grey by Jon Armstrong

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Josh

“Grey is a legendary book waiting to happen. It’s a mad, stylish, trippy, endlessly inventive romp through the biohazardous wastes of post-genre literature. Jon Armstrong is a genius, with an umlaut, to the fifth power.” — Michael Chabon, author of … Continue reading →

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Butcher Bird by Richard Kadrey

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Josh

“If this novel had been rendered in oil or acrylic, it would be kicking world class Lowbrow ass in multi-page spreads in Juxatapose or on the walls of La Luz de Jesus. Go for it. The man is mad, in … Continue reading →

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The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Josh

From the publisher: Lois McMaster Bujold burst upon the science fiction world in 1986 with the first of the Vorkosigan Saga novels, Shards of Honor, closely followed by The Warrior’s Apprentice, which introduced Miles Vorkosigan, the hyperkinetic military genius with … Continue reading →

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Josh

Bestselling and award-winning young adult novel from Cory Doctorow, who offers all his work online for free. Neil Gaimain wrote: I’d recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I’ve read this year, and I’d want to get it into … Continue reading →

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Accelerando by Charles Stross

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Josh

Locus-award winning novel from consistently Hugo-nominated author Stross. During the last five years, Stross has garnered a reputation as one of the most imaginative practitioners of hard sf. Expanded from several stories originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Stross’ latest … Continue reading →

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