Insomniacs After School, volume 9 by Makoto Ojiro
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In which the weather does not conspire against Ganta and Isaki, although other things do.
Insomniacs After School, volume 9 by Makoto Ojiro
james_davis_nicollIn which the weather does not conspire against Ganta and Isaki, although other things do.
Insomniacs After School, volume 9 by Makoto Ojiro
Five SFF Works About Unlikely Global Superpowers
Apr. 22nd, 2025 10:25 amjames_davis_nicoll
Improbable, but not impossible, ascents to the world stage...
Five SFF Works About Unlikely Global Superpowers
Foxfire, Esq. by Noa (October)
Apr. 22nd, 2025 09:08 amjames_davis_nicoll
Retired superhero turned lawyer, Naomi "Foxfire" Ziegler pursues a wrongful death case involving a fire, a young superhero and a host of shifty housing corporations.
Foxfire, Esq. by Noa (October)
Bundle of Holding: Coyote & Crow
Apr. 21st, 2025 02:16 pmjames_davis_nicoll
This all-new Coyote & Crow Bundle presents Coyote & Crow, the alternate-history RPG set in the Free Lands of an uncolonized North America.
Bundle of Holding: Coyote & Crow
Catching up on various shows
Apr. 21st, 2025 06:19 pmselenakDaredevil Reborn: overall, good finale. I'm not shipping anyone on this show (or its predecessor), but I was amused, given that Luke Cage managed to make "coffee" a synonym for sex back in the Netflix day for all the Marvel shows, that Frank expressed the wish for coffee with both Matt and Karen. (Not at the same time.) On a more serious note, the finale evidently went for an Empire Strikes Back vibe in that ( spoilery stuff happens )
Wheel of Time S3 finale: speaking of Empire Strikes Back vibes... Though in this case just in one plot line. Okay, two, technically. (The second one being Team Elayne, Matt, Min and Nyneave not gaining what they wanted to, but what Nynayve did get was so important that I hesitate to equate this with the goings on at the White Tower.) This, too, is based on a book series written many years ago, and was shot way back when yours truly hoped the world would be less insane in 2025 than it actually is, but can't help but feel extremely on point with its ( spoiilery stuff )
Doctor Who ?.02: amusingly weird, technically impressive, everyone looks gorgeous in their costumes. But Fourth Wall Breaking stories are not really my thing, and so I can't say I loved it.
Wheel of Time S3 finale: speaking of Empire Strikes Back vibes... Though in this case just in one plot line. Okay, two, technically. (The second one being Team Elayne, Matt, Min and Nyneave not gaining what they wanted to, but what Nynayve did get was so important that I hesitate to equate this with the goings on at the White Tower.) This, too, is based on a book series written many years ago, and was shot way back when yours truly hoped the world would be less insane in 2025 than it actually is, but can't help but feel extremely on point with its ( spoiilery stuff )
Doctor Who ?.02: amusingly weird, technically impressive, everyone looks gorgeous in their costumes. But Fourth Wall Breaking stories are not really my thing, and so I can't say I loved it.
Clarke Award Finalists 1994
Apr. 21st, 2025 09:10 amjames_davis_nicoll1994: At least four MPs die from unrelated causes, Tony Blair uses his new position as leader of the Labour Party to make bold economic statements unbounded by reality, and in a bold rebuke of a half million years of effort to isolate Britain from the continent, the Chunnel opens.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 1994 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Vurt by Jeff Noon
A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The Broken God by David Zindell
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
Poll #33014 Clarke Award Finalists 1994
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 60
Which 1994 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
View Answers
Vurt by Jeff Noon
10 (16.7%)
A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
17 (28.3%)
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
29 (48.3%)
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
49 (81.7%)
The Broken God by David Zindell
6 (10.0%)
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
29 (48.3%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 1994 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Vurt by Jeff Noon
A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The Broken God by David Zindell
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
Easter Wells 2025
Apr. 20th, 2025 01:53 pmselenakEven Darth Real Life is not able to keep me from my annual Easter Well sight seeing, or the pic spam based on it. Happy Easter to all who celebrate, and hopefully good holidays to everyone:
( More Easter Wells await beneath the cut )
( More Easter Wells await beneath the cut )
Books Received, April 12 — April 18
Apr. 19th, 2025 09:52 amjames_davis_nicoll
Just four works new to me this week: two fantasy novels, two tabletop roleplaying game supplements. One novel is part of a series. Again, not seeing nearly as many series works as I'd expect.
Books Received, April 12 — April 18
Poll #32997 Books Received, April 12 — April 18
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 36
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (October 2025)
17 (47.2%)
Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim (October 2025)
10 (27.8%)
Keepers of the Elven Rings by Gabriele Quaglia & Francesco Nepitello (April 2025)
4 (11.1%)
Realms of the Three Rings by Gabriele Quaglia & Francesco Nepitello (April 2025)
3 (8.3%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
27 (75.0%)
Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
Apr. 18th, 2025 09:25 amjames_davis_nicoll
Bata's unique abilities make her powerful, valuable, but as she is only ten, not in any way autonomous. The adults around her are keen to take advantage.
Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
For Book Club
Apr. 17th, 2025 10:20 pmjames_davis_nicollAside from The Cold Solution, which stories could be said to be replies to The Cold Equations?
The End of the Empire by Alexis A. Gilliland
Apr. 17th, 2025 09:08 amjames_davis_nicoll
Can a handful of intelligence agents working for the last remnant of the Holy Human Empire defeat a whole solar system of doctrinaire libertarians? Yes, obviously. But can they do it before the true enemy arrives?
The End of the Empire by Alexis A. Gilliland
Bundle of Holding: Sigil Stone OSR (from 2022)
Apr. 16th, 2025 03:33 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Revived Sigil Stone OSR Bundle with two tabletop fantasy roleplaying games from Sigil Stone Publishing – Five Torches Deep and Vagabonds of Dyfed.
Bundle of Holding: Sigil Stone OSR (from 2022)
The Dean Drive never dies
Apr. 16th, 2025 11:21 amjames_davis_nicollIt just changes its name. The current version seems to be called asymmetrical electrostatic propulsion.
The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami
Apr. 16th, 2025 09:14 amjames_davis_nicoll
An elderly teacher and his middle-aged former student's lives are transformed by their chance encounter in a bar.
The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami
2025 Aurora Award Ballot
Apr. 15th, 2025 07:55 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The Aurora Awards are Canada’s annual English-language Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards. The 2025 Aurora Award Ballot has been released. Congratulations to the finalists!
The finalists are
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Bundle of Holding: M.T. Black Games
Apr. 15th, 2025 04:14 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Tabletop fantasy roleplaying sourcebooks and adventures by designer M.T. Black for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and compatible systems.
Bundle of Holding: M.T. Black Games
Five Books Featuring World-Changing Visionaries
Apr. 15th, 2025 10:04 amjames_davis_nicoll
Characters hell-bent on reshaping the world, for better or worse...
Five Books Featuring World-Changing Visionaries
Cluster (Cluster, volume 1) by Piers Anthony
Apr. 15th, 2025 08:55 amjames_davis_nicoll
Futuristic caveman Flint stands in the way of Andromeda's plot to steal the Milky Way's energy!
Cluster (Cluster, volume 1) by Piers Anthony