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The novel in today's review for @SFFWorld sounds improbable, but can the author make it work? www.sffworld.com/2025/03/when...

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Tolkien Reading Day? Better find some Tolkien to read, then. :) (Happy TRD everyone!)

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A reminder for those who have enjoyed EotW / Grave Empire that there's more Sova to come this year! The Scour, a new Vonvalt novella, is being released in all formats in October. Add it to your GR here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Some novels you realize you are reading Something Special. That you’re reading maybe a game-changer of a novel, a Landmark Novel. My review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social is up @sffworld.com @sagapressbooks.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2025/03/the-...

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Today's SFFWorld review is the Hugo finalist, short but creepy Rose / House by Arkady Martine, just published for the first time in the UK. www.sffworld.com/.../rose-hou...

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Sometimes the books that are the greatest challenge give the best reward.... www.sffworld.com/2025/03/shad...

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In 2025 we should be supporting our fellow artists and writers as much as possible. Help us continue to give independent creativity a space to be celebrated by reading Locus Magazine! linktr.ee/locusmagazine

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Today's SFFWorld review: Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shroud. www.sffworld.com/2025/03/shro...

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How could one disagree? Cannot even see a rival for such disgrace. And: a President in such a setting shames and disgraces America, and — even more — those in office who support him, or keep silent.

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Just been to check... 7, 778. Definitely not.

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"You have to do each book individually...." looks at my 4000+ books on Kindle... hmm. Probably not.

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How things go in cycles. The book on the left was published in 1992 in this edition; the one on the right this week in 2025. Both involve time travel. Similar covers, 33 years apart.

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Unusual review today: a very popular writer best known for her crime writing starts a new series of detective novels involving time travel. Does it work? See Mark's review here: www.sffworld.com/2025/02/the-...

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The wonderful Aliette de Bodard is dealing with a series of emergencies and could use help, if you can swing it.

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I think the movie "They Live!" is overrated, despite being a John Carpenter movie - male posturing at its worst. But I didn't know that it was based on a story by Ray Nelson in the November 1963 issue of F&SF. Short, but I liked it - preferred it, even.

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Today's sffworld.com review is for a Dark Academia novel that was hard to put down: www.sffworld.com/.../unhallow...

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Current reading pile. I have read & reviewed the Richard Swan, Looking forward to the rest. Thank you #TitanBooks, #TorBooks, #OrbitBooks and #Gollancz for their support.

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"Whilst maintaining the strengths of the original trilogy, Richard's broadened the scope and the narrative to create a new story that is imaginative and gripping, violent and horrific... Grave Empire sets things up for what should be an impressive continuation in the next book." tinyurl.com/3j4c3nm3

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"Whilst The Outcast Mage is clearly just the first part of a lengthier story, I was not disappointed by the end. In similar situations, if the book leaves you wanting to know what happens next, I count that as a success. This one does." www.sffworld.com/2025/01/the-... #OrbitBooks

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Forgot to mention my report on virtually attending the Worldcon in Glasgow last Summer is now online: www.concatenation.org/conrev/world...

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As best you can, ignore him.

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Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏

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This time without a rogue apostrophe, here's the blog post I wrote yesterday which seems to have struck a chord with people. Today has been crazy, so I haven't had a chance to reply to comments yet, but I am going to start replying to them this evening. enewman.co.uk/its-time-to-...

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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social

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This is brilliant!! 😂✊🏼

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The Lost Army of Cambyses: A Mysterious Chapter in Ancient History #JodiTaylorBooks #History #skystorians www.joditaylorbooks....

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Here’s the cover of my next novel, #KingSorrow and a bit about what to expect. It’s out in October and available for preorder with all the usual suspects. My thanks to Today for making a nice little splash out of the cover reveal. www.today.com/popculture/b...

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A thousand times this! Some fuckers out there, god damn it, seem to keep telling writers to get to the action pronto, but it doesn't work if we don't give a shit about the action. Get to the drama pronto maybe, get to the tension, but even there... the tension can be in a static description.

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The Sleeping Beauty- my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com

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Happy New Year's Eve! The final part of SFFWorld's favourites of the year is now up and running, and looks at 2024's Film and TV: www.sffworld.com/2024/12/sffw...

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A FIGHTING MAN OF MARS (1979) Acrylic - 24" x 32" Since I was endeavoring to be the illustrator most faithful to Burroughs' descriptions, Lester del Rey and I had a lengthy discussion about whether the white lizard I wanted to show had six or eight legs. 1/4

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Challenge time! You’ve got too many unread books? Let me help you! It’s time for the 2025 BookTempter’s TBR Challenge - are you ready? www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/12...

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So much love and reposting for our end of year fundraiser, however we've only got a couple dozen donations. Please, if you can, consider a donation to our 501c3 before the year is out. Thank you all so much for your support & have a wonderful New Year! tinyurl.com/locusdon...

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You are invited to join the Lady Astronaut Book Club. We start January 1 with a group (re)read of the first two books in the series, author AMAs, discussion questions, and a party to commemorate the Meteor anniversary. Finish in time for The Martian Contingency. maryrobinettekowal.com/book-club/

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And as quick as you like, the third part (of 4) of the SFFWorld 'Best of' 2024* is up and running. This part is Science Fiction books: www.sffworld.com/2024/12/sffw... *In other words, it's what we've loved reading this year.

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European badgers look cute and cuddly (this ain't necessarily so, but it's how they look). American badgers look like badass bikers.

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Pleased with this. I had less time to read than I thought I would've had.

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Well, Christmas Dr Who was a bit… strange. Apparently we were meant to feel that some alien being kidnapping people and immolating them was all ok and actually rather joyful because they turned into a pretty star. Odd.

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